Whole House Water Filtration by Honest Water Ohio in Loveland, OH

Whole House Water Filtration, answered

What does a whole house water purification system remove?

At the point of entry, hardness (calcium and magnesium) and chlorine plus the disinfection byproducts that come with it. At the kitchen, the reverse osmosis stage takes it further and handles lead, fluoride, PFAS and the dissolved solids a carbon filter alone leaves behind.

Is whole home water filtration worth it on Cincinnati city water?

On most of the service area, yes, for two separate reasons. Greater Cincinnati Water Works publishes 7.4 grains per gallon out of the Richard Miller plant and does no softening, so the hardness the Ohio River carries is the hardness that reaches your water heater. Separately, GCWW treats with granular activated carbon and UV and has to add chlorine to keep the water safe on the way to you, which is what you taste and smell in the shower. Whole home filtration handles both at the point of entry. It is worth knowing that about 12 percent of GCWW customers are on the Bolton plant instead, where 2025 PFOA and PFOS both tested slightly above the federal limit that takes effect in 2029. If that is your line, the reverse osmosis stage at the kitchen is the part that addresses it, not the carbon filter.

What is the difference between filtering and softening?

They solve different problems and most homes need both. Softening pulls calcium and magnesium out, which is what stops scale on fixtures and inside the water heater. Filtering removes chemical contaminants, chlorine and taste. A softener will not take chlorine out and a carbon filter will not stop scale.

Will it cut my water pressure?

Not when it is sized right. Pressure loss is a sizing failure, not an inherent cost of point-of-entry treatment, which is why the fixture count and flow rate get measured before anything is quoted.

Does the whole house system cover drinking water too?

The point-of-entry stage improves every tap, and the package includes an under-sink reverse osmosis unit with alkaline remineralization for the kitchen. Whole-home carbon and drinking-water reverse osmosis are doing two different jobs.

Where does the equipment go?

Wherever the main line enters, which in most Greater Cincinnati homes is the garage or the basement. We need a drain within reach and a power outlet for the valve head.