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Review on Alkaline Ultraviolet Filtration by Express Water by Richard Counts

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I love this filter! The water is crystal clear and tastes great!

Just installed this filter system. Installation was fairly straightforward and easy enough for someone with basic mechanical skills. The hardest part is just working under the sink, which can make you bend over into some weird positions. The drain made a little noise which bothered me at first, but I moved the drain seat further down the drain pipe and that solved the problem. I haven't had any leaks so far and the water is just amazing. It raised the pH of our water to 8.8+, which is the highest my tester reads, and removed all of the chlorine from the water, eliminating the smell and taste of city water. We only had 38psi, so I bought a booster pump to increase the inlet water pressure to the recommended minimum of 40+psi, making the system more efficient and reducing the time to fill the tank. This is a high quality product that is well packaged and the installation instructions and videos are easy to follow. I would recommend this filter system to anyone thinking of buying it. Update: After installing the booster pump, my psi went up to 90, so it looks like it will increase the existing pressure to about 50psi. The maximum recommended pressure is 80psi, so I ordered a pressure regulator to bring the pressure down to 70psi. Water quality improved with increasing psi pressure. I had 34ppm TDS before the booster pump and 14ppm TDS after. In addition, the tank filling time has increased from 2 1/2 hours to 1 hour. The pump is fairly quiet, barely noticeable even up close.

Pros
  • The best
Cons
  • The packaging is ugly