Reddit reviews DuPont WFPF38001C Universal Valve-in-Head Whole House Water Filtration System
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Increases clarity of entire home's water by reducing sediment, which extends the life of appliances that process waterIncludes filter head with housing, 800 series filter cartridge and tank wrenchEasy-glide by-pass valve built-in to housing head; replace cartridges without shutting off water mainClear housing allows visibility to monitor filter lifeReduces sediment like rust and silt particales; 15,000 gallon filter life
No truth. Get a softener.
It will make getting your dishes clean a lot easier. It will make your dishwasher, hot water heater, and washing machine last longer. It will make your laundry cleaner. It will make your faucets, showerheads, and toilets last longer and stay cleaner. And, it will make getting yourself cleaner easier. I don't notice a difference, but my wife swears her hair is smoother and has less split ends with softened water.
Drain and flush your water heater after you install the softener, because it will degrade the lime scale that's almost certainly built up in the heater and result in a lot of sediment in your tank, causing reduced efficiency and possibly problems if that sediment gets into your appliances.
Also, if you've recently bought or are considering buying the home, stop by your county health department and get a water test kit (less than $20). It will tell you exactly how hard your water is, helping you estimate the size of softener you need.
Don't let silt and sediment that might otherwise just be flushed down the toilet (or, conversely, gum up your shower mixing valve) get plugged up in the softener. Install a whole house water filter to catch the sediment just before the softener, they're stupid cheap and easy to install. The valve-in-head unit gives you a shut-off valve right before the softener, which is handy and makes changing filters a breeze.
The only negative considerations are that the increased sodium carbonate in your water may, if used a lot and without any rainfall, cause alkali soil to develop and cause damage to your plants. For my lawn and garden, it's no big deal because I only use it only when there's a drought, and the normal rainfall does just fine to rinse it away. Similar bad stuff may happen to fish tanks. Also, if you're on a small septic system and run your softener too often compared to how much sewage you send through your pipes (assuming a timer system at $400, volume-metering systems won't have this problem), you may damage the microbes running your septic tank. If you're worried, run the softener output into an open drain or dry well like your sump pump instead of into your septic system.
Just get a sediment pre-filter for your system, it'll extend the life of the reverse osmosis mebrane filter, which I don't see in the pic but you may want to check. They're about $70 new, so membranes are a bit costly to replace every time you have to clean the system.
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