I anticipate that many here are on a well. Anyone utilizing a full-home filtration system? I have my eye on one of these Aquasana Rhino systems, but I don’t know anything on the topic. Overkill?
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The first thing to do is to get your well water tested by an independent lab (not anyone who sells filters or water softeners). Here in Texas, many large-population counties have their own labs and do it. I had a neighboring county do mine (my county is relatively small), and the cost five years ago was $200 for a complete panel. You have to get a good fresh sample, then you want to take it in for testing right away (don't let it sit for days before your do). Besides the basic things you'll want to know like hardness, total dissolved solids, pH, etc., it will tell you what and how much of common elements and ions are in your water. Some labs may make you pay extra to analyze for bacteria and cysts, etc.
If you don't have any harmful bacteria, then you are probably wasting money on a UV light or other disinfection.
Groundwater varies tremendously from place to place to place, depending mostly on your aquifer. You may need different kinds of filters for different problems; there is not a one-size-fits-all solution, hence the need to get your well water tested.
Our well water tastes great, has no harmful bacteria, and no sediment, but is very hard and has high pH. We have a chelating filter to help that, but nothing else. In the house we are in the process of building, I may put a small water softener in only for the water heaters.