(Part 3) Best replacement under-sink water filters according to redditors
We found 156 Reddit comments discussing the best replacement under-sink water filters. We ranked the 88 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
Here's what my 5 year old one, never descaled, looks like.
I've used one of these since I got it.
Everpure EV9275-60 QL2-OCS 2 System https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CNXDVS/
> I'm confused how the whole house is filtered with the filter only at the sink?
My main water line comes into the crawlspace below that sink. We cut it, put an elbow and brought it up to under the sink, did the filters, then it goes back down and L's back into the main water line to continue to the rest of the house. We didn't touch any of the existing plumbing, just cut into the main line where it comes into the house to install the filters. It just happened that under the sink was a convenient place for it.
>Also if it is for the whole house, make sure you check your current usage.
These are the filters I am using for the 2nd stage - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00910U0XW
The first stage are similar. Both are good for around 15k gallons before needing changed. A typical person uses 80-100 gallons of water a day. Thats a little over a month at that usage. However, my daughters are only 6 and don't shower daily, so for now I won't need to swap the filters monthly.
But even when I do, its not a big deal, takes all of 5 minutes to turn off the water, bleed the pressure from the system and swap out the filters.
I know this is going to sound crazy, but you need a whole house water filter. The small shower filters don't have enough contact time with the water to do anything.
First thing is to find out if your city uses chlorine or chloramines.
Then, if you have the space in your shower get this beast:
Housing
Filter: Chloramine / Chlorine
Not enough space and want to mount on the wall:
Housing
Filter: Chloramine / Chlorine
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Shower hose
Wand
Fittings: Reducers x2 / 1/2" Nipple
It will look a little hood rat and ridiculous but it actually works.
It also seems expensive, but these filters will last a longgg time.
Edit: it will look something like this
Chlorine is the best for community wide. I have a couple RO+uv sanitizers on my house. Easy enough to assemble from standardized parts on ebay. You can also buy ceramic .1u filters that fit standard housings.
https://www.amazon.com/Doulton-W9220402-Slimline-Sterasyl-Ceramic/dp/B009EQMOGY/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1541057130&sr=1-1&keywords=Doulton+W9220402
For well water, you generally need a sediment filter 1st. It takes out the big particles. About 10 micron. Then a tighter filter to take out lead and cysts. About 0.5 micron. It really ends up being a two stage filter.
Something like this for the 2nd stage:
https://www.amazon.com/KX-Matrikx-06-250-125-975-Chlorine-Reduction/dp/B00CNBB6AC/ref=sr_1_6?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1474478764&sr=1-6&keywords=lead+filter
You will still need a softener to change the hardness of the water though.
Be aware though, lead can come from solder used in copper, so it might be coming in through the house, not the well. Did they take the water sample at the well or at the tap? You could use a filter at the tap for where you pull drinking water and one for the fridge line if you use ice/water from it.
I would explain that even if the filter cups are supported at the ends, they will still apply too much sheer pressure on the filter head.
I would also explain that the filter element is meant to seat into the bottom of the filter cup and seat into the filter head and that failure to do so will cause a misalignment during installation.
Candidly, I would avoid installing the system in your picture altogether and sell her a more compact system like this.
Another nice thing about the Everpure system is that you can buy compact replacement filters that take up less room.
http://www.amazon.com/iSpring-RCW5-legendary-5-Stage-Under-Counter/dp/B00E7TFJ1U/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1454038656&sr=8-8&keywords=ispring
Carbon block filters will filter out trihalomethanes, so something like this - https://www.amazon.com/Pentek-Carbon-Filter-Cartridge-Micron/dp/B00BI4HPGY#detail-bullets - that's just the filter though, you'll need a system it goes with, but 10" is a standard water filter size.
I bought and installed this one from 3M. Works great if you're on city water. Not good if you're on well. I live in southern California and it works great. My dishwasher works like a champ compared to others. Bonus: no salt required.
3M Aqua-Pure Whole House Water Filtration System - Model AP904
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F48M1JG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_WX3MybZ0P4W9D
10" Whole House 3 stage filtration water system + extra 3pc filters WH-3+3 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ESWUVEG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_LgK1rtDDnc2A3
I just put this one in. Love the way the filters work but the shutoff valves it came with were junk. Replace with brass 👍 you can definitely handle it
My replacement is something like $35 CAD on amazon. Since your tank is so small you'd be fine with a 50gpd unit. I keep a few 5 gallon water jugs filled for water change time, for your tank you'd probably only need one, and it would take ~2.5 hours to fill for your weekly water change on a 50gpd unit.
Something like this would be a great for cost-of-entry: https://www.amazon.com/Aquatic-Life-Reverse-Osmosis-100-Gallon/dp/B00DOG63OY/
Membranes are inexpensive at 50gpd as well: https://www.amazon.com/Aquatic-Life-Reverse-Osmosis-Membrane/dp/B00DOG656K
Water catch from roof or spring into:
As far as filters, through trial and error, and much research between 2 people, we've found that this setup of a series of 3 filters from largest screen to smallest works really well. You can't really use 1 for a well, it's not enough for well water that has a lot of particulate matter of various sizes, so the sieve approach works best like so:
 
 
Well --> Filter1 --> Filter2 --> Filter 3 --> House
 
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I recommend these filters because you twist them to backflush. You connect all the backflush ports together and pipe them to the outside so you can twist them in series from 1 to 2 to 3 and you've flushed all the filters in like 5 seconds. With this system I only have to do this weekly or 2 wks. From largest to smallest:
I bet you could get away with just the Brown and Black (large and small) one actually. Keep in mind if this is a spring, you may want to treat the water afterwards, but while this approach will make the water sparklingly free of particles, it would still let through microorganisms. Without this filter you'd clog any RO system every hour (with my water)
what about these? 66 for 2 https://smile.amazon.com/Berkey-SSCF-9-Ceramic-Replacement-Filters/dp/B00BWIWW3C/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1535858862&sr=8-8&keywords=berkey+filter
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BNGRIX2/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_3p_dp_1 Every three years so $60 a year. I'll gladly pay that for better tasting water.
You can have him install this to his filter system, it might improve the taste and restore the calcium and reduce the acidity.
I have a filter system simular to what machinehead933 linked. Your plan is the best method I've found to filter beer. At first, I'll keep the PSI around 5, then after about 20 minutes the filter will most likely be clogged with yeast and trub. Then I, turn up the PSI to 10 and flip/rotate the filtration system, until the last of beer has been filtered.
Also with clarity I can't tell a difference between .1 micron or .5 micron. I buy the Purenex 5M-4PK 5-Micron from amazon.
OK, so yes I do filter. I am determined that brewing will be fun and easy so for filtration, I have settled on a vacuum pump setup with mostly inexpensive filters from Amazon (one of them isn't available on Amazon for reasonable money so I get it elsewhere).
Also, don't use a normal pump, they're a pain in the ASS to deal with. Get a vacuum pump, the All In One Wine Pump is by far the best for the money. The Enolmatic is MUCH more expensive and no better, it does offer a re-useable filter cartridge for an additional 300...but at the cost of disposable filters and setup, you're talking like 1000 gallons of mead for a ROI on that investment...plus you need to clean it and soak it in PBW after each use...for me, I just use the disposables and toss them in the garbage.
For a filter, I use 2 10" water filter housings and brass tubing and brass nipples connected to the tubing I bought with the All In One, I have 2 in line water filters, the first gets a 5 micron, and the second gets a 1 micron filter.
When I rack from primary to secondary I use these for filtration, I also use both 1 and 5 micron filtration when i go from secondary to bulk aging.
When I go from bulk aging to my bottling bucket (I don't like bottling with a vacuum system, it's way more of a pain in the ass than a bottling bucket) I first pull the mead through a 0.5 micron filter and then use a normal racking cane and tube to siphon it into a bottling bucket.
I do NOT use plate filters, they clog and are a pain in the ass. I bought a Buon Vino wine filter, and I NEVER got more than 4 gallons through it before it was so clogged it began to spray all over the counter. I had to disassemble the pump more than once because it was totally clogged up, even after running gallons of hot water through it. Super pain in the ass...don't go that route. Cartridge filters are actually less money and SOOOO much less of a pain in the ass. You will NEVER regret going a vacuum pump, although it means you need to use glass carboys. You just get a long tube, and don't even move the damn things full any more. I just suck it from one to another to move my mead (I have a 15 foot hose on my suction pump.)
The total cost for each batch filtration is $9.25. It's 1.50 each for the 2 5 micron and 2 1 micron (primary and secondary) filters and like 3.25 for the 0.5 micron filter. You can't get a better price ANYWHERE (or if you can let me know)
As far as the difference for the 0.01 micron cartridge filters and something a bit bigger...you CANNOT use active carbon filters or you will KILL your brew, and a 0.5 micron filter will sweep out the last of the yeast and cloudiness after aging. Carbon filters will steal all your flavoring, and they can actually spit out some black carbon crap for the first few minutes, so you've got to fully flush them first...regardless...they're no good for brewing.