Crystal Quest Whole House Water Filter System - 8 Stage Heavy Duty

Manufacturer: Crystal Quest

Available At: Amazon.com – Crystal Quest 8 Stage Whole House Water Filter

Method of Filtration: 8 stages of filtration (see below)

Good For: Large quantities of water – whole house filtration

Removes: Sediment, sand, dirt, volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), insecticides, pesticides, industrial solvents and hundreds of other contaminants

Features: Pressure release valve, wall bracket, easy filter changes, available at 1/2”, 3/4”, or 1” NPT input / output

Replacement Filters: Main filter needs to be replaced every 160,000 gallons (roughly every 1.5 years)

Pros: Compact, removes hundreds of contaminants, affordable, leaves water clean and clear

Cons: Main filter has to be replaced every 160,000 gallons so it is important to factor that in to the cost

Warranty: 1 year limited warranty

More about the Crystal Quest 8 Stage Whole House Water Filter System

The Crystal Quest Water Filtration System works really well as it does filter out over 500 different contaminants. It is compact and reliable.

However if you compare this whole house system to the Aquasana system, in my mind Aquasana wins out in every way. The thing that stands out the most to me is that this particular Crystal Quest system is only good for up to 160,000 gallons of water. Aquasana’s is good for up to 300,000 gallons. The Aquasana system may cost slightly more in the beginning but over time this Crystal Quest water filter will end up costing more money.

That being said, Crystal Quest is highly popular and does get the job done very well. It has 8 stages of filtration to ensure that the water is clean, clear and free of any harmful contaminants.

8 Stages of Filtration:

Stage 1 – Water flows through a 20" sediment filter cartridge that removes sediment, silt, sand and dirt. Also extends the life of the water filters

Stage 2 - Water flows through one - micron filter pads (1 micron equals 1/25,000th of an inch), which remove suspended particles such as silt, sediment, cyst (Giardia, Cryptosporidium), sand, rust, dirt, and other un-dissolved matter.

Stage 3 - Water flows through granulated activated carbon (GAC). GAC is universally recognized and widely used as an effective adsorbent for a wide variety of organic contaminants, such as chlorine (99.9%), chemicals linked to cancer (THM's, benzine) pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, volatile organic compounds (VOC's), PCB's, MTBE's and hundreds of other chemical contaminants that may be present in water that create bad taste and odors.

Note: Crystal Quest uses a high-grade coconut shell carbon that is most effective at removing chemicals. Coconut shell carbon provides a significantly higher volume of micro-pores than either coal, wood or lignite based carbon. As a result, it is more effective than other carbon types in removing trihalomethanes (THM's) and other chemicals from municipally supplied water. Since their REDOX media removes the chlorine before it reaches the carbon, the carbon capacity is not wasted on chlorine and is free to concentrate more effectively on organic contaminants.

Stage 4 - Water flows through ceramic balls, removes harmful bacteria such as E. Coli, Fecal coli form, Salmonella, Streptococcus, and cysts (Cryptosporidium, Giardia) and sediment.

Stages 5 and 6 - Water flows through a bed of media made of a special high-purity alloy blend of two dissimilar metals - copper and zinc KDF-55D ®, and KDF-85D ® . KDF is a major advancement in water treatment technology that works on the electro-chemical and spontaneous-oxidation-reduction (REDOX) principles. Chlorine is instantaneously and almost inexhaustibly oxidized.

Iron and hydrogen sulfide are oxidized into insoluble matter and attach to the surface of the media. Heavy metals such as lead, mercury, copper, nickel, chromium, cadmium, aluminum, and other dissolved metals are removed from the water by the electrochemical process. They are attracted to the surface of the media, much like a magnet. The media inhibits bacterial growth throughout the entire unit.

Stage 7 - Water flows through another one-micron filtration pad for further reduction of undesirable particles. The end result is a great reduction or the total elimination of a wide variety of contaminants.

Stage 8 - Water flows through a 20" solid carbon cartridge for removing volatile organic carbon compounds (VOC's, insecticides, pesticides and industrial solvents).
Final Thoughts on the Crystal Quest 8 Stage Whole House Water Filter

It is hard not to like this whole house filtration system. It comes at an affordable price and does everything you would want it to do. I would personally choose the Aquasana system over this one but many people have used the Crystal Quest water filter and been extremely satisfied.

Pro Crystal Quest 8 Stage Water Filter

Compact
Removes hundreds of contaminants
Affordable
Leaves water clean and clear

Against Crystal Quest 8 Stage Water Filter

Main filter has to be replaced every 160,000 gallons so it is important to factor that in to the cost

The Crystal Quest 8 Stage Whole House Water Filtration System is Available At:

Amazon.com – Crystal Quest 8 Stage Whole House Water Filter

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