APEC Water Systems CB1-CAB20-BB APEC Whole House Carbon Water Filter with 20" Home Filtration System, Blue

Pictures of product shows 3/4” bit it’s really 1” Don’t buy the parts needed to do the job until you get the filter in your hands. They send two times same unit with 1” connectors.

We replace these filters about once a year, and they work great! No leaks. Attached is a before-and-after pic of replacing after 1 year.

We got tired of paying the expensive yearly filter change with the water company that installed our system so we’ve been slowly changing the pieces out so my husband can do it himself. This works perfectly and it’s nice to know it’s made in the USA. No issues with water pressure and was easy to install.

A sturdy design. Installed it before the water softener to filter out chlorine in the city water so the resin bed in softener will last longer. Bought a spare o-ring and silicone grease and a spare filter cartridge so I am ready when its time to change the filter (6-months to a year depending on water usage-good for 50,000 gallons, or until water pressure drops to where it becomes problematic). The cartridge is pricy (about $49), but worth it for the job this filter is doing. Flow rate through the filter is very good. Cannot tell its there. So far all is OK. Haven't yet experienced the cartridge change-out. It would be nice if this had a pressure relief button. As it is, after shut-off, will need to go into house and open up closest faucet to relieve pressure. We'll see how that goes.

I bought this unit to replace a four foot tall GAC filter that was way over do for a change and was making the city water smell. Install went smoothly, had to buy thread reducers because the filter has 1 inch input/output, but my water line was only 3/4 inch. The over all quality of the product was top notch, thick plastic construction, heavy duty painted metal bracket. Not sure if they've improved the plastic wrench since the other reviewer complained ,but the wrench did not seem cheap at all, thick construction and worked perfectly without fear of breaking. The only thing that confused me was the lack of hardware to connect the bracket to the filter top, I had to buy additional screws because the ones provided were used to connect the bracket to the wall. The overall filtering performance has been great, it removes the chlorine taste from the city water and made the smell disappear that the old filter was producing. There is zero oder to the filtered water.