The best whole-house water filters

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The best whole-house water filter is PureWay Home Filter System (69/100), followed by Crystal Quest SMART Whole House Water Filter (63/100) and AquaCo Premium Three Stage Whole House Water Filter (60/100). We ranked 25 whole-home systems.

Top 25 ranked

  1. #1
    PureWay Home Filter System

    PureWay Home Filter System

    PureWay

    Home filter · Catalytic carbon, Microfiltration, Oxidation Reduction Alloy · Lab tested

    Strong: lab data indexed, filter technology disclosed. Weak: certified by a recognized body.

    69
  2. #2
    Crystal Quest SMART Whole House Water Filter

    Crystal Quest SMART Whole House Water Filter

    Crystal Quest

    Home filter · Coconut Shell Activated Carbon, Oxidation Reduction Alloy, Ion-Exchange Resin · Lab tested

    Strong: lab data indexed, filter technology disclosed. Weak: certified by a recognized body.

    63
  3. #3
    AquaCo Premium Three Stage Whole House Water Filter

    AquaCo Premium Three Stage Whole House Water Filter

    AquaCo

    Home filter · Sediment, Coconut Shell Activated Carbon, Bacteriostatic Silver · Lab tested

    Strong: lab data indexed, filter technology disclosed. Weak: certified by a recognized body.

    60
  4. #4
    Kenmore Elite 520 Hybrid Water Softener + Filter

    Kenmore Elite 520 Hybrid Water Softener + Filter

    Kenmore

    Home filter · Activated Carbon, Ion-Exchange Resin · Certified: NSF · Lab tested

    Strong: lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body, filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal.

    56
  5. #5
    Aquasana OptimH2O Whole House Filtration System

    Aquasana OptimH2O Whole House Filtration System

    Aquasana

    Home filter · Activated Carbon, Catalytic carbon, Microfiltration · Lab tested

    Strong: lab data indexed, filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, certified by a recognized body.

    55
  6. #6
    Sentry Whole House System

    Sentry Whole House System

    Sentry H2O

    Home filter · Catalytic carbon, Ion-Exchange Resin · Lab tested

    Strong: lab data indexed, filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, certified by a recognized body.

    54
  7. #7
    Multipure Aquasource Whole House Water Filtration System

    Multipure Aquasource Whole House Water Filtration System

    Multipure

    Home filter · Activated Carbon, Catalytic carbon · Certified: IAPMO · Lab tested

    Strong: lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body, filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal.

    52
  8. #8
    Survivor MAX, 2-Stage Home Filter

    Survivor MAX, 2-Stage Home Filter

    Survivor Filter

    Home filter · Activated Carbon · Certified: NSF · Lab tested

    Strong: lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body, filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal.

    50
  9. #9
    LifeSource Ultimate Protection

    LifeSource Ultimate Protection

    LifeSource

    Home filter · Activated Carbon, Reverse Osmosis · Certified: IAPMO

    Strong: certified by a recognized body, filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed.

    44
  10. #10
    Aquasana Rhino

    Aquasana Rhino

    Aquasana

    Home filter · Bacteriostatic Silver, Sediment, UV-C · Certified: NSF · Lab tested

    Strong: lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body, filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal.

    43
  11. #11
    3M Aqua-Pure Whole House Filter

    3M Aqua-Pure Whole House Filter

    3M

    Home filter · Sediment, Activated Carbon, Microfiltration · Certified: NSF · Lab tested

    Strong: certified by a recognized body, filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed.

    36
  12. #12
    Aquasure Fortitude Pro Series Whole House Water Filter System

    Aquasure Fortitude Pro Series Whole House Water Filter System

    Aquasure

    Home filter · Sediment, Activated Carbon · Certified: NSF

    Strong: certified by a recognized body, filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed.

    35
  13. #13
    iSpring WCB32C-GAC Whole House Water Filter System

    iSpring WCB32C-GAC Whole House Water Filter System

    Ispring

    Home filter · Reverse Osmosis, Sediment, Polypropylene (PP)

    Strong: filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body.

    34
  14. #14
    DuPont TapTec™ TT Plus HF

    DuPont TapTec™ TT Plus HF

    DuPont

    Home filter · Reverse Osmosis, Polypropylene (PP) · Lab tested

    Strong: filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body.

    33
  15. #15
    SimPure DB20P-3 3-Stage Whole House Water Filtration System

    SimPure DB20P-3 3-Stage Whole House Water Filtration System

    SimPure

    Home filter · Activated Carbon · Certified: NSF, SGS

    Strong: certified by a recognized body, filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed.

    32
  16. #16
    WaterBoss Whole House Water Filter

    WaterBoss Whole House Water Filter

    Waterboss

    Home filter · Certified: NSF · Lab tested

    Strong: lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body. Weak: verified contaminant removal, filter technology disclosed.

    31
  17. #17
    Tensui Whole House System

    Tensui Whole House System

    Tensui

    Home filter · Ion-Exchange Resin, Coconut Shell Activated Carbon, Sediment

    Strong: filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body.

    30
  18. #18
    SpringWell CF Whole House Water Filter System

    SpringWell CF Whole House Water Filter System

    SpringWell

    Home filter · Catalytic carbon, Coconut Shell Activated Carbon, Oxidation Reduction Alloy

    Strong: filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body.

    28
  19. #19
    SpringWell Whole House Water Filter Cartridge System

    SpringWell Whole House Water Filter Cartridge System

    SpringWell

    Home filter · Sediment, VOC Carbon Filter, Activated Carbon

    Strong: filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body.

    27
  20. #20
    Brio 3-Stage Whole House Filtration System - Multi-Purpose

    Brio 3-Stage Whole House Filtration System - Multi-Purpose

    Brio

    Home filter · Ultrafiltration, Coconut Shell Activated Carbon, Sediment

    Strong: filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body.

    26
  21. #21
    iSpring WGB32BM Whole House Water Filter System

    iSpring WGB32BM Whole House Water Filter System

    Ispring

    Home filter · Sediment, Polypropylene (PP), Coconut Shell Activated Carbon

    Strong: filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body.

    25
  22. #22
    Survivor Pure 10K Home Filter

    Survivor Pure 10K Home Filter

    Survivor Filter

    Home filter · Certified: NSF · Lab tested

    Strong: lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body. Weak: verified contaminant removal, filter technology disclosed.

    25
  23. #23
    Puroflo Heavy Metal Whole House Water Filter

    Puroflo Heavy Metal Whole House Water Filter

    Puroflo

    Home filter · Activated Carbon

    Strong: filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body.

    22
  24. #24
    OEMIRY Whole House Water Filter

    OEMIRY Whole House Water Filter

    Oemiry

    Home filter · Sediment

    Strong: filter technology disclosed. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed, certified by a recognized body.

    16
  25. #25
    Cyclopure Purefast Home 80

    Cyclopure Purefast Home 80

    Cyclopure

    Home filter · Certified: NSF

    Strong: certified by a recognized body. Weak: verified contaminant removal, lab data indexed, filter technology disclosed.

    10

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What is the best whole-house water filter?

PureWay Home Filter System (69/100) ranks highest in our data.

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