APEC Water Systems Total Solution S10 Whole House Filter, Softener and RO System

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Carbon filter, 30,000 grain softener and an under-sink RO sold and warranted as one package.

$1,670

SKU: TO-SOLUTION-S10-FG Category: Brand:

Usability

Three Stages, One Invoice, No Listings
Expert Score

The Total Solution S10 is the only APEC product that treats the whole house and the drinking tap as one problem, and buying the three stages separately costs more than the package does. Its strongest attribute is that APEC publishes the stage composition explicitly, naming the WTS-MAX-10, the SOFTENER-HE-30-FG and the RO-Hi with a flow rating against each, which is more disclosure than any other whole house product in the range receives. Its weakest is certification: a genuine ion exchange softener with no NSF/ANSI 44 listing and a carbon stage with no system certification means the only third-party evidence in the package belongs to the RO-Hi, and that covers total dissolved solids. The bottleneck is the carbon stage at 10 GPM rather than the softener at 12, which is worth knowing before sizing against peak demand. Service intervals differ sharply across the three stages, so the six to twelve month RO pre-filter schedule governs the whole installation even though the carbon media runs for years.

Contaminant Reduction8.0
Certification Coverage4.0
Flow Rate7.0
Filter Life6.0
Build Quality8.0
Warranty & Support8.0
Ease of Installation3.0
Value8.0
PROS
  • Stage composition published explicitly with a flow rating against each
  • 30,000 grain ion exchange softener, genuine hardness removal rather than conditioning
  • 600,000 gallon capacity quoted on the carbon stage
  • Ten year limited warranty on tanks, valves and bypasses
  • Cheaper than buying the WTS-MAX-10, the softener and the RO-Hi separately
CONS
  • No NSF/ANSI 44 listing on the softener stage
  • The only certification anywhere in the package is the RO-Hi WQA listing for TDS
  • Carbon stage at 10 GPM is the bottleneck, not the 12 GPM softener
  • RO pre-filter schedule of six to twelve months governs the whole installation
  • Softener needs a brine tank, a salt supply and a regeneration drain

The APEC Water Systems Total Solution S10 is a three-stage package combining the WTS-MAX-10 catalytic carbon filter at 10 gallons per minute, a SOFTENER-HE-30-FG ion exchange softener rated to 30,000 grains at 12 gallons per minute, and an RO-Hi point-of-use reverse osmosis system producing 75 to 90 gallons per day. Filtration capacity on the carbon stage is quoted at 600,000 gallons and the package is sized for a one to three bathroom home of six to ten people. All three stages operate between 40 and 80 psi.

Social Scores

Social Score

Brand-level with reduced weight across all pools, except that the RO-Hi stage carries the point-of-use coverage described on its own row. No independent source has tested the package. No Amazon listing was located.

Reddit Score4.0

Brand-level with reduced weight. r/WaterTreatment discussion of APEC does not reach the packaged whole house systems.

Google Score5.0

Brand-level. Written coverage lists the Total Solution range and tests none of it.

YouTube Score4.0

Brand-level with reduced weight. No independent channel has tested this package.

Additional information

Specification: APEC Water Systems Total Solution S10 Whole House Filter, Softener and RO System

Water Filtration Specifications
Certifications

Not certified

Contaminant Removal

Arsenic, Calcium, Chloramine, Chlorine, Fluoride, Magnesium, Scale, Taste and Odor, TDS, Hardness, Lead, VOCs

Filter Lifespan / Capacity

6-12 months

Flow Rate / Water Pressure

5-10 GPM

Connection Size

1 in

Filtration Type

Carbon Block, Catalytic Carbon, Ion Exchange Softener, Reverse Osmosis, Sediment

Housing Material

Not specified

General Specifications
Warranty

10 Years

Country of Origin

USA

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