Choose from over 400 oem whole house water filter cartridges in stock from some of the industry s top manufacturers many of which are versatile and designed to fit into a variety of other whole house water filter systems.
1 micron water filter whole house.
5 micron cto coconut shell carbon block filters.
One micron filters will remove parasites from the water as well as a lot of but not all bacteria.
Cryptosporidium giardia cysts need 1 micron filters not visible to the naked eye paper string and poly spun for rust and sediment from 5 to 40 microns.
For city water and other chlorinated water supplies.
Stages 2 3.
Bacteria usually range from between 0 4 and 2 microns in size.
0 4 micron bacteria will pass through a 1 micron filter size so to ensure you are removing all the bacteria possible you should opt for 0 4 microns or smaller in terms of filter size.
Below you ll find a variety of whole house water filter cartridges with a broad range of filter life s flow rates micron ratings and filter medias.
Generally we recommend pleated surface filters for pre filters in the range of 30 to 50 microns.
For example if bacteria in your water are 1 micron and you have a filtration system with a micron level of 1.
5 micron high capacity polypropylene sediment filter.
It will be able to filter out that bacteria as well as anything larger than 1.
Carbon block is 0 5 microns.
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Keep in mind that each well or city water supply within a certain region varies.
Removes dirt and other various larger sized particles from the water that can clog the following filters.
For example dirt is super fine in new york so you may need a 1 micron filter or smaller to capture all the fine particulate.
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One advantage of the whole house filter housings is that you can experiment with different cartridges to see what works best for your application.
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How many microns should your filter be.
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However any filter with a micron level greater than 1 will allow the bacteria to pass through and remain in your water.
Finding the right micron filter depends on your region and water supply.
Block carbon filters have a higher density than other types of carbon.
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