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Whole-Home Filtration guides from the manufacturer

Matching filtration technology to the water problem and designing multi-stage treatment.

Written and maintained by Aquonyx — educational material for dealers, installers, and homeowners researching a decision.

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Carbon + Softener in One Tank or Two? How Dealers Choose for City Water

When a one-tank carbon + softener combo fits a city-water job, when to quote two tanks, and how to size, install and service each. A guide for dealers.

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How to Find Your Home's Water Flow Rate (GPM Calculator for Dealers)

Estimate a home's peak and sustained GPM by fixture count or bucket test, then map it to 1, 1.5 or 2 cu ft of carbon. Dealer calculator and worked examples inside.

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Coconut vs. Catalytic Carbon: Key Differences for Water Dealers

Acid-washed coconut carbon or catalytic carbon for city water? What each media does, where it fits, how to size it, and how to pick from the local water report.

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How to Choose the Right Carbon Filter Size: 1 vs. 1.5 vs. 2 Cu Ft Explained

Size a carbon filter for city water: 1, 1.5 or 2 cu ft? Match peak flow (GPM) to carbon type with a sizing table, a calculator, worked examples and mistakes to avoid.

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How a Whole-Home Water Treatment Sequence Is Designed — and Why the Order Matters

Multi-stage water treatment fails quietly when stages are installed in the wrong order. The sequencing logic professionals use, for city and well water.

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4 min read

How to Size Whole-Home Carbon Filtration for Municipal Water

Carbon systems are sized by flow and contact time, not tank looks. Service flow, peak demand, media volume, chloramine derating and backwash, for dealers.

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The Municipal Water Treatment Sequence: Carbon, Softener and Reverse Osmosis in the Right Order

The standard city-water treatment train — carbon, then softener, then point-of-use RO — and the engineering reasons for that order. For dealers.

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4 min read

How Water Treatment Dealers Should Read a Consumer Confidence Report

The annual CCR is the dealer's primary document for municipal water. MCL vs MCLG, contaminant tables, disinfectant type, and what the report leaves out.

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3 min read

Chlorine vs. Chloramine: A Municipal-Water Treatment Guide for Dealers

Chlorine and chloramine disinfect the same water but behave differently at the filter. Identification, carbon selection, contact time and RO protection.

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