Top 10 Home Water Filters, Water Purifiers & Water Treatment System Brands
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| Brand | Aquasana | Amway | Culligan | Kenmore | GE | Everpure | Seagul | PUR | Brita | Brita |
| Model Number | AQ-4000 | E-5199 | SY-2300 | Deluxe 38465 | Smart Water GXSV10C | H-54 | IV X-1 | Plus FM-3000 | Faucet Filter | Pitcher Filter |
| Retail Price | $119.95 | $420.00 | $159.99 | $149.99 | $139.99 | $149.99 | $420.00 | $49.95 | $34.95 | $24.95 |
| Replacement Cartridge Cost & Capacity | $45.00 / 500 Gal. | $120.00 / 1250 Gal. | $50.39 / 500 Gal. | $49.00 / 500 Gal. | $60.00 / 540 Gal. | $79.95 / 750 Gal. | $69.99 / 1000 Gal. | $20.00 / 100 Gal. | $20.00 / 100 Gal. | $7.70 / 30 Gal. |
| Per Gallon "Cost Of Use" | 9 ¢ Per Gal. | 9.6 ¢ Per Gal. | 10 ¢ Per Gal. | 9.8 ¢ Per Gal. | 11 ¢ Per Gal. | 10.6 ¢ Per Gal. | 7 ¢ Per Gal. | 20 ¢ Per Gal. | 20 ¢ Per Gal. | 25 ¢ Per Gal. |
| Removes Chlorine | YES >99% |
YES 97.9% |
YES 97% |
YES 99% |
YES 97% |
YES 96% |
YES >75% |
YES 98% |
YES 99% |
YES >75% |
| Removes Lead | YES >99% |
YES 98% |
YES 95% |
YES 92% |
YES 98% |
YES 97% |
NO | YES 96% |
YES 99% |
YES 93% |
| Removes Cysts | YES >99.99% |
YES 99.5% |
YES 99% |
NO | YES >99% |
YES >99% |
YES >99% |
YES 99.99% |
YES 99.99% |
NO |
| Removes THMs | YES >99% |
YES >99% |
YES 95% |
YES 99% |
YES 95% |
NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Removes VOCs | YES >99% |
YES >99% |
YES 95% |
YES 95% |
YES 99% |
NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Removes Lindane | YES >99% |
YES 72.7% |
YES 99% |
YES 99% |
YES 99% |
NO | NO | YES 97% |
YES 99% |
NO |
| Removes Alachlor | YES >98% |
YES 95% |
YES 98% |
YES 95% |
YES 98% |
NO | NO | NO | YES 99% |
NO |
| Removes Atrizine | YES >97% |
YES >97% |
YES 97% |
YES 97% |
YES 97% |
NO | NO | YES 96% |
YES 92% |
NO |
| Removes Benzene | YES >99% |
YES >97% |
YES 99% |
YES 83% |
YES 99% |
NO | NO | NO | YES 96% |
NO |
| Removes TCE | YES >99% |
YES >98% |
YES 99% |
YES 98% |
YES 99% |
NO | YES >99% |
NO | YES 99% |
NO |
| Removes MTBE | YES >93% |
NO | YES 90% |
NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Total Cost For 1 Year/1000 gal. | $164.95 | $420.00 | $210.38 | $198.99 | $199.99 | $229.90 | $489.99 | $229.95 | $214.95 | $273.91 |
All pricing and performance claims were taken from manufacturer?s literature and certified claims.
Many brands were reviewed and not included in this comparison due to unsupported performance claims. Some brands made various claims in literature and on company web sites that did not match the "certified claims" on the product's "Performance Data Sheet". Only performance claims that have been certified by NSF, UL or the Dept. of Health were considered in our comparisons. The water treatment industry is very heavily regulated. Companies that market uncertified products, or make uncertified claims are restricted as to how and where they can sell their products. Beware of companies that offer different Performance Claims for different states. CA, WI,IA,MS and several other states, prohibit uncertified claims.