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Home > Nalcohealth > Aquasana Water Filters > Aquasana Rhino EQ-1000 Premium 10 Year Whole House Water Filtration System
Guarantee: 10 years or one million gallons of the freshest & cleanest filtered water
The EQ-1000 features the same innovative upflow filtration design as our EQ-600 plus a larger 20 inch pre-filter and upgraded filtration media to protect your home from water contaminants and chemicals for up to 1,000,000 gallons (3.8 million litres!) or 10 years of continuous use.
The Rhino whole house water system is regarded as the leading whole house water system on the market. Its 3 stage filtration process supplies better than bottled water quality throughout the entire household for only pennies a day.
This means all the water used in your home can benefit from the purest possible water; the water you & your loved ones drink, shower and bathe in, the water you wash your clothes in, the EQ-1000 whole house water filter supplies healthy, filtered water to every faucet and water source in your house.
It works as a point-of-entry system to reduce chlorine and chlorine-resistant parasites as soon as water enters a home’s plumbing system. The EQ-1000 Rhino Whole House filter system is one of a very few whole house water filter systems certified by NSF International for contaminant reduction – the gold standard in water filtration.
Aquasana Rhino is the right product for your family's water needs! Drink, shower, bathe, LIVE in pure, healthy water.
The Aquasana EQ-1000 Whole House Water filter is certified by NSF International to NSF/ANSI standard 42. Many other systems on the market today claim contaminant reduction with certified media, but at Aquasana, we believe that the entire system and media should be certified. This holistic certification is important for two reasons:
1) Contact time with the filtration media is the most important factor for successful contaminant reduction. A system with certified media that is designed poorly may simply not have enough filtration media to be effective, or the water may have insufficient contact time with the filtration media to effectively reduce contaminants. There is no way to tell what kind of effectiveness a system has without a complete system certification.
2) NSF certified systems must pass stringent structural integrity, toxicology and material extraction tests. This means that labs test systems to ensure that they will continue to operate correctly under constant water pressure. It also means that the systems are made of quality materials that will not add anything or leach additional contamination, like BPA from cheap plastic, back into your water.
We have been personally using Aquasana water filters since 2014, and our entire family use it (including our babies and young children), and we are happy, confident and comfortable to share it with you.
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Our whole house water system comprises three carefully sequenced stages, each with its own unique formula of high-potency contaminant-grabbing media.
It's important to keep the media separate both to maximize contact time between the water and the media, and prevent mixing the different types of media.
Mixing different filtration media can result in clumping and hardening over time, which causes channeling — where water flows through the same path through the media — minimizing effectiveness.
We designed our sequenced three-stage, multi-directional flow system to optimize the contaminant reduction process and eliminate as much contamination as possible at each stage.
The EQ-1000 Premium is ideal for those connected to local town or municipal water supply.
For those who source their water from Well or untreated water supplies the EQ-300-Well is the perfect solution, this can be further customised with a UV filter for the ultimate in water purity.
Your skin is your largest organ.
The human body absorbs moisture through both your skin and lungs while you bathe or shower, so it also absorbs any vaporized contamination that may be present.
Removing that contamination gives you a healthier and cleaner showering experience, which often means softer skin and hair within days. Removing vaporized contamination also improves the air quality in your home by reducing the volatile chemicals that a hot shower will produce.
Our whole house filter will effectively remove over 97% of the chlorine in all of the water in your home.
*Download the Aquasana EQ 1000 Rhino Installation Manual (PDF)>
*Please note the EQ-1000 unit for sale in the UK does not have the
by-pass loop feature, shut-off valves, bend supports & brass “T”
fittings as detailed in this PDF manual.
We have been personally using Aquasana water filters since 2014, and our entire family use it (including our babies and young children), and we are happy, confident and comfortable to share it with you.
We
are affiliates of Aquasana, meaning that if you buy through our
affiliate links, we get paid a small commission at no added costs to
you. Buying through our affiliate link also means that you buy direct
from the manufacturer, who will ship it directly to you - this means
that you always get best price (no rental or staff or storage costs).
Buy This Aquasana Water Filter Directly From The Manufacturer Here
The system is easy to install with the help of a licensed plumber and requires no electricity or back-flushing.
It installs where your water line enters your home - typically where your hot water heater is located. It can be installed inside or outside your home, and needs only be protected from extreme temperatures or direct sunlight.
The system comes with everything you need for installation. System maintenance is easy: just replace the two main filter tanks every 1,000,000 gallons /3.8 million litres (10 years for the average household), and you can replace them yourself without a plumber's assistance.
Simply shut off the water at your system with the provided valve, detach your main tanks (bottom and top tanks), and replace them with the new EQ-1000R tanks. No messy, time-consuming, media-only replacements required.
The process takes minutes.
1. Why are whole house water filters considered point of entry systems?
The filtration system is installed at the point where the main water
supply enters the home, delivering filtered water to all subsequent
outlets.
2. What is hard water?
Hard water
contains a higher than average amount of dissolved minerals (primarily
calcium and magnesium), and a higher concentration of multivalent
cations (Ca2+ and Mg2+).
3. Does having hard water mean it is contaminated?
No, hard water is more of a nuisance than a health issue, and is not
considered contaminated. Most water sources in the UK and Europe are
considered hard.
Is hard water safe to drink? — Yes, hard water is
healthy enough to drink.
4. What is soft water?
Having soft water means you have a lower concentration of dissolved
minerals and multivalent cations in your water. The most recognizable
trait of "soft" water is how much more soap lathers, as opposed to hard
water, in which soap lathers less.
5. Does having soft water mean it is clean water?
Soft water does not mean clean water. Your water can be soft and
still have contaminants present in the water. Soft water simplly has a
lower concentration of dissolved minerals and multivalent cations.
Is it
safe to drink? — Yes, soft water is considered potable as long as the
water has not passed through a sodium-based water softener.
Drinking
water from a sodium-based softener increased your daily intake of
sodium, which can lead to health problems in sodium-sensitive
individuals.
6. What is a water softener?
A
water softener is a system designed to remove/reduce calcium and
magnesium from the water by exchanging it with sodium (or sometimes
hydrogen or potassium).
This is done through an ion exchange resin that
alters the molecular structure of the calcium and magnesium from a
divalent ion to a univalent ion, making the water "softer." Do softeners
reduce chemical contamination?
Softeners do not remove chemical
contamination themselves, but softeners sometimes have a carbon filter
working in conjunction with the softener to treat contamination.
7. What type of filtration mediums do you use in the top tank of the EQ-1000?
The EQ-1000 top tank contains a KDF-55 medium (A mixture of 55%
copper and 45% zinc mineral alloy) for the reduction of chlorine and
certain heavy metals*, as well as a crushed mineral filter stone to
enhance the water's pH and control scale* on internal plumbing.
Both
media are bacteriostatic*, which means they prohibit bacteria and algae
from growing or developing within the system.
8. What is the difference between EQ-300 and EQ-1000?
Both systems address the removal of chlorine in municipal water. The
EQ-300 is certified by NSF to reduce chlorine by 97% for 300,000
gallons. The EQ-1000 is certified by Pace Anayltics at NSF standards.
The EQ-1000 has an additional 5 lbs of carbonized coconut shell in the
top tank, plus 2 additional lbs of KDF-55. It also comes with a 10 year
Warranty on the tanks.
9. What is KDF?
KDF
stands for kinetic degradation fluxion, which is a redox filtration
medium. KDF uses a unique combination of copper and zinc that creates an
electrochemical reaction.
During this reaction, electrons are
transferred between molecules, creating new, harmless molecules and
compounds. Free chlorine, for instance, is changed into benign,
water-soluble chloride, which is then carried harmlessly through the
water supply.
Similarly, some heavy metals* such as copper*, lead*,
mercury* and others, cling to the medium's surface, thus being
effectively removed from the water supply.
10. What type of medium is used in the bottom tank of the EQ-1000?
The EQ-1000 bottom tank contains a carbonized coconut shell medium that reduces synthetic chemicals* and VOC's*.
11. What percentage of chlorine do Aquasana Whole Home Systems remove? And for how long?
The EQ-1000 is certified to NSF Standard 42 by an independent lab,
Pace Analytic, for the reduction of >97% of chlorine for 1,000,000
gallons.
12. Does the EQ-1000 remove calcium?
No. The KDF medium in the top tank of these systems change the structure
of calcium into a form of calcium called aragonite, which has trouble
sticking to the inner walls of plumbing and therefore reduces the
possibility of scale buildup in plumbing.
13. What is the flow rate of the EQ-1000?
All Aquasana Whole House Systems perform at approximately 7 gallons per minute (gpm).
14. Will I experience a drop in water pressure after installing the EQ-1000?
As long as your home is less than 3500 sq. ft. and you have 3-1/2
bathrooms or fewer, you should not experience any noticeable drops in
pressure. If you have a larger home, we can build a custom system to
deal with the typical water capacity of your home.
15. What is chloramine, and does the EQ-1000 remove it?
Chloramine is a disinfection agent used as an alternative to chlorine
in some city water treatment facilities.
They use chloramines for two
big reasons: (1) chloramine is less reactive, so it does not create as
many disinfection by-products as chlorine, and (2) chloramine is more
persistent, and remains in the treated water through the distribution
network all the way to the taps in the homes the treatment facility
serves.
The EQ-1000 is certified for the removal of chlorine, and the
process of removing chlorine is similar in most respects to the process
used to remove chloramine. The key difference is that chloramine
exhausts the standard activated carbon in the bottom and top tank of the
unit quickly, making the EQ-1000 a little less effective at removing
it*.
For customers with chloramine in their water, we have created a
product with media that is more effective at addressing chloramines. The
part number for this system upgrade is EQ-400, and it is available for
purchase by calling the Aquasana Water Specialists at 866.662.6885.
16. Does the EQ-1000 remove bacteria or viruses?
No, if you are concerned about bacteria or viruses in your water
supply, we recommend that you consider our ultraviolet light sanitation
system.
The ultraviolet light sanitation system uses ultra violet
radiation to sanitize drinking water as it passes through the system,
which changes the DNA structure of microbiological contaminants and some
cysts.
UV light radiation also prevents bacteria and viruses from
reproducing, and microbiological contaminants cannot survive without
constant reproduction.
17. Do I need a licensed plumber to install the EQ-1000?
Yes, it is necessary that you have a licensed plumber install the
system for you, to ensure that the system is installed properly. Since
most licensed plumbers carry insurance to cover any damages caused by an
installation error, having a licensed plumber install the system for
you will give you the security that the work was done properly and that
the installation is backed up by the plumbing company's insurance plan.
Not having the system installed by a licensed plumber will void the
warranty of the EQ-1000.
* Not part of NSF certification
We have been personally using Aquasana water filters since 2014, and our entire family use it (including our babies and young children), and we are happy, confident and comfortable to share it with you.
We
are affiliates of Aquasana, meaning that if you buy through our
affiliate links, we get paid a small commission at no added costs to
you. Buying through our affiliate link also means that you buy direct
from the manufacturer, who will ship it directly to you - this means
that you always get best price (no rental or staff or storage costs).
Buy This Aquasana Water Filter Directly From The Manufacturer Here
We are moving to nalcophysio.com! There will be content discussing orthopedic and sports conditions such as back pain, knee pain etc. See you there =)