Reduces up to 99% of 89 harmful contaminants including lead, mercury, asbestos, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, chlorine, microplastics and more. Claryum filtration reduces harmful contaminants – those you can see, smell and taste, and those you can't – for optimally clean water.

An American water experts brand under Sun Water Inc., Aquasana was founded in 1997, holds 26 patents worldwide and its products are certified by NSF.

We recommend the Aquasana AQ-5200 because its certifications are among the best of any system we've found; they include (like the rest of our picks here) chlorine, lead, mercury, PFAS, multiple pesticides, and microplastics.

Claryum® 2-Stage: Replace every 6 months or 500 gallons. Claryum® 3-Stage: Replace every 6 months or 600 gallons. Claryum® 3-Stage Max Flow: Replace every 6 months or 800 gallons.

INSTALL A UV-EQUIPPED AQUASANSA WATER FILTER The Aquasana UV Water Filter kills 99.99% of viruses, bacteria, and chlorine resistant cysts like cryptosporidium and giardia. The UV bulb is easy to replace and lasts an entire year so you don't have to deal with frequent swaps.

Benefits and Drawbacks Along with being more cost and space efficient, carbon filters remove organic compounds including pesticides, herbicides, chlorine, and solvents to name a few. That being said, activated carbon cannot remove bacteria, viruses or dissolved solids that are found in tap water.

Aquasana Home Water Filtration products are manufactured by Sun Water Systems, Inc. in Haltom City, Texas.

Aquasana China provides the Chinese market with the high-quality 100% imported U.S.-made home water filtration systems.

Signs as Clear as Water That Your Water Is No Longer Clear

1. Your Water Smells Strange.
2. Your Water Tastes Strange.
3. Your Water Flow Rate Is Dropping.
4. Your Water Takes a Long Time to Filter.
5. Your Water Has Floaty Bits or Black Mold.
6. Your Water Feels Slippery.
7. Your Water Filter Is Heavily Used.

While you might not think about this one, harmful organisms can breed in your filter if left for too long. If they breed there, the water that goes through your system will pick up these harmful organisms and spread them throughout your home.

For peace of mind, all Aquasana drinking systems have a Claryum® filter. Simply put – Claryum® filters are NSF certified to reduce all the things you can't see, smell, or taste for a complete list of 77 contaminants.

All Aquasana's drinking systems are NSF certified to remove up to 99% of lead and 67 other contaminants including asbestos, pharmaceuticals, chloramines, PFOA & PFOS, herbicides, pesticides, industrial solvents, mercury, and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Drawbacks to using activated carbon filters

• Filter replacement. Replacing saturated carbon filters may become inconvenient and expensive.
• Cannot remove particle pollution. Carbon air filters remove many organic compounds from the air, but as mentioned above, they cannot address particulate pollutants.

Activated Carbon (AC) filtration, as with any water treatment method, is not capable of removing every possible type of contaminant. For example, sodium, microbes, fluoride, and nitrates cannot be removed with AC filtration. Water softening also cannot be achieved with AC filters.

A. O.Smith On August 8, 2016, A. O. Smith, acquired Austin-based water filtration company Aquasana (previously known as Sun Water Systems) from L' Catterton for $87 Million.

Aquasana's NSF Certified drinking water filters remove over 77 harmful contaminants from water including chlorine, chloramines, pharmaceuticals, herbicides, pesticides, industrial solvents, lead, asbestos, and mercury while preserving healthy minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassium.