AquasureFortitude V2 Triple Purpose Whole House Filter
One cartridge doing sediment, carbon and copper-zinc duty at 12 GPM, replaced every six months.
$110
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Usability
Usability
At a hundred and ten dollars this is the cheapest useful thing Aquasure sells, and it is the unit that appears third in the company's own best-seller ranking. Combining sediment, carbon and copper-zinc into one cartridge saves a housing and a connection over a two-stage arrangement, and the 12 GPM rating is high enough that most homes will not notice it in line. The compromise is service life: six months or 50,000 gallons is short, the cartridge is a proprietary 9.8 inch format that will not accept a standard 10 by 4.5 inch replacement, and owners report noticeable pressure loss well before the interval is up on dirty water. Aquasure explicitly does not recommend it for well water, where it clogs quickly, and its own support states the filter reduces PFAS by around 40 percent at best. Warranty drops to one year on the cartridge systems against five on the tanks. As a pre-filter protecting a softener downstream it is well judged; as a household's only filtration it is not enough.
- Sediment, carbon and copper-zinc in one cartridge and one housing
- 12 GPM rated flow, higher than most single-cartridge pre-filters
- Choice of 3/4 inch or 1 inch quick-connect fittings included
- Built-in pressure release valve makes cartridge changes straightforward
- Home Depot rates it 4.6 of 5 across 126 reviews, the deepest product-level retailer pool Aquasure holds outside the softeners
- Six month or 50,000 gallon service life, the shortest interval in the Fortitude range
- Proprietary 9.8 inch cartridge: a standard 10 by 4.5 inch replacement will not fit properly
- Aquasure does not recommend it for well water, where it clogs rapidly
- One year warranty against five years on the Fortitude tanks
- Aquasure support states PFAS reduction is around 40 percent at best and will not eliminate
- The large-format version of the same cartridge rates 3.4 of 5 at Home Depot, well below this one
The Aquasure Fortitude V2 Triple Purpose is a single-cartridge whole-house pre-filter combining a copper-zinc infused sediment outer layer with a carbon block core. Aquasure rates it at 50,000 gallons or six months and a maximum 12 GPM, with an effective final rating of 5 microns behind a 25 micron outer layer. It ships with a wall bracket, pressure release valve and a choice of 3/4 inch or 1 inch quick-connect fittings, and the replacement cartridge is AF-SCZ-25HFS.
Additional information
Specification: Aquasure Fortitude V2 Triple Purpose Whole House Filter
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Questions answered from our data
What does Aquasure remove?Across the 30 Aquasure systems we list, the makers claim reduction of 25 contaminants.
How much does a whole house water filter cost?The 55 whole house water filters we list run from $110 to $8,626, with a median of $1,105.
Do water filters remove chlorine?217 of the 296 systems we list claim to reduce chlorine.
Do water filters remove sediment?121 of the 296 systems we list claim to reduce sediment.
