{"product_id":"whole-house-water-filter-calabasas-ca","title":"Calabasas Whole House Water Filter \u0026 Softener | Catalytic Carbon + Fleck 5600SXT","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description-seo\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCalabasas Whole House Water Filter \u0026amp; Softener: Built for Las Virgenes Municipal Water District\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA two-stage whole house system built around Las Virgenes MWD's published 2025 water quality data: catalytic carbon to remove the chloramine disinfectant (documented up to 3.1 ppm), then a Fleck 5600SXT 48,000-grain softener for the hard imported supply. Serves Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Hidden Hills, and Westlake Village. Free shipping, catalog price, installed by your local plumber with free phone support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Is Actually in Calabasas Tap Water?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLVMWD serves about 72,600 people in Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Hidden Hills, and Westlake Village, entirely with imported State Water Project water treated at MWD's Jensen plant. The 2025 report shows chloramine residual of 1.1-3.1 ppm (highest running annual average 2.6) and total hardness averaging 142 ppm, about 8.3 grains per gallon, ranging up to 176 ppm. Every number on this page comes from the utility's own published 2025 water quality report (EPA system ID CA1910225). \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lvmwd.gov\/water-quality-report-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead the official report here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow This System Solves Each Documented Problem\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChloramine Disinfectant (up to 3.1 ppm):\u003c\/strong\u003e LVMWD's 2025 report lists chloramines (as total chlorine residual) ranging 1.1-3.1 ppm in the distribution system, with a highest running annual average of 2.6 ppm. Stage 1: Catalytic Carbon solves it: Catalytic carbon's modified surface is engineered to break down chloramine at whole-house flow rates. 2.5 cubic feet of media gives the contact time that a 2-3 ppm residual requires.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHard Water (up to ~10 gpg):\u003c\/strong\u003e Total hardness in LVMWD water averages 142 ppm (about 8.3 grains per gallon) and ranges 119-176 ppm, per the 2025 report. Stage 2: Fleck 5600SXT Softener solves it: 48,000-grain metered ion-exchange softener removes the hardness completely, regenerating only on actual usage. Sized with headroom for the top of LVMWD's published range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e100% Imported Water Chemistry:\u003c\/strong\u003e LVMWD's potable supply is entirely imported State Water Project water treated at MWD's Jensen plant, hundreds of miles from its source. Both stages, whole house solves it: Treating at your main line removes the accumulated disinfectant chemistry and mineral load in one pass, so every fixture in the house gets the corrected water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the System\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStage 1: Clack 2.5 cubic foot catalytic carbon filter (13x54 Vortech tank).\u003c\/strong\u003e Catalytic carbon is the media grade municipal treatment plants use for chloramine work. It removes chlorine, chloramine, disinfection byproducts (TTHMs, haloacetic acids), and the chemical taste and odor they cause, at every tap in the house. Non-backwashing design: no drain line, no electricity, no control valve to program. Water flows through, media does the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStage 2: Fleck 5600SXT 48,000-grain water softener (10% crosslink resin).\u003c\/strong\u003e Removes the calcium and magnesium hardness documented in the Calabasas supply. Stops scale buildup in water heaters and fixtures, ends spotted glassware and stiff laundry, and protects tankless heaters and appliances. Metered demand regeneration only regenerates when you have actually used the capacity, which keeps salt and water use low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eInstallation: Hire a Local Plumber, We Support Them by Phone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend having a licensed local plumber install this system. It is 2-4 hours of standard plumbing work on your main water line, and any competent plumber in Calabasas can do it. If your plumber has questions, Aidan (30+ years in water treatment) will walk them through the setup by phone. You get professional local installation plus expert system design, without paying a national water-treatment franchise's markup for the same hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Not a Big-Box Cartridge Filter or a Franchise System?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe $300-$700 cartridge systems sold on Amazon and at Home Depot use a few pounds of carbon in a small housing. At whole-house flow rates the water contacts the media for a fraction of a second, which is not enough for chloramine (and far too little media for a Calabasas-sized water profile). They also do nothing about hardness. On the other end, franchise dealers like Culligan sell comparable tank-based equipment at $6,000-$10,000+ installed, locked to proprietary parts and service contracts. This system is the same class of hardware the franchises install (Clack and Fleck valves are the industry standards they build on), sized correctly for the documented Calabasas water profile, at catalog price, with standard parts any plumber can service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSized for the Documented Calabasas Water Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a generic filter with a city name on it. The media volume, media type (catalytic vs standard carbon), and softener capacity were chosen against Las Virgenes Municipal Water District's published numbers for hardness and disinfectant residual. That is the whole point: you should not have to become a water chemistry expert to fix your water. The utility already published what is in it; we matched the equipment to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree shipping. Questions before you buy? Call or text Aidan at \u003ca href=\"tel:8004605810\"\u003e800-460-5810\u003c\/a\u003e, 7 days a week.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mid Atlantic Water","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54286915109148,"sku":null,"price":3395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/9523\/4605\/files\/whole-house-water-filter-calabasas-ca.jpg?v=1783541029","url":"https:\/\/midatlanticwater.net\/products\/whole-house-water-filter-calabasas-ca","provider":"Mid Atlantic Water","version":"1.0","type":"link"}