Documentation for US Water Systems 3 stage salt free water filtration setup.
Goal: Home Filtration System - salt free for less than a thousand dollars
Why salt free?
instead of removing beneficial minerals like old-fashioned salt softeners, the NuvoH2O system binds and isolates the hard mineral ions with a process known as chelation. Once bounded to CitraCharge®, NuvoH2O’s binding agent, the mineral cannot form scale.
Second, NuvoH2O also lowers the measured pH of the water to reduce or eliminate scale formation.
the proprietary formula in NuvoH2O water softeners, uses a process known as chelation to bind and stabilize mineral ions naturally found in hard water. The chelant in CitraCharge creates a ring structure to bind the ions to the CitraCharge instead of to your faucets, pipes, and appliances.
Our CitraCharge formula stops the mineral ions from causing hard water problems by making the typically troublesome minerals stay suspended in the water, so instead of attaching to the metal in the pipes, the water passes through. Since they’re bound, those minerals also freely wash away from your body, hair, dishes, pipes, fixtures, and appliances.
A primary ingredient in CitraCharge is an FDA approved citric acid. Citric acid is a weak organic acid that occurs naturally in fruits and vegetables. It is a widely used natural chelant and preservative. CitraCharge naturally decreases the pH of hard water—which is nearly always alkaline—to closer to the neutral range, reducing its potential for scale formation.
pH is one of the key factors determining whether or not scale will form. pH is the measure of the activity or concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution. Pure water has a pH very close to 7 at room temperature. Solutions with a pH less than 7 are said to be acidic with the acidity increasing as the pH decreases. Solutions with a pH greater than 7 are basic or alkaline.
Purchases: US Water Systems 3 Stage Filtration 3/4" system
- Should've bought 1" system since my pex is 1".... but this was in stock at least. ''' US Water 4.5 x 10 Triple High Flow Filter System SKU: 320-BGF3-10 : 320-BGF3-10-NF
Grand Total $282.48
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Order of Filters(right to left)[My water from the street is on the right side of the loop]:
- Carbon micron link
Filter Specifications
Specifications Capacity: 22,000 gallons
Filter Dimensions: 9-75" L X 4-1/2" Dia. Flow Rate: 2 GPM Material: Activated Carbon Block Micron Rating: 5 Reduction Claims: Chlorine Taste, Odor, Sediment
Replacement/extra O-rings: O-ring pack of 3
Materials needed:
Pex (3/4" since the housing is that size) x4 1/4 turn ball valves x7 elbows x3 tee x2 1 x 3/4 reducing ball valve
Finished product so far: [The housing is level...need to retake the picture..]
Rough spreadsheet with materials/price
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- I went with SharkBite connections since the cost wasn't much more(if you include the need for a crimp tool/crimp ring removal
- It'd be nice to be able to repair leaks if one were to happen.
- I have a new build house so I don't expect much more plumbing needs
- These were ridiculously easy to install and uninstall/redo.
- PH Test taken on 01/15/2023 Level: 7.1