Home Water Filters - San Diego

How does it work?

There are two principal mechanisms by which activated carbon removes contaminants from water: absorption, and catalytic reduction, a process involving the attraction of negatively-charged contaminant ions to the positively-charged activated carbon. Organic compounds are removed by absorption and residual disinfectants such as chlorine and chloramines are removed by catalytic reduction.

The Pro Series line of equipment works to effectively reduce dirt, rust, VOC's, chlorine, bad tastes and odors from your water.

Whole House Carbon Filters
Whole house carbon filters remove or reduce sediment, odor and rust protecting your pipes, drains and more importantly, your whole family's health. The system provided bottled quality water from every tap in your home. Depending on your water usage, the average family of four with a 1.5 cube unit can expect to get 10 years of use before needing to replace the carbon.

The Pro Series Whole House Filter offers you an efficient, cost-effective and eco-friendly way to have great water throughout your home.

• Dispenses a constant supply of clean, healthy water throughout your home
• Improves taste and smell by removing or reducing chlorine, chloramines, carbon based organic compounds (VOC’s) such as pesticides, herbicides and industrial solvents that can be found in tap water
• Reduces signs of aging and harmful health effects by eliminating chlorine from your baths and showers
• Allows minerals on showers and fixtures to be removed with just soap and water
• Extends the life of fixtures, faucets and pipes by reducing harsh chemicals in your water
• No need for bottled water – saves money, time and waste
• When properly sized for your home, with average water use, you can expect the system to last approximately 10 years without needing the media replaced.
• Media can be replaced at a minimal charge by your service provider.
• System allows for custom backflush settings for optimum efficiency.
• Backflush can be directed for use as irrigation

Removal or reduction of viral elements, chlorine or chloramine and the disinfectant byproducts, is perhaps the most significant benefit to installing one of these whole-house filters.

According to the 2009 President's Cancer Panel Report, “Filtering home tap or well water can decrease exposure to numerous known or suspected carcinogens and endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Unless the home water source is known to be contaminated, it is preferable to use filtered tap water instead of commercially bottled water.”

This filter also "backwashes" which means you will not need to change a filter element every 2 months or lug bottles of water two and from the house.
We recommend doing an annual service agreement so that we can come out, test your water, review the systems stored computer data and be sure your system stays in perfect working order.

Pro Series Point of Use(POU) Carbon Filters
POU filters are recommended for the best tasting drinking water. Point of use filters can be used as stand alone units or, as recommended, in tandem with a whole house system for optimal water filtration.

The System tucks neatly under your sink and dispenses a constant supply of delicious water to the faucet installed to your sink. The heart of the system is a highly compressed carbon block filter made of selected activated carbons that reduce bad tastes, odors, and aesthetic chlorine.

The pores of solid-block carbon water filters are very fine, they are highly efficient at filtering out cysts like giardia and a number of VOCs. Because solid-block carbon-based filters come in close contact with impurities, they are more effective than loose carbon in removing them completely. The filters reduce impurities down to 1 microns.

Up to 500* gallons of drinking water can be produced before the cartridge needs replacement. And when a cartridge change is required, all it takes is a quick turn of the filter body locking ring. No tools are required. The filters are good for 500 gallons of water.

Pro Series Ultra Filter
Ultra Filters are recommended when health factors will require extreme water filtration or when someone request to have the best possible water throughout .their entire home without the tremendous waste involved with a Reverse Osmosis system. The Pro Series Ultra Filter will accomplish your goals and is the perfect addition to a standard whole house carbon filter.

The Pro Series Ultra Filter is installed in tandem with a whole house carbon system. The Ultra Filter further reduces particulates down from the 5 micron level of the whole house carbon filter to .015 microns. To help give you a point of reference for the size of a micron, the average strand of hair is 60 microns.

The Pro Series Ultra Filter is a green alternative to traditional RO systems that produce tremendous water waste. The system requires minimal electricity and because no chemicals are used in the filtration process, the backflush water can be used for irrigation. The cartridge works for 750,000 gallons and then it can be replaced by your service provider.

Carbon water filters are the most commonly utilized filtration system by homeowners. A carbon water filter is used to adsorb impurities found in water including rust, sediment and dirt as well as the very important and potentially harmful gasses like chlorine, chloramine and the subsequent disinfectant ant byproducts. By reducing these contaminants, it gets rid of unpleasant odors and even bad taste of liquid.

What is Activated Carbon?

Carbon is a substance which has a long been used to absorb impurities and is perhaps the most powerful absorbent known to man. One pound of activated carbon contains the surface area of 125 acres and can absorb literally thousands of different chemicals. Activated carbon is carbon which has a slight electro-positive charge added to it, making it even more attractive to chemicals and impurities. As the water passes over the positively charged carbon surface, the negative ions of the contaminants are drawn to the surface of the carbon granules.

Activated carbon filters typically contain either granular activated carbon or powdered block carbon. Although both are effective, carbon block filters generally have a higher contaminant removal ratio. The two most important factors affecting the efficiency of activated carbon filtration are the amount of carbon in the unit and the amount of time the contaminant spends in contact with it. The more carbon, the better.

What does it remove from my water?

Activated carbon filters generally reduce many VOC's, pesticides and herbicides, as well as chlorine, benzene, trihalomethane compounds, radon, solvents and hundreds of other man-made chemicals found in tap water.