Waterdrop Whole House Water Filter System, with Carbon Filter and Sediment Filter, 5-Stage Filtration, Highly Reduce Lead, Chlorine, Odor and Taste, 2-Stage 5 Micron WD-WHF21-PG, 1" Inlet/Outlet

I have want a filter on the in coming water supply to my house for some time. With some recent repairs getting done it was the perfect time.I checked with Lowe's and Home Depot and while Lowe's had what I wanted, Home Depot did not. So I checked Amazon and found this one. It was what I wanted and at a lower price. With costs every where going up stupid fast saving every dime has become important.Pros:1. Large capacity. It filters our entire daily water usage with no issues.2. Standard size filter elements, makes replacement inexpensive.3. Easy install. Take the bracket off the housing (8 screws make it easy) when drilling the holes to mount it. Then re-attach the bracket to the housing and hang it. Super easy.4. All materials needed to install the filter, except plumbing fittings are included.5. Easy to understand instructions. There isn't much to installing one of these, yet a lot of Chinese made products have crappy instructions.Cons:1. Opaque housing means you can visually assess the state of the filters without opening the housing.2. Filters need to be replaced regularly. This is the down side of all filters. Mine has been in for less than 30 days so no idea of the actual service life.Word of caution. Some articles say you should replace the filter every 3 months. You will need to determine this on your own. A family of 5 uses more water than a family of 1 or 2. So you need to monitor your water quality and determine your own replacement interval.After installation, mine had a leak. Turns out, one of the inlet fittings was cracked. A replacement came from Amazon with their usual mediocre delivery schedule. The replacement works perfect, no leaks.Overall I am pleased with this filter.

We DIY’d the replacement install of this upgraded whole house water filtration system. No fitting/adapters are included, normal practice, as everyone’s situation is unique. The instructions did not specify a preferential material type of fitting adapter/s. Just that the system was a 1” female and in our case we needed to adapt to 3/4” home pex plumbing.The first 2 times attempting install, we used metal adapter/fittings, both times the system leaked. The metal also caused the female threaded area in the unit, to shed a small amount of plastic with each install. First install attempt we used plumber’s tape wrapped around male threads 10 times, as the instructions recommended. For the second install attempt, we used plumber’s putty, it still leaked.Determined to stop the leaking, I searched on you tube for install video’s. One video showed this exact system and they used polypropylene adapter fitting. So here on Amazon, I found a heavy duty polypropylene hose fitting that adapted from the 1” to 3/4” (Banjo HB100-075 Polypropylene adapter).They worked great with both the system and our Pex plumbing. Used a heat gun to soften the Pex, then pushed the Pex into the barbed 3/4” end. Allowed it to cool down.On the adapter’s male threaded end, we applied plumber’s putty to the threads, added 4-5 turns of plumber’s tape and ended with a thin layer of more plumber’s putty, (over top of the tape). The putty helped the plumber’s tape to adhere much better than usual. We then ended with a small amount of plumber’s putty over top of the tape. In the system housing on the 1” female thread area, we applied a small amount of plumber’s putty. After hand installing the fitting adapter into the unit, we used a metal adjustable wrench to tighten it down.It took “3rd times a charm” but we are now very happy with this system. We have a high iron content (16ppm) and so far, the system seems to be working out great!! It is much better than the single unit we replaced.If I can figure it out, I will update this review on how long these filters last. If they don’t last long enough, I will upgrade to the better filters available. This will help extend time between filter replacements.Just a side note: I also learned from the YouTube video, to use a “food grade” lubricant/grease on the large O-rings. It will allow less friction on the ring, therefore allowing the ring to last longer. There are two O-rings on each filter casing. The top one comes off easy, so the whole ring could be coated. The bottom ring is tight, so I did not remove it. I applied the lubricant just on the exposed part of this O-ring.Hope this information makes everyone’s install experience so much easier. Use polypropylene fittings/adapters ONLY, NOT METAL!! Also use both the combination of plumber’s putty and tape!!

Purchased this unit for my water service which has a very high Chlorine level and smell.I process my water in the home for drinking through an single under counter cold water filter/faucet currently and then processed that through a filtration pitcher.In an effort to start the process sooner and hopefully remove having to use the pitcher portion. I installed this 2 stage housing unit with the base filters to start with. I am happy with the product from the installation level and it went in pretty easy. I installed it after the pressure valve and meter as you can see in the picture, and I need to add a tie-in with a check valve to the outside hose bib, for filter change startup running of the water, but for now I just run the cold water through the sink in the kitchen.It has drastically reduced the chlorine smell in the hot water of the shower and it functions as the starting point. The standard filters that came with it however did not reduce the chlorine level as much as I would have liked to see. I will be changing out the 2nd stage filter for a better grade unit to see if that gets the result I am looking for, which is to get to a point of not having to use the pitcher and just passing the drinking water through the under counter filter, after if has passed through the whole house filter.I did not give it 5 stars because even though the unit was extremely simple to install, I feel the mounting bracket could be a bit stronger and more stable. The current bracket flexes with very little pressure on the filters. I don't see any issue for a problem down the line in the future, I just would have preferred something that did not flex as much as it does.I do highly recommend the housing unit for anyone looking for a basic 2 stage unit. The only suggestion is to make sure that your filter options will meet your needs for your project.