Better waterat every tap, not just one.

A whole-home filter system treats water where it enters the house, reducing chlorine taste, smell and sediment for showers, laundry and every faucet. What will be needed depends greatly on the water entering your home. Is it from a well or municipal water? What needs to be treated? What flow rates are required and available? We consider all of this and design a system that is right for you.

Whole-home Filtration installed ~$1,500 – $6,000+ Plus HST.

Sized for your home’s flow
Installed with a bypass for service
Works alongside a softener and RO

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New Dundee, Wilmot Township, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Milton, Halton Hills, Acton, Rockwood and Georgetown

Whole-home sediment filter installed on a basement wall with bypass valves – whole-home water filtration, Einwechter Plumbing & Heating, Kitchener-Waterloo

Which filter for which job?

Whole-home and ROdo different things.

Whole-home filtration improves water for everything: bathing, laundry, cleaning. Reverse osmosis goes further for drinking water at one tap. Many homes use both.

Chlorine taste and smell everywhere→Whole-home carbon filter
Sand or grit in aerators→Sediment filter
Drinking water taste→Reverse osmosis at the kitchen
Scale and spots→Water softener

Want to know when it’s available?

Call and ask. In the meantime, we can test your water.

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Inside a carbon granule: a maze of tiny pores that chlorine sticks to as water passes through. Illustration by Einwechter Plumbing & Heating, Kitchener-Waterloo — **How carbon works.** Each granule is full of tiny pores. Chlorine sticks to their walls as the water passes.

Where it goes

The usual orderof equipment.

1Pressure tank (well water)On a well, every piece of treatment goes after the pressure tank. Nothing goes between the well pump and the tank.
2Sediment filterCatches sand and grit first, so nothing downstream clogs.
3Iron filterOn well water, takes out iron, manganese and the rotten-egg smell before they can foul the softener. Not needed on most city water.
4Water softenerRemoves hardness.
5Chlorine filterA whole-home carbon filter that reduces chlorine taste and smell from city water.
6UVDisinfects bacteria, usually on well water. It goes after the filters, because UV light works best through clear water.
7RO at the kitchenFinal polish for drinking water.

Pinnacle iron filter and water softener with brine tank installed by Einwechter Plumbing & Heating on a well water system, after the pressure tank, Kitchener-Waterloo — **Iron filter + softener**Well water: the iron filter takes out iron and smell, then the softener removes hardness. Both go after the pressure tank.

Water softener and brine tank installed in a basement by Einwechter Plumbing & Heating, Kitchener-Waterloo — **Water softener**Removes hardness for the whole house.

Under-sink reverse osmosis drinking water system with filters and storage tank, installed by Einwechter Plumbing & Heating, Kitchener-Waterloo — **Reverse osmosis**Drinking water at the kitchen tap, the last step in the system.

Real systems we’ve installed in Waterloo Region homes.

Every tap
Showers, laundry and sinks all get filtered water.
Less chlorine
Reduced taste and smell from city water.
Sediment stopped
Protects fixtures and appliances.
Fits your setup
Placed correctly with your softener.

Questions we get asked

Whole-home filtration FAQ

Do I need whole-home filtration if I have RO?

RO covers drinking water at one tap. Whole-home filtration covers showers and everything else.

How long does a whole-home carbon filter last?

A whole-home carbon filter (about the size of a softener) usually lasts 5 to 10 years. A small point of use (4 inch x 10 inch) carbon filter lasts less than 1 year. How long depends on how much water your home uses and how much chlorine is in it.

Will it lower my water pressure?

Running water through any filter does. If sized properly, the result can be lessened.

How much does it cost?

It depends on what needs to come out of your water. On city water, it can be as simple as a sediment filter or a carbon filter for chlorine taste and smell, but can require removing hardness or other treatment. On well water, it can mean several pieces of equipment, such as an iron filter, a softener and UV, and sometimes a new pump and pressure tank. We test your water first, then give you a written price for only what your water needs.

What order should water treatment equipment go in?

From where the water enters your home: on a well, the pressure tank comes first, and nothing goes between the pump and the tank. Then a sediment filter, then an iron filter, then the softener, then a carbon filter for chlorine taste and smell, then UV. Reverse osmosis goes last, under the kitchen sink, for drinking water only. Each piece protects the one after it.

Why does the iron filter go before the softener?

Iron coats the resin inside a softener and wears it out early. Taking the iron out first lets the softener do its one job, removing hardness, and helps it last.

Why does UV go after everything else?

UV light kills bacteria as water passes a lamp, but it only works through clear water. Sediment, iron and hardness can coat the lamp’s glass sleeve and shade bacteria from the light. Filtering and softening first keeps the UV working the way it should.

Can my iron filter and softener clean themselves at the same time?

They shouldn’t. Both use water to rinse themselves, usually overnight. We set them a couple of hours apart, so each one gets the full flow it needs.

Whole-Home Filtration

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