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Having a home water filtration system is by far the best way to know that your home's water is always going to be safe to drink. Here at efilters, we have been helping home and business owners find the water filtration solutions they need to always have clean water available on demand. Today we are going to be looking at a few of our most popular water filtration systems including the Everpure H300, Everpure H104, Everpure H54, Everpure PBS400, and the Everpure ROM IV. All of these filters have their own unique advantages that you should consider when searching for a new drinking water filtration system. Why Add a Filtration System There are a lot of different reasons to add a water filtration system to your home. One of the most obvious reasons is when you begin to notice foul tastes and odors in your drinking water. These issues are caused by improper levels of treatment chemicals as well as biological contamination. No matter what the cause of the issue, one of our filtration systems can help return your water to excellent quality. Even if you have never noticed any issues with your home water quality, a dedicated filtration system is still a great idea. Some harmful contaminants like lead and other heavy metals can be present in your water without having a significant impact on the taste or smell. Installing a dedicated filtration system is one of the best ways to know that your water is clean so you can pour every glass with confidence that your family and friends are only drinking freshly filtered water. On top of giving you the convenience of having filtered water always available in your home, these filtration systems can also help you save. When compared to the price of bottled water, the water from your home filtration system is a fraction of the cost. A filtration system like our Everpure H300, which we will get to in a minute, can filter as much water as roughly 2,200 16.9 oz water bottles from a single filter cartridge. With a refillable bottle and one of our filter systems, you will never have to buy bottled water again, saving you money while lowering your ecological footprint. Everpure Filtration Systems Over the years, we have worked with a wide variety of filtration systems from many manufacturers. The fact that you will only find Pentair Everpure filters on our website is a result of the fact that they are the most effective and easy to use filtration systems that we have encountered over the years. Not only will these filters provide incredibly clean water, but they won't require the daily refills and other maintenance tasks associated with cheap pitcher filter systems. All of our Everpure home filtration systems are designed to mount underneath your kitchen sink and provide clean water on demand all year round. If you are looking for the best filtration system for your home, then one of the following options will probably be the perfect fit. H300 The Everpure H300 is one of the most popular filtration systems that we offer. There is a good reason for this, as the H300 is essentially the most basic Everpure option but still comes with all the features and benefits that make Everpure great. These filters are designed to mount underneath your kitchen sink and dispense water from a small dedicated faucet, leaving your kitchen sink to use like you always have. The secret to the efficiency and ease of use of the H300 and all Everpure filtration systems is all in the filter cartridge. These sleek metal cartridges are used by all Everpure systems and contain Pentair's exclusive Micro-Pure filtration media. This carbon based media has an incredibly high surface area, allowing it act like a sponge for soaking up waterborne contaminants. Inside the H300 filter cartridges, this media is arranged on a pleated membrane that helps to increase the flow of water within the cartridge while also maintaining a high surface area. This means that your water will be extremely well filtered without inhibiting the flow rate from your system. Every H300 cartridge is designed to filter approximately 300 gallons of water. For many households, this capacity is sufficient to provide a year of freshly filtered drinking water. All Everpure cartridges should be replaced at least once per year and every cartridge comes with a convenient indicator sticker that will start out white and turn solid red after a year has passed. If the flow rate from the system decreases before a year has passed, this is a sign that it is time to replace the cartridge. H104 If you are worried about frequent cartridge changes, we also carry a wide range of filtration systems with higher capacities. The Everpure H104 is designed to filter roughly 1000 gallons per cartridge. The H-104 drinking water system's large capacity makes it a great choice for larger households or anyone who has noticed that they are replacing their cartridges frequently on a lower capacity filter system like the H300. The Everpure H104 and H300 are both designed to use the same standard Everpure filter head. The cartridges are also the same size, so it is easy to swap one cartridge for another and increase the capacity of your system without having to make any other changes. This is another huge advantage to using Everpure filtration systems. Almost all of standard Everpure cartridges fit the same filter head with the exception of the Pro Series cartridges. Like all Everpure filtration systems, the Everpure H104 is certified to remove a wide range of contaminants including lead, small particulate matter, and disease causing parasitic cysts like cryptosporidium and giardia. This means that you can pour every glass with some extra peace of mind knowing that contaminants have been removed or reduced to safe levels while your water retains vital minerals found naturally in water that our bodies need. When it comes to the effectiveness of these filters, you don't have to take our work for it. All Everpure systems are NSF certified. The NSF or National Science Foundation is a government organization in the USA responsible for performing scientific tests on consumer products. All Everpure products feature various NSF certifications based on the types of contaminants they can effectively remove and reduce. H54 In some kitchens space is at a premium. A standard Everpure cartridge filter system requires 22 inches of space while also having enough head room to reach the built in valves on the filter head. This can easily take up more space than some kitchens have to spare, especially if the space under the sink is being used for other purposes. For areas with these constraints, the Everpure H54's 15" construction is a perfect fit. The compact size of the H54 also makes it an ideal choice for mobile homes and other kitchens where a large filtration system is not ideal. Adding a filtration system to a mobile home or camper's kitchen is a great way to ensure superior water quality when using campsite utility hookups that you might not be sure about. In addition to filtering your drinking water, the H54 is also designed to help soften water and control the build up of lime and scale. These types of build up can easily damage water using appliances and lower the effectiveness of soap. Each H54 cartridge can filter and remove scale from up to 750 gallons of water, making these cartridges long lived despite their small size. PBS400 Up until now, each of the systems that we have covered requires the installation of a small dedicated faucet in order to dispense your filtered water. While this can be convenient, it also requires adding a new fixture to your kitchen and drilling a hole in your countertop or sink. For homeowners who are not interested in adding a new fixture to their kitchens, Everpure full flow systems are the perfect solution. The Everpure PBS 400 is one such system. Full flow means that the filtered water from the system will be dispensed using the cold water side of your existing faucet instead of using a dedicated dispenser. In most Everpure systems, water is partially diverted from the cold water line and into the filter head while unfiltered water continues to flow to the faucet. Full flow systems completely delivert the cold water line through the filter head and then the filter output goes back into the cold water side of your faucet. This makes installing your new filtration system extremely easy. No need to drill holes or find a new faucet, you just have to install the system and enjoy up to 3000 gallons of filtered water per cartridge. While many Everpure filtration systems have a flow rate of roughly 0.5 gallons per minute, the PBS400 is designed to provide 2.2 gallons per minute. This output matches the strength of most home faucets. ROM IV For homeowners who want the best possible water quality, reverse osmosis filtration might be the perfect solution. So far, all of the systems covered have been carbon media based water filters. Reverse osmosis systems like our ROM IV combine carbon media filtration with Reverse osmosis technology to produce incredibly clean water. Osmosis is a process in nature where water or another solvent flows through a membrane to achieve a balanced level of dissolved particles on both sides of the membrane. In RO filtration, an artificial membrane is used that is only fine enough for water to pass through. By placing water on one side of the membrane and applying pressure, pure water moves to the other side of the membrane and any dissolved particles are left behind. The particulate and a small amount of wastewater are disposed of and the process repeats itself. Unlike carbon media filtration, reverse osmosis is a relatively slow process. Applying too much pressure would damage the RO membrane, so the process has to be gradual. In order to make this less of a concern, the ROM IV comes with a 4.5 gallon storage tank that will ensure that you always have fresh water available on demand. Reverse osmosis systems are also larger than other types of home filtration systems. The ROM IV used three filter cartridges. The first cartridge removes large particles and chlorine that can damage the membrane, the second cartridge performs the RO process, and the final cartridge filters the water one more time to capture any small organic compounds that got through the RO membrane. These cartridges, along with the storage tank, can take up a large amount of the space under your sink. The biggest advantage of RO filtration systems like the ROM IV is their water quality. While all of our filtration systems are designed to remove compounds that cause foul tastes or odors and sediment from water, the RO process is far more thorough. A standard filter can remove particles as small as half a micron in size while an RO filter can remove particles up to 200 times smaller. This makes the water you get from these systems super crisp and clean.   In addition to the Everpure H300, Everpure H104, Everpure H54, Everpure PBS400, and the Everpure ROM IV, we carry a huge selection of other high quality systems. If you need any help finding the perfect filtration system for your home, our team of filtration experts are always here to help. We have worked with these systems for years and our always happy to make sure that our customers are satisfied and getting the most out of their home filtration system.

When it comes to water filters, there are a lot of different options available on the market. With some many different brands and types of filters available, some of our customers might be curious about why we choose to offer Everpure water filters exclusively. Today we will be looking at just a few reasons why we truly believe that these filtration systems are the best choice for homeowners. Incredible Convenience One of the first reasons that we love these filters is the fact that they are incredibly convenient. Unlike other filtration solutions, you will not have to add a bulbous device to your faucet or keep a bulky pitcher in your refrigerator. Instead, Everpure water filters are designed to be mounted underneath your kitchen sink. This keeps them out of the way and lets you get filtered water in the same place that you are used to getting your drinking water.  Once you have installed an Everpure system underneath your kitchen sink, you have an easy to use water filtration system that will deliver freshly filtered water using a small dedicated water dispensing faucet. These small air gap faucets come in many shapes and sizes, you can even find a selection right here at efilters in the "Dispensers and Faucets" section of our Drinking Water options. If adding a new fixture to your kitchen does not seem ideal for you, then we have other options for your home. In the "Full Flow Systems and Cartridges" section of Drinking Water products, you will find a wide range of home filtration systems like the Everpure PBS400 that are designed to dispense their filtered water via the cold water wide of your existing faucet. These systems allow you to add the convenience of having freshly filtered water available on tap to your kitchen without changing anything in sight. Efficient Filtration On top of being easy to integrate into any kitchen, Everpure water filters are also extremely efficient. Each Everpure water filtration cartridge is loaded with their proprietary Micro Pure water filtration media. This carbon based material is designed to help remove a wide variety of contaminants from your drinking water, including those responsible for foul tastes and odors in your drinking water. Because these cartridges are designed to hook into your home's water line, they are built with fine filtration media that is designed to operate under higher pressure, offering incredible results. An Everpure filter cartridge can remove particles as small as half a micron from your drinking water. That makes them fine enough to remove and silt, dirt, or rust from your water. They can also capture harmful biological cysts and heavy metals like lead. Despite offering this incredible filtration power, these cartridges are not designed to remove the essential minerals that we naturally need from our water. Easy to Install While the idea of installing a new appliance in your kitchen may seem like a tricky endeavor, Ever water filters are designed to be easy to install using only a few basic hand tools. If you can screw in a few screws and use a wrench, then you will be able to install your new filter system with no prior plumbing experience. Once you have screwed the filter head into place, leaving room for cartridge replacement, and installed the adapter to your water line, all you have to do is connect everything with simple hoses, add a cartridge, and run the water for a few minutes to purge any air from the lines. Once this work is done, your cartridge should last for about a year before it will need to be changed. Flexible Every Everpure cartridge is designed to filter a certain amount of water. This can range from 300 to several thousands of gallons of water per cartridge. We recommend replacing every cartridge after one year to get the best results from your system. If you notice a significant decrease in water flow before a year has passed, that might be a sign that you need to perform an early replacement. Luckily most Everpure systems use a standard filter head. This means that it is easy to upgrade to a cartridge with a higher capacity in order to match your home's needs. If you need help finding that right cartridge to pair with your system, our team is always here to help. If you have been interested in adding a filtration system to your home, we really cannot recommend Everpure water filters enough. Once you add one of these filters to your home, you will be able to enjoy the convenience of having filtered water on tap at a fraction of the cost of purchasing bottled water. If you have any questions about any of the filtration systems we carry or you need help finding the right system for your home, feel free to reach out to a member of our team. We are always happy to help our customers find the perfect drinking water solution for their homes.

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When it comes to choosing a water filtration system for your home, there are a lot of factors to consider. If size is one of your top considerations, then the Everpure H54 water filter could be the perfect choice for you. Today we will be taking a look at these compact water filters so you can see that sometimes good things really do come in small packages. Most of our Everpure water filtration systems measure about 22 inches tall. While this is usually compact enough to fit underneath most sinks, sometimes space is at a premium. The H54 system measures only 15 inches, making it roughly ⅔ the size of our other systems. This can help save space underneath your kitchen sink, which can be especially useful if you have limited storage space in your kitchen. This compact size also makes these systems ideal for anyone looking for a built in water filtration system to use in an RV, where space is often at a premium. Despite the small size of these filters, they are not in any way underpowered. In fact, the H54 system offers the same filtration qualities as many of our larger water filtration systems. Each H54 filter cartridge is designed to filter 750 gallons of water, giving them over two times the filtration capacity of some larger cartridges we carry like the popular H300. Like all of our home water filters, the H54 contains Everpure’s proprietary Micropure filtration media. This material is capable of removing particulate matter as small as half a micron in size from your drinking water. This includes common contaminants such as rust, silt, lead, and other waterborne contaminants. These filters are also rated to help remove biological contaminants such as disease causing cysts like Giardia and Cryptosporidium. This filtration power comes for the carbon based media found inside these cartridges. Activated carbon, which looks like a fine black powder to the naked eye, is a great filtration material due to its high surface area. If you looked at this powder under a microscope, every granule is covered in jagged hills and valleys. This surface texture makes this material perfectly suited for extracting contaminants from your water, while allowing water to pass through them. The filtration media inside the H54 cartridge is arranged on a pleated membrane, which helps to increase the flow of water while still maximizing the surface area inside the cartridge. In addition to offering incredible filtration quality, the H54 is also designed to help prevent scale build up. Lime and scale buildup on faucets and appliances that use water are the result of dissolved ions in your water. Calcium and magnesium ions are the most common cause of this issue as they make water “hard”. In appliances like coffee makers and kettles, a large amount of scale can be deposited as water is heated and evaporated away. If you want to keep these appliances running more efficiently for longer, then these filters can be a great help. Hard water can also make soap less effective, which can be a big issue for RV owners. On top of softening and filtering your drinking water, the H54 is also incredibly easy to use. Like all of our Everpure water filtration systems, these filters are designed to be extremely easy to use. All you have to do is install the filter head and hook everything up to your water line. These systems also require adding a small filtered water dispenser to your sink in the form of an air gap faucet. Once you have installed all of these components, all you have to do is attach your filter cartridge, run the system for a few minutes to purge any air, and then enjoy the convenience of having freshly filtered water available 24/7. With a capacity of 750 gallons per cartridge, you usually only need to replace these cartridges once per year. If you notice that the flow rate of your system decreases before a year has passed, then you will need to replace your filter and you might want to consider replacing it with a higher capacity filter cartridge, which our team can help you find. If you are looking for a great and compact filtration system for your home or RV, then the H54 might just be the perfect option for you. You can find more information on these systems in our store, as well as a wide range of other great water filtration options. If you have any questions about any of the water filtration systems that we carry, feel free to reach out to one of our filtration experts. We are always happy to make sure that our customers can find the perfect filtration solutions to meet their needs.

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If you want to achieve incredible water quality, then a reverse osmosis water filter system might be the perfect solution. These systems are designed to remove almost any waterborne contaminants from your drinking water, making them one of the most effective options for homeowners who want consistently clean water on demand. Before you buy an RO water purifier for your home, it is important to understand the basics of how these systems work. What is Osmosis? Osmosis is a natural process that occurs on a microscopic level. In its simplest form, osmosis is a process that determines how water passes through a semipermeable membrane. A semipermeable membrane is a thin material that allows certain compounds(like water) to pass through it, but not larger compounds like rust, metals, and other contaminants. Think of these membranes like incredibly fine screens with holes in them that are significantly smaller than our eyes can see. Osmosis is all about achieving equilibrium on both sides of the membrane with regards to the total concentration of dissolved solids. This process can seem to defy gravity by causing water on one side of the membrane to rise, but there are limits. If osmosis were a process that kept going unchecked, then a membrane with salt water on one side and fresh on the other would continue to undergo osmosis until no fresh water was left and the salt water was as diluted as possible. The limiting factor in the osmotic process is known as the osmotic pressure. Osmotic pressure is the amount of pressure that needs to be applied to one side of the membrane in order to stop the movement of water through the membrane. Eventually, the water pressure caused by the weight of water on one side will equal the osmotic pressure and halt the flow of water through the membrane. How do RO Systems Operate? Not that you understand a little about how osmosis works, it is time to take a closer look at reverse osmosis. We already described how osmotic pressure can arrest the flow of water through a membrane, but what if you apply even move pressure? When that happens, water will begin to flow in the opposite direction. This means that instead of flowing towards the side of the membrane with more waterborne contaminants, the water flows away from the side with more dissolved solids. This process of overcoming the natural osmotic flow is exactly what is happening inside of a reverse osmosis filter cartridge. Water flows from your source into the input side of the cartridge. This water will naturally contain a wide range of ions, dissolved solids, and other types of contaminants. By pressurizing the input side of the semi-permeable membrane, water is forced through the membrane towards the empty side. All of the contaminants that arrived on the input side of the membrane are left behind, while clean water is collected on the output side. Once this process has been completed, you are left with a tiny amount of waste water on the input side and clean water on the output side of the membrane. The filtered water can then be consumed and the small amount of waste water goes down the drain. This process produces incredibly pure water due to the fact that semipermeable membranes are too fine for most common waterborne contaminants to pass through. On a large scale, reverse osmosis water treatment can be used to turn seawater and other bodies of water with large amounts of dissolved solids into fresh drinking water. There are also a number of reverse osmosis water filtration systems that have been reduced in size order to provide the same incredible filtration power underneath your kitchen sink. Home RO Water Systems Reverse osmosis systems for home use have a few idiosyncrasies that make them different from other home filtration systems. One of the biggest differences between RO filters and traditional carbon block filtration systems is time. If you look at the Everpure H300, one of our most popular carbon media filtration systems, it has a filtration rate of 0.5 gallons of water per minute. This means that one of these systems could theoretically filter over 700 gallons of water per day if operated constantly. A sink reverse osmosis system like our ROM IV home RO filter will only filter 14 gallons of water per day. This lower filtration rate is a result of the fact that you can not force water through an RO membrane too quickly without damaging the filter. It also means that, unlike other systems, most RO filtration systems operate constantly throughout the day instead of simply working when they are needed. If you are wondering what this means when you go to pour yourself a glass of water, then you will be pleasantly surprised. Just because the water takes longer to filter does not mean that the flow rate is going to match. Most home RO systems include a storage tank that will hold a few gallons of freshly filtered water so you will always have access to clean water when you need it. This fact, combined with the fact that these systems will require multiple filtration steps, make RO filters a little larger than other systems. Even filters like our ROM IV RO systems can still fit comfortably underneath a kitchen sink even with a storage tank and three filter cartridges. Prefilters All RO filters will require multiple filtration steps. This process helps to protect the RO filter membrane itself. These membranes, with their microscopic holes, are extremely sensitive. Large particles like dirt or rust could easily clog or tear the membrane itself, limiting the effectiveness of the system as a whole. Chlorine can also damage these membranes by eroding them. Heavily chlorinated water can even “eat” holes in your filter membranes. Most RO pre filter cartridges are similar to the cartridges found in our standard home water filtration systems. They use a carbon based filtration system to remove particulate matter and chemicals like chlorine from your drinking water. By removing chlorine and small bits of debris from your water, pre filter cartridges prepare your water to undergo reverse osmosis. Once your water has already been filtered once, it can undergo RO filtration. The reason for performing these two different stages of filtration is the fact that RO filters are significantly finer. A pre filtration cartridge will remove contaminants as small as 5 microns in size. To give a sense of scale, half a micron is roughly 10 times smaller than the width of a strand of hair. This means that your prefiltration cartridge will remove the larger contaminants while allowing smaller particles and ions to pass through. Ions like calcium and magnesium, two of the ions responsible for lime and scale build up, can easily pass through a prefilter cartridge. RO Cartridges An RO cartridge’s filter membrane is designed to remove particles as small as 0.0001 microns in size! To follow our previous example, that is half a million times smaller than the width of a strand of hair! With pores this fine, you can rest assured that almost nothing but pure water is going to make it through your filtration membrane. The fact that these membranes are designed to refilter water that has just undergone conventional filtration means that they are also designed to last. While we always recommend performing annual filter cartridge replacements, it is extremely unlikely that any home owners would experience issues with their RO cartridge before a year. Any reduction to the flow of an RO system is usually a result of the prefilter cartridge. You may notice that we pointed out the fact that almost nothing but water can make it through an RO filter membrane. Sadly almost nothing is not nothing, and certain organic compounds may be able to pass through the membrane. In order to provide the absolute best filtration qualities, filters like our ROM IV have a final stage in the filtration process that will remove or significantly reduce the presence of any organic compounds that get through the RO membrane. VOC Cartridge The final stage of filtration is known as a VOC or volatile organic compound filter. This final step is important due to the fact that many VOCs have negative health effects. Many VOCs exist in gaseous form, though these gases can easily become trapped in water. Most VOC filters are manufactured using extremely fine carbon to maximize surface area and remove the largest amount of VOCs possible. Carbon’s high surface area helps to create plenty of room within the cartridge to absorb these organic compounds. Our ROM IV Home RO System For anyone who is looking to buy an RO water purifier, we currently offer only one home option, the Everpure ROM IV. We also carry a few options for businesses, but these would be overkill for homeowners. Even though our selection of home RO systems is limited, we don’t feel that it is missing anything. The ROM IV is a perfect system for anyone looking for the convenience of powerful RO filtration right in their home kitchen. We have covered a few things about our ROM IV systems in this blog, but here is a quick overview. The ROM IV is a reverse osmosis system that is designed to be mounted underneath your kitchen sink. Each ROMIV system features a filterhead that holds the sediment prefilter, RO membrane filter, and VOC post filter. The ROM IV also comes with a 4.5 gallon storage tank that holds more than enough water for the average household and can be completely refilled every 9 hours. In order to dispense water from this tank, the ROM IV requires the installation of a dedicated water dispenser such as a small air gap faucet. Despite the fact that these filters have a few more components than your average filtration system, they are surprisingly easy to install. Even if you are not familiar with plumbing, all you need is a little mechanical know how and some basic hand tools. It is important to note that you will need to add a hole to your countertop or sink prior to installation so you can install your filtered water dispenser. Depending on your kitchen, this process may require special tools. Once you are ready to install your filter, all you have to do is find space under your kitchen sink to screw the filter head in place while leaving at least 2.5” to facilitate cartridge replacement. Once this is done, you will need to find space for the storage tank, preferably in line with the rest of the system. Once this is complete, you will add a feeder adapter to your water line so water will be diverted to the filter. The water line goes to the filter head and additional lines will have to be attached to the dispenser faucet, tank, and to the drain. Installing the drain will involve drilling a small hole in your sink’s drain pipe. These pipes are typically made of PVC plastic and are easy to drill. Once this is done and everything is all hooked up properly, you will be able to start enjoying the convenience of having freshly filtered water available on demand in just a few hours. One of the best parts of using an RO water filter is how maintenance free they are once the installation is completed. Typically all you will have to do in terms of maintenance is replace the cartridges once per year. If you notice that the flow rate decreases before a year has passed, then replacing your sediment prefilter should fix the problem. This unparalleled convenience, combined with the amazing clean taste, is the reason why we recommend the ROM IV to any homeowner who is interested in RO filtration. If you are ready to start enjoying amazingly fresh, filtered water whenever you want, then it is time to buy an RO water purifier. If you are curious about our ROM IV filtration systems, then feel free to reach out to a member of our team. Whether you are interested in RO or our conventional filtration systems, our filtration experts will have all of the facts you need to know. Here at efilters, our goal is to make sure that every one of our customers gets the most out of their filtration system.

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