Aquasana Whole House Water Filter System - Salt-Free Descaler, Carbon & KDF Home Water Filtration - Filters Sediment & 97% Of Chlorine - 1,000,000 Gl - EQ-1000-AST

I wanted to wait awhile before writing this because I wanted to see how the system performed. I did have a my well company install it. It took him much of the day. I know, it seems pretty straight forward but after watching him, I'm glad I had them do it. I will say that this system is designed to be installed indoors hence the system being designed for Plex piping. You can not use this outside because it deteriorates in the sun. I didnt have a place inside for it. so he converted it over to regular PVC which was easy.Buying this system I fully understood what it was for and what it did and what it did not do. I understood this is a water conditioning filter not a water softener (like the traditional salt based water softener). As an earlier reviewer noted, it does bring the hardness of the water down a little bit. You can tell its softer but not a lot and it certainly doesn't have the slimy feel of the traditional water softener. Our well is in mud hole basically. The water is full of orange iron laced sediment. This system handles it beautifully. While the desolved solids are not removed, the water is restructured in such a way that the build up of lime on the fauchets, toilets and toilet bowl have been slowed down and some cases removed. The water tastes good and the carbon filter of the system polishes the water. It is super clear and delicious. I read one one review that showed dark water in the toilet, The only thing I can think of is when it was installed the carbon filter was not flushed long enough before plumbing it to the house. It did take quite a long time for it to run clear during installation. Longer than the 15 minutes the instructions said. The flow is really good, much better then I expected. Even with the amount of sediment coming out of the well, the prefilter lasted a good couple months before the element needed changed. I did not have to change the post filter at that time.Even though we are on a well, I did not get or want the UV element that is an option. The reason is because I do not feel it is effective for very long. I was a marine aquarist for many years and tried using UV to clean up some tank problems. It worked for about a week until the UV Tube lost its UV output. The tube can appear perfectly fine. It can show that it's lit, etc but it not killing anything. Thats just my experience.But for someone that needs water treatment and does not want the salt, sliminess and hassle of a traditional water softener, this system is perfect.

So.... I live in South Florida and the water here is horrible. I used to have an RO and Membranes were getting costly and I also didn't want the large tank with water in the yard. I purchased and installed this filter system. Absolute garbage. Main Problems: Water pressure dropped significantly and had to raise the pump pressure and pressure tank pressure and still, if I'm showering and the wifey turns on the kitchen sink, the shower pressure drops significantly. If the dishwasher is running, I need to turn it off before showering. The water is horrible. All my toilets are yellow. There is a residue on the dishes every time after we run the dishwasher. And finally, clothes come out of the dryer hard and colorless of sorts. Please find another system to install in your home. I am still paying for this unit and its like I am just pulling water directly from the well and pumping it into my home. This can only be installed one way so its not an issue with anything other than this unit is garbage. Sorry Aquasana but, it is what it is.

Had a professional install this. While I was having my water line to the house replaced I went ahead and had them do this. This was more than the young plumbers could handle. They had to call in a senior plumber to do the job but it was easy for him to do and it provided on the job training for the younger guys. It takes up a fair amount of space in my garage, about four feet wide and by the time you give it access space sticking out about a foot and up from the floor about to five feet high. I did not realize how big it was before I purchased it. You need to plan for this amount of space dedicated to it.Mine is set up right beside the shut off valve in my house which is located in my garage and is beside my hot water heater. Before this I had to clean my toilet once a week with a massive ring around it of chemical build up. We also used bottled water for everything - coffee, tea, dog water, drinking water, to cook with. Now we have sparkling dishes, use fresh water for coffee, tea, dog water, plant water, and the toilets no longer have a ring around them and I can get by with cleaning them only as needed. This is saving me $15 a week at Lidl and the toting of those gallon bottles of water every trip. I did not even replace the lines in my house. My bath water used to be a golden color and now it is clear. Can you tell the filter is doing its job?I am very pleased.

Still see water stains on everything .

This product is disgraceful! I had a water test done before I had this product installed and a test done after it was installed and the water came back virtually the same, but the water was actually slightly harder. So much for a salt free water softener and whole house filtration system. What a joke....