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[top_collection] When you need to quickly and effectively treat all of the water that comes into your home, a whole house backwash filter may be your best option. These large water filters include a tank of filtering media through which water flows. The contaminants are trapped in the media, allowing clean, healthy water to flow through your home's pipes. A backwashing filter is particularly effective at treating specific water problems, such as iron, chlorine, or other chemical contaminants. [/top_collection] [bottom_collection] A whole house backwash filter treats all of the water that enters your house, removing one or more specific contaminants. What makes a backwashing filter special is that it also includes an electronic control valve that starts a cleaning cycle on a pre-selected schedule. This allows the filtering media to be cleaned and reused, often providing several years of service. These filters are commonly used in a variety of applications, most involving specific water problems. These filters are effective for treating a number of contaminants, including chlorine, chloramines, fluoride, sulfur, iron, and many others. How Do Whole House Backwashing Filters Work? A backwash filter, also called a backwashing filter or a media filter, uses a tank that’s filled with some type of filtering media such as those listed above. Generally speaking, this media is used to remove particles from the water; neutralize the pH of acid water; oxidize iron, sulfur, and other contaminants; and absorb certain chemicals such as chlorine, chloramine, and fluoride. Untreated water flows into the tank and passes through the media, which either removes the contaminants or changes them in some way. Cleaner, better water then can flow into your home and be used by your family. After a set amount of time, the automatic backwash filter cycle begins. Water flows through the filter media in the opposite direction, a process called a backflush. As the water moves through the system ba