The WGB22B whole house filtration system is the ideal “point of entry” filtration system for cleaning up water supplies to a home or business on municipal (city) water. Unlike “point of use” systems (like reverse osmosis systems) that are installed to supply water to a specific faucet, the WGB22B filters your water from the source. This means water from every output in your home or business will have passed through the two filtration stages of the WGB22B. So what exactly do these two stages of filtration offer? Used as the first stage of defense on the system, the stage 1 housing holds a 5-micron high-capacity polypropylene sediment filter. This filter removes dirt and other various larger sized particles from the water that can clog the following filters. The second stage of the WGB22B houses a 5-micron CTO coconut shell carbon block filter. Block carbon is more effective than other forms of carbon in that it is finely ground up carbon packed into a solidified block. This means they have a higher density than other types of carbon filters, and are therefore more effective in removing their targeted contaminants. The carbon block filter knocks out bad tastes and odors, removes up to 99% of chlorine from the water, and is highly effective on organic chemicals (VOCs) like pesticides, herbicides, and industrial chemicals. The WGB22B is intended for lightly contaminated municipal water. If your water is highly chlorinated (to the point where you can smell, taste, and/or feel it), the WGB32B will be your best option as it has dual CTO carbon block filters to provide additional filtration measures. Alternatively if you are on a well water source, you will want to take a look at the WGB32BM, which has an iron and lead reducing filter – great for the plethora of heavy metals found in most well water sources. For standard municipal water that hasn’t been heavily chlorinated however, the WGB22B is a great choice.
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Tap or bottled? Just installed and will do some updates as we go. If you know how to do pex this was cake. We have some serious hard water and I ended up placing this after our water softener. There are several schools of thought on this, easiest for us was post softener. Noticed an immediate change in city water…had a taste test, fridge filter vs bottled vs tap …prior to install everyone could tell which was tap no problem. After install there was some fun discussion…many picked the tap as bottled…
Test Results Are In! Test results are in (see photos attached), and I cannot be any happier with my purchase!This all started when finding out that my wife is pregnant with our first child. Living in a 100 year old condominium in Chicago, I always knew we had lead service pipes… but now with the pregnancy, this became more of a concern. I started off by buying a water testing kit (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DMF8SH6/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_21) and put my water to the test. As far as lead was…
Takes some installation effort, but works well I was desperately in need of a whole house filter system on our well water supply. Thereâs no bacteria but, since recently moving into the home, we have had bad smells and red rust stains. Initially, I was able to flush the well long enough to remove the bulk of the rust particles which made the water literally red. I also replaced the filter media in the water softener, which after 17 years or so, was black, nasty and ineffective. However, while a glass of water now appeared nice and clear…