Crystal QuestArsenic Whole House Water Filter

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Point-of-entry arsenic reduction with automatic backwash, from 2,389 dollars in a fiberglass tank.

$2,389

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SKU: CQE-WH-01147 Category: Brand:

Usability

Usability

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Arsenic At The Meter, For Twenty-Four Hundred

Crystal Quest writes the best contaminant briefing in its catalogue on this page, explaining that arsenic reaches groundwater from natural deposits and from mining and agricultural runoff, and that it carries no taste, colour or odour at hazardous concentrations. That last point is the reason whole-house arsenic treatment exists, and very few manufacturers offer it at point of entry at all. The hardware is the standard Crystal Quest tank platform, automatically backwashed, 9 to 11 GPM on the 1.5 cubic foot media volume, with the usual fiberglass or stainless choice. What is conspicuously missing on a 2,389 dollar arsenic system is any influent limit, any effluent target, or any indication of whether the media addresses arsenic III as well as arsenic V, which is the single most important question in arsenic treatment. There is no NSF, IAPMO or WQA listing either, so a buyer with a positive arsenic test has no verified basis for choosing this over a certified alternative.

PROS
  • Point-of-entry arsenic reduction, which very few manufacturers offer
  • Clear, accurate briefing on how arsenic reaches a water supply
  • Automatic backwash, 9 to 11 or 10 to 13 GPM service flow
  • Fiberglass or stainless tank, 1.5 or 2.0 cubic foot media volumes
  • SMART filter stage available as a second tank
CONS
  • No stated influent limit or effluent target for arsenic
  • No indication of whether the media addresses arsenic III as well as arsenic V
  • No NSF, IAPMO or WQA listing on a 2,389 dollar arsenic claim
  • No media replacement interval published, only a gallon capacity
  • One-year limited warranty on a tank system

A backwashing point-of-entry tank built for arsenic reduction, behind sediment and carbon block pre-filtration, sold in 1.5 and 2.0 cubic foot media volumes in fiberglass or stainless tanks. Service flow is 9 to 11 GPM on the 1.5 cubic foot tank and 10 to 13 GPM on the 2.0. A SMART filter stage can be added as a second tank.

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Product-level on the retailer pool, product-line on Reddit, brand-level elsewhere. This is the only Crystal Quest product with a specific, repeated, measured complaint against it in a third-party review pool, and the retailer score reflects that rather than the brand average. Scope is named in each summary. The review widget on crystalquest.com is the manufacturer own collection and is not scored.

Additional information

Specification: Crystal Quest Arsenic Whole House Water Filter

Water Filtration Specifications
Certifications

Not certified

Contaminant Removal

Arsenic, Chlorine, Heavy metals, Sediment, Lead

Filter Lifespan / Capacity

Not published

Flow Rate / Water Pressure

5-10 GPM

Filtration Type

Carbon Block, Granular Activated Carbon, Sediment, Specialty Resin

Housing Material

Fiberglass, Stainless Steel

General Specifications
Warranty

1 Year

Dimensions

10 x 54 in tank (1.5 cu ft) or 12 x 52 in (2.0 cu ft)

Weight

260 lb (shipping, 1.5 cu ft fiberglass)

Country of Origin

USA

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