If you have narrowed down your new water softener or whole house filter choice to either a Springwell or Pelican brand, then you have obviously done your homework on what to look for in water treatment equipment.
These are by far two of the best water softener and whole house water filter brands in the marketplace.
To help you finalize your Springwell vs Pelican water treatment equipment decision, we will closely compare these two elite water softener and whole-house water filter brands. This should greatly aid you as you make important decisions about how to improve the water quality throughout your entire home.
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Springwell’s Top Water Softeners and Filter Reviewed
This is a company that’s water filtration products are consistently rated among the best no matter what types of water filtration equipment are being compared.
They have some of the best whole-house filters and top water softener models in the marketplace. Below we will look at the best models they offer in 3 different water filtration categories.
Springwell Futuresoft Salt-Free Softener FS4
There is a reason why this is our top-rated salt-free water softener. That’s because it’s well-made, maintenance-free, and easy to install. It will not remove hard water-causing minerals such as salt-based water softeners do but despite that, it does a great job inhibiting scale formation (99.6% scale prevention). It is best used in cases where there is less than 81 gpg of hardness in a home’s water and on homes that have 4 to 6 bathrooms.
Other nice features it has are a durable, stainless steel black matte finished tank jacket, it impacts home water pressure very little, is easy to install, and requires almost no maintenance.
| Best Uses | Highlight Features | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Best used in homes that have less than 81 gpg of hardness and 4 to 6 bathrooms |
| $1542 |
Springwell Salt-Based Softener SS4
This is an excellent 48,000-grain salt-based water softening system that removes almost 100% of the hard water minerals that pass through it. That’s why it’s so effective at preventing limescale formation, promoting healthier skin & nails, and clothes get cleaner even when using less detergent. It’s also a softener that only slightly impacts a home’s water pressure and has a durable, stainless steel black matte-finished tank jacket.
Its sophisticated Bluetooth-enabled controls allow it to be controlled remotely and set parameters that reduce salt and water use. This salt-based softener is best used in homes that have 4 to 6 bathrooms.
| Best Uses | Highlight Features | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Best used in homes that have 4 to 6 bathrooms |
| $1893 |
Springwell Whole House Water Filter
You won’t find many whole-house filters that perform as well as this one by Springwell. Its quality features start with its advanced proprietary ActivFlo 4-stage filtration system. Filtration that includes sediment, carbon, and KDF media which allows it to reduce or remove such harmful contaminants that are commonly found in drinking water as chlorine, sediment, VOCs, pesticides, herbicides, and more. It can handle the water filtration needs of homes that have less than 6 bathrooms.
Other quality traits that Springwell whole house filters possess include the fact they are virtually maintenance-free (except for sediment filter replacement every 6 to 9 months), have an included sediment filter, and will treat 1 million gallons of water. This company’s water filters also include several 3rd party certifications as to their construction and how well they improve the aesthetics of water that has been previously treated with chlorine (improved clarity, smell, and taste).
| Best Uses | Highlight Features | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Can handle the water filtration needs in homes that have less than 6 bathrooms |
| $981 |
Pelican Pentair Top Water Softeners and Filter Reviewed
It must be said that Pelican water treatment products are also among the best that are made. This includes the company’s water softeners and whole-home water filters. Again, we will look at the top models they offer in the same 3 water filtration categories that were gone over for Springwell products.
Pelican Salt-Free Softener NS6-P
Here is a salt-free water softener (water conditioner) that can go toe to toe with the best ones that are found in the marketplace. It does a great job of eliminating hard water minerals’ ability to cause scale formation (99.6% scale prevention). That means no more difficult limescale removal tasks, premature water heater heating element replacements, or water spots on glasses and dishes.
It’s a water conditioner that has very little impact on water pressure, has an included sediment filter, is easy to install, and its as close to being maintenance-free as you can get. One of the other highlight features of this salt-free softener is that it has a good-looking and durable stainless steel tank jacket. It’s best used in homes that have less than 81 gpg of hardness and less than 6 bathrooms.
| Best Uses | Highlight Features | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Best used in homes that have less than 81 gpg of hardness and less than 6 bathrooms |
| $1,629 |
Pelican Salt-Based Softener 35921
This is yet another quality Pelican (A subsidiary of Pentair Water Products) water treatment product. Its proven 48,000 grain ion exchange technology removes almost all the hard water minerals chemicals that enter into the system. Best of all it does this without significantly impacting a home’s water pressure.
It also has water and salt-saving technology built into its electronic control head that is very easy to program and features a durable fiberglass tank jacket to go along with rotary valve technology to promote longer valve life. This water softener model is best used in homes that have up to 4 bathrooms.
| Best Uses | Highlight Features | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Best used in homes that have up to 4 bathrooms |
| $1422 |
Pelican Whole House Water Filter PC1000-P
Here is a whole-house water filter that will do a good job of making your home’s water healthier to drink and more aesthetically pleasing too. The Pelican PC1000-P does this by using effective 3-stage filtration (including KDF filter media) that removes or reduces chlorine, sediment, VOCs, pesticides, herbicides, and more.
Other features include several 3rd party certifications, they are virtually maintenance free, come with an included sediment filter, and are easy to install. It can handle the water purification needs in homes that have less than 6 bathrooms. The system treats over 1.3 million gallons of water.
| Best Uses | Highlight Features | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Can handle the water filtration needs in homes that have less than 6 bathrooms |
| $1285 |
Comparison of Springwell vs Pelican
Performance
When it comes to the effectiveness of these brands’ water treatment systems as far as removing hard water and contaminants, it’s very hard to distinguish between them. Each of their home water filters uses very impactful carbon, KDF, and sediment filter stages. The one extra stage in the Springwell whole house filter only gives it a very slight edge in performance and it’s not a deal breaker for me.
The same holds for each brand’s salt-based and salt-free water softeners. They are relatively similar in terms of performance although Springwell may have a slight edge.
Ease of installation and Maintenance Compared
Both systems install similarly and are easy to install if you have even a small amount of plumbing experience with one big exception. That’s tapping into the main plumbing line and installing a bypass valve. This is usually best left to a professional. Once that connection has been made, the rest of the installation only requires a simple hookup of the main filtration tank and the placing of the sediment filter on that same incoming water line.
They are very similar in terms of installation and maintenance.
Cost and Warranty Comparison
Both Pelican and Springwells water softeners and whole-house filters are at the higher end of the spectrum for each type of water treatment equipment. Judging by the quality of each brand, I would not say they are overpriced. You will usually find Springwell whole-house filters and water softeners to be slightly more expensive than comparable Pelican models. This is usually not a significant amount of money.
Most Springwell whole home filter and water softener purchasers are very pleased with the fact that the company stands behind its water filtration products with an outstanding 6-month money-back guarantee and lifetime warranty. Pelican backs up its high-end water filtration equipment with a 5-year warranty on the major components and they do not offer a money-back guarantee.
Springwell is the winner here.
Who Takes The Crown?
There should be one thing that is readily apparent to you after processing the above water softener and whole home water filter comparison information. That is, you really can’t go wrong with purchasing water treatment equipment from either of these brands, although we think Springwell is slightly better.
This is why they both rank very high on our list of the best water softeners and whole house water filters.
What would be my picks if I had to choose a water softener and whole house filter between the two brands?
Before I answer that question let me make one important point. Buying a whole-house water filter or water softener is not a short-term purchase. You can expect to have each type of water treatment equipment for over 5 years. Given that, don’t let price be the determining factor in which one of these brands you would purchase. Your home water quality and individual needs also deserve strong consideration in your water softener and whole home filter purchasing decisions.
Ok now for my top choice. It would be the Springwell salt-based water softener and the Springwell whole-house water filter.
I will grant Pelican products this, there is only a very slight difference in performance when it comes to these respective companies’ water softeners and whole house filters. What sets these two brands apart is the warranty that Springwell attaches to its products a lifetime warranty plus a very generous 6-month money-back guarantee. The slightly higher price of the Springwell water treatment equipment is not a dealbreaker to me given the fact that each brand’s products offer similar performance.
So, given all this, Springwells water softener and whole house filter systems become an easy choice for me.
