Compare Leading Shower Filter Brands

Shower Filter Comparisons

A consumer guide to shower filter manufacturers and brands.

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1-5 A ‘s, with 5 being the best. Of the many brands of shower filters on the market, the 4 shown below are the only brands we found that performed as claimed. Shower filters are not regulated by any government agency, like drinking water filters are, and therefore we found that many companies made unrealistic and exaggerated performance claims. To effectively remove chlorine from shower water at 2.5 gallons per minute, a certain volume of filter media is required. Most of the smaller brands we reviewed simply did not offer a large enough volume of media to be effective. The top 4 we show below performed at or near the manufacturers claims.

Aquasana

• 2 stage system with replaceable cartridge.
• In our tests removed greater than 80% of chlorine for 10,000 gallons.(6 months)
• Uses 2 filter medias for chlorine and synthetic chemical (VOC) removal.
• Complete new system cost averages $69
• Replacement cartridge cost averages $39 every 6 months.
• Little or no reduction in shower height or water pressure.
• Rating= AAAA

Wellness Filters

2 stage system with replaceable cartridge.

• In our tests removed greater than 80% of chlorine for 10,000 gallons.(6 months)
• Uses 2 filter medias for chlorine & VOC removal.
• Complete system cost averages $249
•  Replacement cartridge cost averages $89 every 6 months.
• Little or no reduction in shower height or water pressure.
• Rating= AAAA

Paragon Filters

• 1 stage system with replaceable cartridge.
• In our tests removed 60% to 70% of chlorine for 6,000 gallons.(3.4 months)
• Uses 1 filter media for chlorine reduction.
• Complete system cost averages $59
• Replacement cartridge cost averages $35 every 3.4 months.
• Little or no reduction in shower height, some reduction in water pressure towards end of filter life.
• Rating= AAA

AWF Filters

1 stage system with replaceable and reversible cartridge.

• In our tests removed greater than 90% of chlorine for 12,000 gallons. (1 year)
• Uses 2 filter medias to filter out total chlorine – both free and combined & VOC removal.
• Complete system cost averages $89
• Replacement cartridge cost averages $59 every year.
• Little or no reduction in shower height or water pressure.
• Rating= AAAA

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