Review on 💧 Pentek FloPlus 10 Carbon Filter Cartridge: Advanced Filtration for Optimal Water Purity by David Naranjo

, I live in a town with historically hard water and chemicals in the water. We installed a water softener when we bought our house, but it still gave us skin irritation after a long shower and the need to use a filter jug for drinking water. Since we had to replace the entire house water system with a Pex water system when we bought it, I knew the chemicals weren't coming from inside the house. I added a dual filter after the water softener forming two Pentek "Big Blue” units, one with a pleated sediment filter and the other with a carbon filter. The immediate effect was great. Our cold water was immediately drinkable straight from the tap (although we still like to use the shaving mug in the fridge to cool it down), and after two or three showers to clean the contents of our kettle, the irritation and dry skin was gone. .We had to replace the filters after about 6 months when the pressure in the filter system dropped noticeably and the skin irritation returned. The previously white pleated filter showed obvious signs of chlorine contamination and had turned a slightly green tint, and both filters had a slick film of rot on the inlet water seal. The replacement quickly eliminated both pressure loss and skin irritation. Water pipes cause our water to contain lead, so removal is a priority for us.