Whole House Water Filtration Systems

We at RT Olson Plumbing are thrilled to introduce our newest addition to our product line:

The Halo 5 Whole House Water Filtration & Conditioning System

This ground-breaking system not only ensures the safety and health of your family with clean filtered water but also offers a host of other benefits that contribute to a better quality of life.

With zero maintenance and a 10-year warranty, the Halo 5 system solves hard water and chlorine problems, inhibits scale and corrosion, and eliminates the need for bottled water.

Say goodbye to bad-tasting water! With the Halo 5 Water System’s premium-grade carbon media, you can look forward to crystal clear, great-tasting water every day at every faucet!

How Long Does The Halo 5 Water System Last?

One of the key features of the Halo 5 is its durability.

The system is designed to last many years, maintaining its efficiency and effectiveness.

It comes with a robust 10-year warranty, reflecting our confidence in the longevity of this product.

That means you can enjoy clean, filtered water for at least a decade without worrying about your system’s performance.

Is It Worth The Investment?

Let’s get real about the Halo 5 system. Sure, it comes with an initial price tag, but what you’re really investing in is a future full of advantages that’ll pay dividends.

Imagine ditching that bottled water expense and saying goodbye to health risks from contaminated water.

Picture your appliances running smoothly for longer because they’re not wrestling with hard water buildup.

And let’s not forget about all the time you’ll reclaim from scrubbing limescale off surfaces.

When you crunch the numbers, the Halo 5 system isn’t just a purchase; it’s a savvy investment in your home’s health and efficiency.

Will It Remove Hardness From Water?

Absolutely! One of the most significant advantages of the Halo 5 system is its ability to tackle hard water problems effectively.

Hard water, characterized by high mineral content, can cause many issues, from unsightly limescale buildup on your fixtures to appliance damage.

The Halo 5 system efficiently softens your water by altering the structure of the minerals’ ions, significantly reducing these problems and ensuring your water is kinder to your home and your skin.

Is It A Water Softener?

While the differences are profound, the Halo 5 Whole House Water Filtration & Conditioning System also functions as a water softener.

It uses innovative HALO ION Inline Water Conditioner technology that alters the structure of hard water minerals’ ions, softening the water.

The Halo’s process does not involve using salt or chemicals, making it an environmentally friendly option.

Traditional water softeners have three (3) significant drawbacks, however:

1) they put small amounts of salt into the water to displace the hard water minerals (which require salt supply and maintenance). Note: many cities have banned salt-based water softeners (a.k.a. ion-exchange softeners).

2) they do not filter chlorine, lead, arsenic, or other contaminants from the water.

3) they require a reverse osmosis system at the kitchen sink to remove the salt for cooking and drinking.

In contrast, the Halo 5 is a complete whole-house water filtration and conditioning solution that:

1) dissolves existing limescale buildup.

2) prevents future hard water limescale buildup.

3) filters the water to remove chlorine, chloramines, gases, dyes, fuels, heavy metals, pesticides, pollutants, disinfectants, TTHM, sodium hypochlorite, undesirable odors, undesirable taste, and volatile organic contaminants.

4) removes suspended matter to the 5 micron or less range and effectively removes water turbidity.

What About Maintenance?

One of the standout features of the Halo 5 system is its zero maintenance requirement.

The system is designed to backwash automatically once a week. This process resets the media bed and prevents “channeling,” ensuring that the filtration process remains effective.

In other words, the Halo 5 system takes care of itself, leaving you to enjoy the benefits of clean, filtered water without any hassle.

How Does The Halo 5 System Clean Itself?

The Halo 5 system automatically backwashes once a week.

The process doesn’t so much clean the system but rather resets the media bed and prevents “channeling.”

Channeling is when water takes the path of least resistance through the granular bed, reducing contact time with the carbon and lowering effectiveness.

In Conclusion

In conclusion, the Halo 5 Whole House Water Filtration & Conditioning System is a long-term, cost-effective, and low-maintenance solution for providing your home with clean, soft, and great-tasting water

It’s an investment in not only your home but also the health and well-being of your family.

Plus, it reduces house cleaning due to limescale removal and enhances your cooking and drinking experience with filtered water.

Take the leap towards better health and convenience with the Halo 5 water system.

Click the button below to contact RT Olson Plumbing and learn more about how we can help improve the quality of your home’s water.

Why Home Water Filtration Is Needed

Let’s face it, water systems across the country are aging and try as the water companies do to make our water safe, by the time it travels through miles of old pipes and comes through our tap, it’s filled with a cocktail of unwanted and undesirable ingredients.

Lead, arsenic, chlorine, chlorides, nitrates, fuels, pharmaceuticals, pathogens and even micro-plastics are just some of the over 80 contaminants found in many of our public water systems today.

Flint Michigan’s lead contamination made the news, and brought our water problems into the light, but “Thousands of other cities and small towns across the country are serving water with lead or other contamination problems to millions of people.” states Lynn Thorp, national campaigns director for the nonprofit, Clean Water Action. (1) 

Most bottled water hasn’t tested to be much better, in fact, studies found more contaminants and micro-plastics in bottled waters than in tap water. (2)

A NRDC study tested three samples of more than 100 bottled-water brands and found a third of the bottles examined had bacteria or chemical contaminants that exceeded industry standards. (3)

These contaminants can cause a wide-range of serious health issues, both physical and behavioral.

Lets take a quick look at just one of them, Chlorine. Many city water departments use Chlorine to kill any bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens in the water.

Chlorine dries your skin and hair but in the low doses found in tap water, it’s harmless to humans.

Chlorine makes your water taste bad, and smell bad, but it’s pretty much harmless otherwise.

Serious health concerns started arising when it became known that Chlorine is binding with other active minerals in the water and creating dangerous compounds like trihalomethane (THM).

Can you say that last one three times fast? Me neither.

All of these Chlorine by-products are classified as Cancer Group B carcinogens (shown to cause cancer in lab animals).

So a disinfectant used to keep us safe from pathogens and parasites, instead created other chemical compounds that are dangerous to our health.

As a direct result of these dangerous Chlorine by-products, some water systems and cities are beginning to use and test other disinfection processes like ozone, and ultra-violet (UV) light.

Las Vegas NV recently switched from chlorine to using ozone.

Here in Riverside County California, our water systems use Chlorine as their primary disinfectant.

As a plumber, I can tell you that Chlorine also eats away at the rubber seals and gaskets used in faucets and toilets and causes leaks.

So we barely examine just one of the eighty plus contaminants in our water systems and there’s all kinds of issues already.

There’s potentially up to 80 more commonly found contaminants in our water.

Which is why since 2017, the bottled water industry has become the biggest beverage industry in the United States. (4)

But bottled water doesn’t protect you in the shower or bath, you probably aren’t cooking with it, and it’s often tested to be just as bad or worse than tap water. 

Thankfully, there are filtering media technologies that can remove the great majority of these unwanted contaminants.

Once a water test reveals exactly what’s in your water, a multi-media filter tank can be filled with several different types of filter media to target those exact contaminants.

Safe, refreshing, and great-tasting drinking water should never be taken for granted.

And we shouldn’t have to to pay 300 to 500 times the price of tap water for it!

The solution is to filter, and soften if necessary, the water you use everyday at the delivery point – your home, where you use the water.

Sources:

(1) https://www.nrdc.org/stories/whats-your-drinking-water

(2) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chemicals-in-tap-water-could-cause-100000-cases-of-cancer-in-u-s/

and https://health.usnews.com/wellness/articles/bottled-water-vs-tap-water

(3) https://time.com/5686811/is-bottled-water-safest-best/

(4) https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2018/06/01/Bottled-water-takes-top-spot-in-US-in-2017