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Home Water Filters: What exactly is a whole house water filter?Updated 3 months ago

Home Water Filters: What exactly is a whole house water filter?


Whole house water filters deliver purified water throughout the entire home to every faucet. These large, high-capacity systems are installed on the main water line before the water heater to provide purified water to both hot and cold water lines. In the water industry, whole house filters are also known as point-of-entry (POE) filters because they treat water at the entry point going into the home. Smaller drinking water filters are known as Point-of-use (POU) because they can typically only treat water at a single station where the water is being used, like a kitchen counter.

Water softeners are a popular type of whole house filter, but they are actually just one subcategory under the whole house filtration branch which includes many types of specialized systems. We offer a large selection of both POE and POU water filters to treat every water need & concern.

 Reverse Osmosis
Drinking Water Systems
Whole House
Water Conditioners & Filters
Filtration TypePOU (Point-of-Use)POE (Point-of-Entry)
Output water to1-2 dedicated RO faucetsEvery faucet in the house
Filtration level0.001 micron, very fine filtration removes 90-99% of TDS, chemical & microbial contamination10-30 micron, basic & specialized filtration including carbon, UV, scale & iron treatment
Water quality“Bottled water quality” drinking waterBathing & cleaning quality water only, not for drinking
Output capacity45-90 gallons a day
(ideal for drinking, cooking only)
Unlimited amount
(for baths, toilets, dishes, etc…)
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