Crystal Quest Arsenic 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

SKU: CQE-WH-01147 Category: Brand:

Usability

Arsenic At The Meter, For Twenty-Four Hundred
Expert Score

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.

Contaminant Reduction7.0
Certification Coverage2.0
Flow Rate8.0
Filter Life6.0
Build Quality8.0
Warranty & Support3.0
Ease of Installation3.0
Value4.0
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.

Social Scores

Social Score

Brand-level throughout. Crystal Quest is factory-direct with a thin independent review footprint, so every pool below is scored at brand level and the scope is named in each summary. The review widget on crystalquest.com is the manufacturer own collection and is not scored.

Reddit Score7.0

Brand-level. Threads in r/WaterTreatment, r/Plumbing and r/Iowa mention Crystal Quest favourably without much detail: an r/Plumbing commenter reports running a 14-stage Crystal Quest whole-house setup and rating the difference, an r/Iowa thread lists the whole-house RO alongside the US Water Systems Defender. No thread discussing whole-house arsenic reduction specifically was located.

Google Score6.0

Brand-level. Independent coverage is thin and splits sharply: writeups credit the media breadth, US assembly and roughly 40 years of trading, and criticise the absence of any finished-system certification listing under the brand name at NSF, IAPMO or WQA. One independent writeup singles out the whole-house line as the clearest example of certified components without a certified finished product. Crystal Quest holds an A+ BBB accreditation, which is a business rating rather than a product one.

YouTube Score5.0

Brand-level. Most Crystal Quest video coverage is affiliate roundup content with a discount code rather than testing. The one independent lab-tested result located is on the brand bath filter and is negative. No video measuring this system output was found.

Amazon Score9.0

Brand-level. The Amazon brand insights panel on Crystal Quest listings shows 4.3 stars across more than 1,000 ratings, with 5,000-plus orders in the trailing three months. The pool is dominated by replacement cartridges and small point-of-use items, not point-of-entry tanks, so it says nothing useful about this system.

User Review Score8.0

Brand-level. The Trustpilot profile for crystalquest.com carries a 4.0 rating across roughly 43 reviews, a small pool for a company of this age. Positive reports centre on water taste and on ordering the correct replacement part; negatives cluster after the sale, on returns and refunds.

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

10-15 GPM, 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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