Express Water WH300SCGS 3-Stage Whole House System Essential
Two carbon stages and a sediment pre-filter – the chlorine and taste configuration, nothing more.
$498
Usability
The Essential is the correct choice only for a house on treated municipal water whose complaint is chlorine taste, smell and general aesthetics - and for that job doubling up granular carbon and carbon block is genuinely more effective than a single carbon stage. It is the cheapest way into the WH300 chassis at $498, and it inherits the same 15 GPM flow, 1 in ports, three gauges and stainless frame as its more expensive siblings. What it gives up is every specialist capability: no KDF for metals or hydrogen sulfide, no polyphosphate for scale, no oxidising media for iron. Buyers frequently choose this set to save fifty dollars and then discover their actual problem was hardness or iron, which it cannot touch. As with the whole range there is no NSF certification and the warranty is one year.
- Cheapest entry to the WH300 chassis at $498
- Two carbon stages outperform a single carbon stage on chlorine, taste and odour
- Same 15 GPM flow, 1 in ports, stainless frame and three gauges as the dearer sets
- 100,000 gallon or six to twelve month filter set life
- No drain connection and no backwash
- Clear first-stage housing shows sediment loading
- No treatment for hardness, scale, iron or hydrogen sulfide
- No NSF certification for any Express Water whole house system
- Pharmaceutical and total organic carbon claims are manufacturer-stated with no reduction percentages published
- One-year warranty on a $498 fixture
- 63 lbs and 29.25 in tall
- Only fifty dollars cheaper than the Heavy Metals set, which does considerably more
The Essential configuration is sediment, granular activated carbon and activated carbon block in three 4.5 x 20 in housings on a stainless steel frame - the plainest and cheapest of the WH300 sets. Rated at 0.25 gallons per second with 1 in connections and 100,000 gallons or six to twelve months per filter set. Express Water targets it at chlorine, rust, sediment, VOCs, industrial solvents, total organic carbon and pharmaceuticals on municipal supplies.
Additional information
Specification: Express Water WH300SCGS 3-Stage Whole House System Essential
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