Water Softener Or Carbon Filter First

Yes when you have suspended or dissolved iron along with chlorine in your treatable water well water along with most older city s with old pipe always use at least 20 micron wound or cartridge sediment filter and for larger systems place the carbon tank before the softener to extend the life and performance of your resin.

Water softener or carbon filter first. Carbon filters remove chlorine tastes odors and sediment and are self cleaning. However it s not sufficient for eliminating certain toxic organic compounds significant levels of metals fluoride or pathogens. I have an amazon gold carbon filter and water softener. In general you ll find these units in the price range between 300 and 3000.

It s not clear to me if the water main should go to the carbon filter first then to the water softener or vice versa. Water filter pitchers water filtration pitchers reduce lead copper mercury and chlorine taste and odour using carbon filters should be changed every 40 gallons 151 litres or every two months these convenient filtration systems hold between 5 to 10 cups of water. The carbon filter is installed prior to the water softener. Activated carbon is most commonly used to filter water.

That s very user friendly because it extends the longevity of other stages. The water softener s price range is determined with materials used in manufacturing included features technologies system type brand etc. The first stage of this water softener and carbon filter combo is high density stainless steel mesh which prevents sediment and other large particles to enter the system. The carbon filter water softener system includes the additional feature of filtering so it could be more expensive.

So which goes first. This extends the life of the softener by removing chlorine prior to the softener and makes for great clean water through out the home.