Three Stage with Fine Sediment, Iron and Carbon

I installed one of these in my previous house and in my current house. In south Georgia, the water has fine sediment, high iron and can have an odd taste. This system makes the water have no taste or smell. When we moved into our current house, we knew right away we were going to need to install a filter system. The HomeMaster did such a great job at our previous house that we installed it at our new house. It's that good. Here are some tips you should know when considering this filter system. 1. If you want to be happy with this system, have your water tested! Don't skip this step. There are several different cannisters for the HomeMaster and you will want to make sure you use the ones that will give you the desired/best results. 2. Consider a pre-sediment filter. In the picture, the small filter to the left of the HomeMaster is a sediment filter. If you have heavy sediment, it will help extend the life of your HomeMaster's sediment filter greatly. Here is the link to the one I am using (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018HFRYXA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1) 3. Install pressure gauges before and after the HomeMaster. This will tell you when you need to replace your filters. When it's time for mine to be replaced, the pressure gauge after the HomeMaster reads about 5 pounds of pressure less than the gauge before the HomeMaster. 4. Consider installing a filter bypass. This will allow you to keep the water on to your house while you are switching out filters. In the picture, I turn off the valves just below the pressure gauges and turn on the valves on the horizontal pipe just below the HomeMaster. 5. Spare filters: Keep an extra set of filters on hand. The frequency you have to replace the filters will depend on things like the amount of water you use daily and the level of contaminants in your water. Most people don't know how much they use so it's wise to have a spare set on hand until you get an idea of how long they will last. In my previous house, the filters lasted 9-11 months. In my current house it's 6-7 months. In my previous house, all the outside faucets bypassed the HomeMaster. In my current house, they do not. 6. Spare O-Rings: If I had any complaint about this system, it would be because of the O-Rings. I'd suggest keeping at least 3 spares on hand and here's why. For whatever reason the O-Rings do not retain their diameter after use. They get much bigger and will not stay in the little groove at the top of the housing they are meant to be in. Besides not retaining their diameter, they are not easy to keep in the little groove on top of the filter housing when you are trying to screw the housing back onto the system. It takes concentration and a steady hand when trying to put the housing back on. You cannot tell when the O-Ring comes out of the groove when tightening the housing. The only way to tell is to let the water flow into the system and hope there are no leaks. If it leaks, the majority of the time the O-Ring has come out of the groove. What I have found that helps is Vaseline. I will rub Vaseline along the O-Ring and it helps keep it in place. It also helps when tightening and loosening the housings. 7. Something to consider is the affect filters (all filters) have on your water pressure. They will decrease your pressure. In some cases, you can have your plumber examine your pump and pressure tank and make a determination if you can raise the water pressure through adjusting your pressure tank. There are instances where you don't have a pressure tank or pump and you may not have the option to increase your pressure. Another option (although costly) to get around the low pressure issue is to increase the water line diameter. This is what I did in my previous house. I upgraded my pump to a high output pump with a 1" output. I upgraded all the water lines to and from the HomeMaster to 1" and then laid 1" PVC as the main supply line under the house. The water lines feeding the sinks and toilets were all 1/2". This configuration was great. Everything in the house had great pressure and you could be in the shower and someone flush a toilet and the pressure or temperature wouldn't change. 8. Lastly, make sure your sediment filter is the first filter in your system. The order you put the filters in your system matters. Can't stress that enough. I am almost positive that the people who have complained about this system's performance either did not test their water first or they don't have the sediment filter first. Hope this helps. This really is a very good filter system that is about as low maintenance as a filter can be.

I wanted to wait awhile before I wrote my review. The water here in Prince Frederick, MD, Calvert County isn't the best. There is a heavy sulfur smell to the water and it is high in Iron as well. We first installed this system and all was going great. Then the smell started to come back. I called the company to see what else I could do to get rid of the smell. They suggested multiple solutions: A) Pour 2 cups of unscented concentrated bleach in each empty sump and close the system to hand tight and fit snug tight with the wrench. DO NOT over tighten. B) Drain your hot water heater. C) Open the main water supply to the system. D) Open a faucet at the furthest point from the system and run water until you smell the chlorine. Flush the toilet. Repeat at each point of use moving towards the filter system. If you find that the rotten egg scent is only coming from the hot water then I recommend flushing the hot water heater and additionally reviewing the link below with regard to checking the integrity of the sacrificial anode within the heater. Often times by replacing the anode with an aluminum/zinc alloy anode this will resolve the issue of hydrogen sulfide accumulation as well. We ended up having the plumber out to replace the anodes and flush the system. It worked, we also decided to purchase a different filter at the end: Kdf85 Catalytic Carbon GAC Filter - 20" x 4.5" We received and installed it in July 2016. We have high water use and are now needing to replace it again. We have changed our system around to not include outside water, we are thinking that is what wore it out so quickly, as we are in a new home and added a new lawn this fall that needed watered a lot as we were in a drought. So far I am loving this system. It works well and the water that comes out is clean, smell free and fresh tasting. I would highly recommend this system. Also if you are on a well, have a well report done and send it to them to have them help you customize your system. I wish I would have done that initially, they are very helpful and knowledgeable about their products. They also will be able to tell you which system will work for your needs. Very impressed with their customer service and they even called me to follow up later to see how the system was working for us. I love a company that stands behind its product and makes sure their customers are happy as well! If you are having any second thoughts don't hesitate to contact them and they can answer any questions you may have!

I bought the Home Master whole house 3-stage water filtration system In 2016, and it has cleaned my well water of the sulfur smell and other contaminants and particles for all these years. I have changed the filters yearly, and have been very happy with it (actually if the water tastes good, one doesn’t give it much thought). After the last filter change one casing was evidently tightened too much and the cap began to leak. I emailed the company on a Sunday and they called me back the next morning. It was the most pleasant conversation I have had when reporting a problem in years. They listened carefully, assessed what had happened, and told me how to get a replacement part, even though it is an outdated version that they don’t sell any more. After kindly answering my questions, they guided me through the process of accurate installation that will avoid troubles in the future. I will definitely buy their product again if this one ever wears out! They suggest replacement every 5 years. Mine is 5 years overdue and still working great!