Guardian Series Systems
Irrespective of how large your home is or how many people live inside it, you are provided with a suited option capacity-wise seeing how you can choose between a 750,000-gallon and a 1,000,000-gallon model. Aside from their filtering volume, the difference between the two products stands in the asking price as the bigger volume option evidently costs a bit more. Other than that, performance-wise, they filter out the same impurities and provide the same results when it comes to water decontamination.
Specifications:
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Flow Rate | 9-11 GPM | 10-13 GPM |
| House Size Compatibility | 1-3 bathrooms | 2-4 bathrooms | |
| Backwash | Upflow | Upflow | |
| Filter Media Volume | 1.5 cu. ft. | 2.0 cu. ft. | |
Filtration equipment:
- Stage 1: Premium and catalytic GAC media remove pollutants like chlorine, chloramine, heavy metals, herbicides, pesticides, and pharmaceutical by-products.
- Stage 2: The GAC filter is infused with Eagle Redox Alloys 6500 to ensure that microorganisms and algae development won’t take place.
- Stage 3: A 10-inch carbon block cartridge is utilized to eliminate VOCs and enhance the water’s taste.
High Flow Series Systems
It is obtainable in 3 size options to suit differently sized homes, you can pick between Eagle and SMART media tanks for purification, and you can choose to either add a water softening system to it or not.
Specifications:
Features:
- Backwash controller self-adjusts to spare you of any labor in this sense.
- Features a useful flow controller that limits the backwash flow.
- Control valve with fully adjustable backwash cycles.
SMART Series Systems
Models from the SMART series use a special blend known as SMART multimedia to rid your water of harmful pollutants. What it consists of are 2 types of coconut shell GAC media infused with 6500 and 9500 redox alloys proprietary to this company, as well as an ion exchange resin.
Compact 1-3 GPM|1 Person
General presentation:
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Flow Rate | Pressure Range | Temperature Range | Height |
| 1-3 GPM | 30-60 PSI | 40-85°F | 10” | |
Filtration phases:
- Step 1: One-micron filter pad removes suspended particles, including cysts, rust, silt, dirt, and sediment.
- Step 2: Coconut shell granulated activated carbon filter absorbs smell, bad taste, and a wide variety of organic contaminants.
- Step 3: Ion exchange resin diminishes heavy metals, including aluminum, copper, and water hardness.
- Step 4 & 5: During both phases, a media bed made with a high-purity alloy blend of copper and zinc is utilized.
- Step 6: A 1-micron filtration pad reduces unwanted particles for enhanced water purity.
Slimline, Compact, and Big Blue
All three options share identical water decontamination stages, as well as cartridge and configuration options, so we will analyze them together.
Slimline general presentation:
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Flow Rate | Pressure Range | Temperature Range | Configurations |
| 3-6 GPM | 30-60 PSI | 40-85°F | Single, Double, Triple | |
Compact general presentation:
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Flow Rate | Backwashing | Cartridge Dimensions | Configurations |
| 3-6 GPM | Not Required | 5” x 10” | Single, Double, Triple | |
Big Blue general presentation:
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Flow Rate | Backwashing | Cartridge Dimensions | Configurations |
| 6-8 GPM | Not Required | 5” x 20” | Single, Double, Triple | |
Filtration technologies:
- SMART cartridge: Passes the water through 3 filtration media. First, it goes through a GAC media that removes bad taste and smell while eliminating VOCs. It then goes through an ion exchange resin for heavy metal removal. Lastly, a high-purity blend of copper and zinc media bed is used.
- Sediment cartridge: Tackles the elimination of silt, dirt, sand, and sediment.
- Carbon block cartridge: Handles the removal of VOCs, industrial solvents, pesticides, insecticides, and more.
Cartridges and configuration options:
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Carbon Block Cartridge |
SMART 9-13 GPM
Capacity-wise, you have two alternatives to select from, a 1,000,000-gallon model, and a 1,500,000-gallon volume model.
Specifications:
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Flow Rate | 9-11 GPM | 10-13 GPM |
| House Size Compatibility | 1-3 bathrooms | 2-4 bathrooms | |
| Backwash | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Tank Dimensions | 10” x 54” | 12” x 52” | |
Filtration technologies:
- 20” sediment pre-filter cartridge: Handles the elimination of dirt, silt, sediment, and sand.
- 20” solid carbon post-filter cartridge: Removes VOCs, pesticides, insecticides, and industrial solvents.
- SMART multimedia: It includes a standard GAC media and a catalytic GAC media that are both infused with proprietary redox alloys, as well as an ion-exchange resin that diminishes heavy metals and inorganic products.
- Optional water softener: If you have problems associated with water hardness, then you should spend the extra money for the water softener to be added to the system. To reduce hardness, it utilizes a brine water conditioner and an ion exchange resin.
Eagle Series Systems
This is an expansion of the SMART series as it employs the same SMART multimedia but it combines it with the proprietary ionizer blend that comprises white ceramic, natural minerals, infrared balls, and tourmaline to create the Eagle multimedia.
Slimline, Compact, and Big Blue
Slimline general presentation:
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Flow Rate | Cartridge Dimensions | Backwashing | Configurations |
| 2-4 GPM | 2.5” x 20” | Not Required | Single, Double, Triple | |
Compact general presentation:
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Flow Rate | Backwashing | Cartridge Dimensions | Configurations |
| 2-4 GPM | Not Required | 5” x 10” | Single, Double, Triple | |
Big Blue general presentation:
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Flow Rate | Backwashing | Cartridge Dimensions | Configurations |
| 4-6 GPM | Not Required | 5” x 20” | Single, Double, Triple | |
Filtration technologies:
- Alkalizing cartridge: A bed that is comprised of a blend of calcium carbonate media ionizes and remineralizes the water while raising the pH level. As the clusters are considerably smaller-sized when compared to regular, unfiltered water, your cells absorb them much easier, so you hydrate in a more effective manner.
- SMART cartridge: Uses 3 filtering media in its operation. First, it goes through a GAC media that removes bad taste and smell while eliminating VOCs. It then goes through an ion exchange resin for heavy metal removal. Lastly, a high-purity blend of copper and zinc media bed is utilized.
- Carbon block cartridge: Removes VOCs, industrial solvents, pesticides, insecticides, and more.
Cartridges and configuration options:
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Carbon Block Cartridge |
Eagle 1,000 Mid-Size
General presentation:
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Flow Rate | Capacity | Tank Build | Backwash |
| 6-8 GPM | 350,000 gal. | Stainless steel/Fiberglass | Manual/Automatic | |
Filtration phases:
- Step 1: A 20-inch sediment filter media removes silt, sand, dirt, and sediment.
- Step 2 & 4: During both filtration stages, two beds of proprietary Eagle Redox Alloy media comprised of a high-purity copper and zinc blend are used.
- Step 3: An ion exchange resin removes heavy metals and lessens water hardness.
- Step 5: A coconut shell GAC media eliminates bad smell and taste, as well as remove a wide variety of VOCs.
- Step 6 & 7: A blend of natural calcium carbonate media ionizes and remineralizes the water.
- Step 8: A bed of quartz enhances the taste and provides support for the backwash procedure.
- Step 9: Two magnets provide a magnetic resonance activation of the water and increase solubility and absorptivity.
- Step 10: A 20-inch solid carbon filter media removes insecticides, pesticides, VOCs, and industrial solvents.
- Step 11: A 20-inch 0.2-micron UF membrane is employed.
Eagle
A 1,000,000-gallon and a 1,500,000-gallon capacity model are put at your disposal to pick between reliant on household size and needs.
Specifications:
Filtration technologies:
- 20” sediment pre-filter cartridge: Tackles the removal of dirt, silt, sediment, and sand.
- 20” solid carbon post-filter cartridge: Eliminates VOCs, pesticides, insecticides, and industrial solvents.
- UF membrane: A 20-inch 0.2-micron membrane removes remaining small-sized pollutants.
- Alkalizing filter: The calcium carbonate media blend ionizes the water and reintegrates healthful minerals while raising its pH level. Then, it passes over a blend of infrared balls and natural minerals, after which it is sieved by a coconut shell GAC media that handles the removal of any unwanted odor and taste, and finally passed through 2 beds of Eagle Redox Alloy to remove all remaining contaminants.
- Optional salt-free water softener: If water hardness is an issue, you can opt for this system to tackle the problem. It utilizes an anti-scale media to neutralize the minerals so that the water flows naturally without anything sticking to the pipes or dishes.
Specialty Systems
- Lead removal: High-quality resin beads that are covered with sodium ions are utilized for purging water contamination. As the lead-filled liquid passes through, the beads attract hardness causing agents and lead and replace them with sodium ions. There are 2 different capacity options, a 750,000-gallon model, and a 1,000,000-gallon model. The material of the casing is customizable as well – pick between fiberglass and stainless steel.
- Fluoride removal: A fluoride reducing mineral tank that comprises the Eagle activated charcoal fluoride removal media that specifically targets fluoride, as well as lead and arsenic.
- Arsenic removal: A strongly basic hybrid anion exchange resin removes this particular contaminant, a resin that is not affected in its efficiency by the water’s varying pH level.
- Nitrate removal: Effective even when there is a high concentration of sulfate present, the media employed by the system specifically targets nitrate removal. You have your pick between stainless steel and fiberglass when it comes to casing material, and between the 1.5 cubic feet model and the 2.0 cubic feet of resin model when it comes to filtering media volume.
- Iron, manganese, and hydrogen sulfide removal: A specialized mineral tank is utilized that reduces these pollutants from the water to prevent discoloration, bad smell, bitter taste, and other accompanying “symptoms” of water that comprises high traces of iron, manganese, or hydrogen sulfide.
- Acid neutralizing: Filters contain naturally occurring, crushed marble, calcium carbonate media that neutralizes low pH water and brings it to a neutral, less corrosive effluent. You have your pick between 2 size options, a 1.5 cubic feet model, and a 2.0 cubic feet model. You have variants even when it comes to the casing material as well, more precisely fiberglass and stainless steel.
- Turbidity removal: A natural Zeolite mineral tank is utilized to withdraw suspended matter and sediment down to 5 microns in size There are 2 options to choose between when it comes to casing material – stainless steel and fiberglass – as well as 2 alternatives when it comes to filtration media volume – 1.5 cubic feet of resin or 2.0 cubic feet for resin.
- Tannin removal: An automatic backwash cycle cleans the filter bed of tannins. You can pick between fiberglass and stainless steel for the casing, and between 1.5 and 2.0 when it comes to the cubic feet of resin volume of the filter media.
Maintenance Considerations
Q: How do you know when the time is right to change the filter cartridge?
A: There is one of two ways to tell. Either follow the recommended replacement period listed in the accompanying manual (should be at around 12-18 months with most filter media) or do it when you notice a drop in the water flow as it indicates that the procedure is required.
How to perform filter replacement:
- Turn off the water to the system, unscrew the sump, and get rid of the old cartridge.
- Inspect the sump O-ring to see if it is properly lubricated and check for it to sit in the groove.
- Insert the new cartridge inside and center it right so that it completely covers the bottom seal.
- Then, reinstall the sump to the filter system, tighten the setup with a wrench, and turn the filter on slowly by letting the water pass.
- Flush it for roughly 10 minutes, let it sit for about an hour, and then flush it once more for another 10 minutes before you use or drink the water that it sieves.
Conclusion
As you can see, the wide variety of Crystal Quest products put at the disposal of interested customers guarantees that you are bound to find the water filtering system you seek irrespective of the issues you are dealing with. With four main product series that cater to different situations, more precisely the Guardian, High Flow, SMART, and Eagle series, as well as a few specialty systems that are tailored toward removing specific contaminations to resolve water purity problems, you are certain to have an easy time finding the right product amongst the ample provided selection.
