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Leading Brand Comparison; Rated from 1-5 A's, with 5 being the best.
Of the many shower filters on the market, the 3 shown below were the only brands we found that performed as claimed. Shower filters are not regulated by any goverment agency, like drinking water filters are, and therefore we found that many companies made unrealistic and exagerated performance claims. To effectively remove chlorine from shower water at 2.5 gallons per minute, a certain volume of filter media is required. Most of the smaller brands we reviewed simply did not offer a large enough volume of media to be effective. The top 3 shown below performed at or near the manufacturers claims.
Aquasana 2 stage system with replaceable cartridge. In our tests removed greater than 90% of chlorine for 10,000 gallons.(6 months) Uses 2 filter medias for chlorine and synthetic chemical (VOC) removal.Complete new system cost averages $65Replacement cartridge cost averages $39 every 6 months.Little or no reduction in shower height, maintained good water pressure.Rating= AAAA
Wellness Filters 2 stage system with replaceable cartridge. In our tests removed greater than 90% of chlorine for 10,000 gallons.(6 months) Uses 2 filter medias for chlorine & VOC removal.Complete system cost averages $229Replacement cartridge cost averages $89 every 6 months.Little or no reduction in shower height or water pressure.Rating= AAAA
Paragon Filters 1 stage system with replaceable cartridge. In our tests removed 60% to 70% of chlorine for 6,000 gallons.(3.4 months) Uses 1 filter media for chlorine reduction.Complete system cost averages $59Replacement cartridge cost averages $35 every 3.4 months.Little or no reduction in shower height, some reduction in water pressure towards end of filter life.Rating= AAA
Aquasana, Wellness Filter and Paragon are all registered trademarks of the corresponding manufacturers. The information in this comparison chart is derived from manufacturers literature or comparison testing from IPC, Inc.
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