Whole house water filtration
Hi everyone. I recently moved to Garden City (NY) and have been looking for whole house water filtration systems.
There are a lot of “water filtration dealer“ companies. They claim different things and all seem quite expensive. They are also pitching service plans that come out to as much as the systems themselves over a 10 year period. With these systems, it’s also not clear to me whether only the dealers can get replacement parts or service them (or whether any plumber can do it). It’s all a bit overwhelming.
After listening to their pitches and doing some research, I’m converging on a two-tank system (one tank with different carbons, one tank with resin). I’ll pair that with a kitchen RO system. Mostly focusing on the chemicals listed on the EWG website. The setup may be an overkill, but looking for peace of mind. (Some pitches involve whole house filtration systems that sound like a bigger Brita, which isn’t what I’m looking for.)
Does anyone have experience with ordering the specialty materials (tanks, salt bin, media, valves) yourself, and then hiring a plumber to install it? Or, hiring a plumber and giving them the list of materials for them to obtain an install? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Edit: specified NY. Couldn’t post in the longisland community…