Pre Sediment Filter

Dirt, sand, rust and grit: the particles that come from older plumbing or from the ground around a well. At 5 microns it traps them in a 4 by 20 inch big blue housing before they reach the house or the rest of the system. Rusty color and sediment are exactly the aesthetic problems EPA's secondary standards describe, and catching them first keeps them out of your fixtures.

Both: it is compatible with city and well water alike. On a well, sand and sediment come with the water the ground gives you. On city water, older homes in particular shed rust and grit from their own pipework, and there is a lot of older plumbing in Palm Beach County, which is why it suits older homes most of all.

Because it protects everything after it. Grit caught in the housing stays out of the softening resin, the carbon and the valves, so the equipment behind it keeps working properly and lasts longer. That is why it is often the least expensive item on the list that makes the biggest difference. EPA's home water treatment guidance notes that every unit needs maintenance on the manufacturer's schedule, and a big blue housing keeps that simple.

As an add-on to the system it protects. The free in-home test shows whether your water and pipework call for one, and it goes into the one exact price you see before you decide, installation included. The only published price on the site is the softener plus reverse osmosis package, from $2,850 installed.