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Sediment filters catch grit and rust; carbon reduces chlorine, chloramine, taste and odour. Together they're the backbone of most municipal whole-home and under-sink setups.
Sediment filters strain particles — sand, pipe scale, rust flakes — before they scratch fixtures or clog downstream carbon, softener resin or RO membranes. Ratings (e.g. 5 micron) and style (cartridge, spin-down, backwashing) depend on how dirty the supply gets.
Activated carbon adsorbs chlorine and many taste-and-odour compounds. Chloramine (chlorine bonded with ammonia), used by many Canadian cities, needs catalytic carbon and enough contact time — a small under-sink cartridge is often undersized for whole-home chloramine.
Tank-style carbon beds handle higher flow; cartridge systems are compact and easy to service for lighter duty or point-of-use.
Kitchen carbon improves drinking water. Whole-home carbon improves every shower and tap. Many homeowners do both: point-of-entry carbon/sediment plus kitchen RO for dissolved contaminants.
Point-of-use carbon/sediment setups can be a few hundred dollars installed. Whole-home catalytic carbon systems commonly land from roughly $1,000–$4,000+ depending on tank size and plumbing.
Cartridges are typically annual (or sooner with heavy sediment). Monitor pressure drop — a sudden loss of flow often means a clogged sediment stage. Tank carbon media is replaced on a longer multi-year cycle.
Carbon & Sediment Filters
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