No more stinky, chlorine tasting water is what this Whirlpool central water filtration systems product promises.
People have trusted the Whirlpool brand for many decades and still do.
The WHELJ1 central water filter system was designed for use with city tap water. If that’s you, then keep reading.
Many well water users use the WHELJ1 central water filter system. However, they need to add a water softener to the system.
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Why Use The Whirlpool Central Water Filtration Systems WHELJ1?
- Got that old rotten egg smell? How about chlorine smell?
- You do know that chlorine is very unhealthy, don’t you?
- Can you taste the chlorine? Feel like you are drinking a swimming pool?
Well then, you need this water filter system.
One customer tested the chlorine level before and after installing the WHELJ1 water filter. Chlorine dropped from 0.22 mg/liter down to 0.03 mg/liter.
The Whirlpool company has set a lower expectation level for this system than may be necessary. So, most buyers are very happy that the system over performs.
This filter system is only designed to remove larger than 40 micron sized sediment, the chlorine smell and chlorine taste, and common pollutants. However, it’s much better than that.
The WHELJ1 central water filter system removes chlorine that smells bad, and tastes bad.
Also, chlorine potentially kills good intestinal bacteria, and aggravates eczema and other skin conditions.
The Whirlpool central water filtration systems reduces:
- Chlorine taste and odor
- Pharmaceuticals (prescription drugs)
- Sand and sediment down to 40 microns (half the thickness of your hair).
Although Whirlpool doesn’t claim that the Whirlpool central water filtration systems WHELJ1 removes iron or sulfur smells, several customers said that it worked on their water.
Another customer in the central valley of California said that the awful sulfur smells were gone, and that he could use the water to brush his teeth.
Yet another customer said that the rotten egg sulfur smell was gone.
It’s best when used with soft water. If your water is too hard (lots of minerals) a Whirlpool water softener is an excellent addition that customers love.
Depending upon the amount of chlorine in your water, you can adjust the time period between the back flushing cleaning cycles. Each cycle uses ten gallons of water.
Can It Be Used With Well Water?
- Are your bathtub & toilet rust colored?
- Do your laundry whites look brown?
- Did your your dishwasher or hot water heater die too soon?
- Got spots on your dishes, silverware and glasses?
Then its best to get the Whirlpool WHES33 water softener along with the Whirlpool central water filtration systems WHELJ1
One customer said that it removed the yellow water color from a Florida well.
If you have a lot of iron in the water, you need a water softener to remove it, before the water enters the WHELJ1 filter. Although many customers have said that the iron rust stains have been removed, there is a limit to that ability with the WHELJ1.
Whirlpool does NOT claim that this filter will remove iron. Also, a few customers found that the amount of iron built up and ruined (plugged up) the filter. Typically this is not an issue with city tap water.
Apparently, this iron plugging problem can be reduced by more frequent cleaning cycles. However, you will be much safer, money wise, to buy the water softener also.
So, if you have a well, then you need a sediment filter, a water softener and then the WHELJ1 filter. There have been many happy customers with such a system.
Another well water customer said it removed the iron rust stains from the toilets, sinks, and dish washer. Also, their skin was no longer all dried out.
A couple of customers said that it not only removed the iron stains, but the iron smell too, from well water.
| No filters to change – cleans itself automatically | 35 inches tall |
| Removes chlorine taste and smell | 13.5 inches wide |
| Stops chlorine from drying out your skin | 10.125 inches long |
| Removes sediment | 45 pounds weight |
| 15 year lifespan | Charcoal filter media |
| Provides 3.4 gallons of water per minute | NSF safety listing |
| For use with 40-100 degree Fahrenheit water temperature |
Whirlpool Central Water Filtration Systems WHELJ1 Does NOT Remove:
- PFOA and PFOS and similar chemicals
- Bacteria
- Iron, mercury or lead
Installation Tips For The Whirlpool Central Water Filtration Systems WHELJ1
Comes with installation instructions. One customer said he worked really slowly and had it done in two hours. He thought he probably could have done it in half an hour.
Many other customers said they had it all hooked up in a hour or two. Depending upon their specific needs and their skill level.
An installation guide and a bypass valve is included for easy set up. Some of the customers thought the provided bypass valve was kind of flimsy.
It’s a good idea to have a separate bypass valve. That’s so you can bypass the WHELJ1 completely and still have water available.
If for no other reason (there could be several) when you replace the Whirlpool system in 15 years, it will be much easier with a bypass valve.
Although there is a bypass valve included with the WHELJ1 filter system, it’s only usable if the filter system is still in-place. If the system has to be removed, and you don’t have the extra bypass valve, then you won’t have any water in the house.
You will need about $40 in hoses and fittings to get the system working. According to your specific needs, what those parts are, will vary a bit.
The water filter has 1 inch NPT fittings on the backside of it. So, you may need the reducing couplers I mention a little later.
One guy bought 10 feet of 1″ flex tubing, 1″ nipples and clamps and had the job done in in less than an hour. I am assuming that he had 1″ water lines in the house. Many houses have a 3/4″ waterline and will need reducers.
Don’t over tighten the plastic parts, because it isn’t necessary and you could crack them.
During installation you need to flush the black carbon dust out of the system. That might be as much as 15 gallons of water, and it is has enough pressure that you can route the drain line 8 feet high and 30 feet way from the filter.
Which is how one customer got it to drain, not in the basement, but on the ground level. Just make sure that there is a 1 1/2 inch long or greater air gap at the end of the hose.
That is a safety feature. If the city water main has a failure, then that air gap will prevent the hose from sucking sewage into the house water system.
You need a drain for the waste water when the system cleans itself. The water pressure in the drain hose is significant. So, make sure you have the hose tied down to the drain grill to keep the hose from violently moving around.
Another thing to make installation easier, is to use shark bite fittings instead of soldering copper pipes. Also, PROCURU PushFit Reducing Couplings for joining copper, PEX, and CPVC pipe.
If you have well water then use a sediment pre-filter, then a water softener and then the WHELJ1 filter system. However, if you have city water, it should go into the WHELJ1 first and then into the water softener.
You may still want to have the sediment pre-filter to extend the life of the WHELJ1.
What Are Customers Saying?
A Canadian with well water was buying new sediment and charcoal filters every 2 or 3 weeks, which was costing him a small fortune. That is, until he bought the Whirlpool central water filtration systems WHELJ1.
Yet another well water customer used a sediment filter as a prefilter to the WHELJ1 and then used the Whirlpool WHES33 water softener. He was very happy.
This next customer said that he noticed the water was somewhat softer even though he knew that the WHELJ1 filter is NOT a water softener. That echos a previous customer who measured a drop from 180 TDS to 160 TDS from his well water.
Note: TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) includes chemical toxins and also beneficial minerals. The Whirlpool central water filtration systems typically removes most solids from city water. So, you may want to remineralize your water, here’s why.
However, the Whirlpool filter is designed to remove modest amounts of sediment, not dissolved minerals. Dissolved minerals are part of what a TDS meter reads. So, the reduction in TDS is a plus, but not guaranteed.
You might need to use a sediment filter before the water gets to the Whirlpool central water filtration systems WHELJ1. That’s because the WHELJ1 isn’t able to handle the amount of sediment that comes from a well.
However, most city tap water should have lower amounts of sediment that the WHELJ1 filter system is designed for.
Also, some city water systems are so old that they might have high amounts of sediments. That is the result of deteriorating wear and tear on the pipes.
The same is true for old galvanized pipes in older homes that create a lot of sediments. However, in a house, you would need a point of use (under the sink) filter to trap that sediment.
What happens is the the metal pipe corrodes and forms a slimy jelly like coating on the inside of the pipes. I have personally replace pipes that were almost completely plugged with that slimy rusty sediment.
Replacing old metal pipes is a good way of increasing water pressure in the house. So, if your water pressure is low – check your pipes.
A few customers remarked that their hair was softer and easier to brush. Also, that their skin was smoother, because the hard minerals and chlorine was no longer drying out their skin.
For one customer, a sediment filter and water softener still left a bad smell and taste, but the WHELJ1 took care of those problems.
One customer estimated that the filter system will pay for itself in two years. Not to mention no more time wasted changing filters.
What’s The Warranty On The Whirlpool WHELJ1 Filter System?
The general warranty is one year, three years for the electric control board, and five years on the tank. The Whirlpool central water filtration systems life span is 15 years.
If you have well water and are not using a prefilter, and a water softener, the life span will be greatly reduced.
A least one customer said hers has lasted 13 years so far. So, its possible to hit 15 years.
Final Thoughts And Recommendations
If you have city tap water that stinks or has sediment clogging your faucet filter screens, then get the WHELJ1 system.
Got well water? Then you need both the WHELJ1 and the Whirlpool WHES33 Water Softener
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