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Question: I want to put a whole house water filter in. The local water is fine except for the chlorine in it. I want to get rid of the smell/taste for drinking water and the showers, and maybe filter out the occasional sediment that clogs up shower heads. The only one I've seen is the GE whole house water filter at Lowe's and Home Depot. I don't even know where to look for other alternatives. Any suggestions?
Answer: I was swapping the activated charcoal filter monthly, but with the inline pair I now last more than 3 months between changes. Ive found that buying GE filter two-packs saves about $2 over the others. As far as the filter housings are concerned,, OMNI made-em 1st and waterpic , sears, and culligan are identical. Priceshop. If you go the 2 filter route, install valves on both sides of the pair, and dont bother with the filter units with integrated on/off valves. Save a few more bucks that way. the whole thing NOTE: There are under-sink cart's that look identical to the whole house carts.. observe the GPM and lifespan (3000 gals -vs- 800gals) when buying cartridges or you'll wind up with trickle-flow showers..
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