{"product_id":"whole-house-water-filter-ridgewood-nj","title":"Ridgewood NJ Whole House Water Filter \u0026 Softener | Catalytic Carbon + Fleck 5600SXT","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description-seo\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRidgewood Whole House Water Filter \u0026amp; Softener: Built for Ridgewood Water\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA two-stage whole house system built around Ridgewood Water's own published data: activated carbon filtration (the same technology class the utility is installing in its 12 PFAS treatment facilities) plus a Fleck 5600SXT 48,000-grain softener for the service area's 14 gpg hardness. Serves Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Midland Park, and Wyckoff. Free shipping, catalog price, installed by your local plumber with free phone support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Is Actually in Ridgewood Tap Water?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRidgewood Water serves about 61,700 people in Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Midland Park, and Wyckoff from roughly 50 wells. The utility's own site lists service-area hardness at 14 grains per gallon (250 ppm). Its Q2 2025 PFAS notice documents PFOA above the NJ limit at 22 points of entry and PFOS at 4; twelve GAC treatment facilities are being built in response, with completion across 2026-2027. Chlorine residual runs 1.13-1.60 ppm. Every number on this page comes from the utility's own published 2025 water quality report (EPA system ID NJ0251001). \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/water.ridgewoodnj.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/B2775-Ridgewood-water-dept-2025_REV6.pdf\" 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\u003eVery Hard Water (14 gpg):\u003c\/strong\u003e Ridgewood Water states plainly: 'Water hardness in our service area is 14 grains or 250ppm.' CCR sampling ran as high as 441 ppm (26 gpg) at some points. Stage 2: Fleck 5600SXT Softener solves it: 48,000-grain ion-exchange softener removes the calcium and magnesium completely, sized with headroom for the sampling points that run well above the 14 gpg service-area average.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePFOA \/ PFOS Above NJ Limits:\u003c\/strong\u003e Per the utility's own Q2 2025 public notice, PFOA exceeded the NJ MCL (14 ppt) at 22 points of entry with running annual averages of 18-35 ppt, and PFOS exceeded its 13 ppt MCL at 4 points (12-17 ppt). Ridgewood Water is building 12 GAC treatment facilities, with the last due online in 2027. Stage 1: Catalytic Carbon solves it: Granular activated carbon adsorption is the same technology class Ridgewood Water itself is installing to fix this. A 75-pound whole-house carbon bed provides meaningful PFAS reduction at every tap. (Not a certified PFAS device; if PFAS is your primary concern, test at your tap and call us for straight guidance.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChlorine Taste \u0026amp; Odor:\u003c\/strong\u003e The 2025 CCR reports chlorine residual of 1.13-1.60 ppm maintained through the distribution system. Stage 1: Catalytic Carbon solves it: The carbon bed removes chlorine and its byproducts at the point of entry, so every shower, glass, and load of laundry runs on dechlorinated 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 Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood-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 Ridgewood water profile, at catalog price, with standard parts any plumber can service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSized for the Documented Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood Water'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":54286915567900,"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-ridgewood-nj.jpg?v=1783541017","url":"https:\/\/midatlanticwater.net\/products\/whole-house-water-filter-ridgewood-nj","provider":"Mid Atlantic Water","version":"1.0","type":"link"}