Product Review

The WGB22BM whole house filtration system is an ideal inch point of entry" filtration system for cleaning up well water. Unlike inch point of use" systems (like reverse osmosis systems) that are installed to Supply water to a specific faucet, the WGB22BM filters your water from the source. This means water from every output in your home will have passed through the two filtration stages of the WGB22BM. So what exactly do these two stages of filtration offer used as the first stage of defense on the system, the stage 1 housing holds a micron CTO coconut shell carbon block filter. Block carbon is more effective than other forms of carbon in that it is finely ground up carbon packed into a solidified block. This means they have a higher density than other types of carbon filters, and are therefore more effective in removing their targeted contaminants. The carbon block filter knocks out bad tastes and odors, removes over 90% of chlorine from the water, and is highly effective on organic chemicals (VOCs) like pesticides, herbicides, and industrial chemicals. The second stage of the WGB22BM has an iron and manganese reducing filter - also great for the plethora of heavy metals found in well water sources. The fm25b iron and manganese reducing filter is only included with the WGB22BM, as it is not needed for most municipal water supplies that the wgb22b targets. If you are on municipal (city) water or a generally clean water Supply, you may want to consider the wgb22b over the WGB22BM. For removing the common contaminants and heavy metals found in the majority of well water supplies however, the WGB22BM fits the bill.