US Water SystemsBodyguard Water Filter and Matrixx Salt-Based Softener Combo
Bodyguard carbon filter and Matrixx softener in series, the full city-water treatment package.
$2,180
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Usability
Usability
This is the arrangement the rest of the catalogue is measured against, and on municipal water it is the correct one. Catalytic carbon ahead of the resin removes the chlorine and chloramine that degrade softening resin, which is why a properly sequenced pair outlives a single hybrid tank. You get real hardness removal, so the softer-skin and brighter-laundry claims that the salt-free systems cannot make are legitimate here. It is also two tanks, a brine tank, a drain line and power, and the footprint is substantial. Certification remains component-level throughout; neither half carries a system performance mark. Buy it for the sequencing, not the certification.
- Correct sequencing: carbon before resin protects the softening media
- Genuine hardness removal, unlike salt-free alternatives
- Bluetooth valve control
- Bundled cheaper than the two systems bought separately
- Three sizes
- Both halves are house-brand and serviced by one company
- Large combined footprint plus a brine tank
- Requires drain line and power
- Ongoing salt cost and handling
- Component-level certification only on both halves
- Featured image is a PNG and may carry transparency
The Bodyguard catalytic carbon filter and the Matrixx metered softener plumbed in series as a single package, with Bluetooth control on the softener valve. Carbon first to strip chlorine and chloramine, then ion exchange for hardness. Sold in 100, 150 and 200 configurations.
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Specification: US Water Systems Bodyguard Water Filter and Matrixx Salt-Based Softener Combo
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