Compare Whole-House Filtration

The top whole-house filtration side-by-side — facts only. Independently ranked, never pay-to-rank.

Pentair Pelican PC600 Whole House Filter

Pentair Pelican PC1000 Whole House Filter

Aquasana Rhino Whole House Filter (1,000,000 gal)

Aquasana Rhino Max Flow Whole House Filter

SpringWell CF1 Whole House Filter (1,000,000 gal)

A.O. Smith AO-WH-FILTER Whole House Filtration

US Water Systems Matrixx inFusion Whole House

Brand

Pentair / Pelican

Aquasana

SpringWell Water

A.O. Smith

US Water Systems

Price range

$900–$1,100

$1,300–$1,600

$900–$1,200

$1,300–$1,700

$1,000–$1,500

$100–$200

$1,800–$2,800

NSF certs

NSF/ANSI 42, NSF/ANSI 61

NSF/ANSI 42 (component), NSF/ANSI 53 (component)

NSF/ANSI 42

NSF/ANSI (component-listed media/valve)

Rating

4.4 (1,300)

4.4 (700)

4.3 (1,400)

4.3 (500)

4.5 (1,200)

4.4 (1,100)

4.5 (350)

Warranty

Limited lifetime on tanks

10yr limited

Lifetime (limited); 6-month money-back

1yr limited

Limited lifetime (tank/valve)

Rank score

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