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In major cities
like Miami, San Francisco, Atlanta, and about 400 other cities in the U.S.
chloramine is used to disinfect water. The ammonia in chloramine
negatively impacts taste, turns stainless steel gray, and causes
coffee machines to corrode. Legacy reduces 99% of chloramine!
Made in the
U S A !
Legacy 105
Multi-Pure CBVOCSB
Amway/
EverPure
H-300
American Plumber Pentek US-1500
American
Culligan
Aquasana
Pūr
General
Shaklee
Brita
Zero Water
Filtration
Hollow Carbon
with
micro-structure
Carbon Block
Carbon BlockUV
light
Pre-Coated Granules
?
?
Carbon
Block
Carbon Block
?
"Structured Matrix"
Carbon Block
Carbon Block
Carbon
Type of Filter
Under
Under
Under
Under
Under
Under
Under
Under
Faucet
Under
Counter-
Faucet Mount
Pitcher
Tested to NSF
42 & 53
42 & 53
42
42 & 53
42 & 53
42 & 53
42
St. of CA Dept. of
Health
Services
?
42 & 53
?
?
42-chlorine & 53-lead,
mercury, chromium
Bad Tastes & Odors from:
chlorine,
chloramine, ammonia, hydrogen sulfite, metallic tastes
chlorine
chlorine
√
chlorine
only
chlorine
only
chlorine
chlorine
ch lor ine
only
ch lor ine
only
√
√
chlorine
only
Chlorine
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
*Chloramine
to
4,000
gallons
to 750 gallons
to 1320 gallons
to 300 gallons
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Organic Nitrogen
√ to . 5ppm
no
NO
NO
NO
no
NO
?
?
NO
Iron
√ to 3ppm
no
√
NO
NO
NO
no
√
√
?
√
Trace Asbestos
√
√
√
√
√
√
NO
no
√
√
NO
no
Trace Lead
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Cysts
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Viruses
( killed by chlorine or chloramine )
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
MTBE
√
√
√
NO
to 500 gal.
no
no
√
√
?
NO
NO
NO
Total Organic Compounds (TOC)
√
√
√
√
√
no
no
no
√
√
NO
?
NO
Particulate/ Sediment See
St. 42 below
Class I
Class I
Class I
Class I
Class I
Class I
Class I
NO
√
no claim for Class
?
√ no claim for Class
?
?
Tannins
√
NO
√
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
√
NO
NO
NO
Turbidity
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
NO
√
√
NO
?
NO
VOCs** see
bottom of page
√
√
√
√
√
√
some
√
some
√
√
NO
NO
Quick Change
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Yes
NO
n/a
NO
n/a
n/a
n/a
Flow Rate: in Gal. Per Min.
2. 2
. 75
. 9
. 5
. 6
?
. 75
. 5
?
1
No claim
?
n/a
Requires giving up your sink sprayer
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
n/a
YES
no ?
n/a
n/a
Max.Capacity
of
Filter Cartridge in Gallons
8,000 Chlorine
750
1320
300
1000
1000
500
500
100
1000
799 3028
Liters
100
22.5
Initial Cost
$149.95
$340.00
$599.99
$164
$164.99
199.99
$74.99
$179.98
$33.45
$523.00
$351.05
$15.49
$39.95
Filter Cartridge Replacement Cost
$79.95
$59.95 / 750 gal.
$1 69.99 /
1320 gal.
76.00 / 300
gal .
$33.49
/ 1000 gal.
36.41
/ 1000 gal.
$29.99 / 500
gal.
$59.99 / 500
gal.
$78.95/6
($13.16/ 100
gal.)
$91.00 /1000 gal.
$137.15
/ 799 gal.
$16.19
/ 100 gal.
$14.22
/ 22.5 gal.
1st Year Cost
$149.95
$519.85
$939.97
$947
$231.97
272.81
$224.94
$479.93
$415.09
$705.00
$728.21
$485
$1971.73
2nd Year Cost
$79.95
$239.80
$339.98
(+ bulb & elec.)
$760
$100.47
109.23
$179.94
$359.70
$394.80
$273.00
$514.31
$485.70
$1896
Total 2 year Cost @ 3000 gal. per year
$229.90
$759.65
$1,279.95
$1707
$332.44
$382.04
$404.88
$839.63
$809.89
$978
$1,242.52
$970.70
$3717.73
Per Gallon Costs
2.9¢
-
3.8 ¢
for chloramine 1.4¢ - 3.8¢ for
Chlorine
12.66¢
19 .4¢+
28 .45¢
5.5¢
6.4¢
6.7¢
13.99 ¢
13.5¢
16.3¢
20.7¢
16.2 ¢
63.63 ¢
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