Including filter system and high-performance Nitrate filter.
Nitrate can enter a home's supply when it moves through soil into groundwater or surface sources, and it often has no taste or smell—so water that looks and smells fine may still contain it. Bascom homeowners usually discover nitrate through testing or notices about source-water conditions, not by observation. If you want assurance about the water coming into every Bascom tap, treating at the point where water enters your house is the most reliable option.
Because nitrate stays dissolved in water, it won’t settle out and standard carbon filters won’t remove it. That can be frustrating if you’ve already addressed chlorine or sulfur but still need nitrate reduction. Nitrate and nitrite are related concerns yet require targeted treatments for dissolved ions. The wise first move for any Bascom household is to test your water so you know whether nitrate is present and which removal approach will work best.
For whole-home nitrate reduction, a whole-house reverse osmosis system is the most effective single-filter choice. RO uses a semi-permeable membrane to reduce dissolved contaminants like nitrate rather than only improving taste or odor. Installed where water enters your Bascom home, it provides treated water to showers, laundry, kitchen fixtures and bathrooms—so you get consistent nitrate reduction at every tap instead of only at one sink.
A correctly designed whole-house reverse osmosis system for a Bascom residence includes the prefiltration and controls the membrane needs to keep performance reliable. Prefilters protect the RO membrane from sediment and chlorine, which can shorten its life, while the membrane handles the nitrate reduction. Because RO produces some wastewater and typically requires storage and delivery components, proper sizing and installation are important—Mr. Pure Water can help match a whole-house RO setup to your Bascom home's water conditions and usage.