ABOUT
About Clear House Water
This site exists for one reason: I got tired of water-filtration advice written by people who'd never tested their own tap, and I decided to document what actually worked in my own home.
Who I am
I'm a homeowner, not a water-treatment company. A while back I started paying attention to my home's water and realized I had no idea what was in it. So I tested it — a TDS meter, test strips, and my utility's annual water-quality report. What I found (acidic water, chloramine, and hardness) sent me down a long road of research and, eventually, a full whole-house build.
Everything on this site comes from that real experience: the components I actually installed, the mistakes I almost made, and the honest trade-offs between an expensive whole-house system and a simple under-sink filter.
How I write these guides
Every guide is based on first-hand experience and tries to do one thing: help you match the right tool to your actual water problem, instead of buying whatever happens to be popular. That sometimes means telling you not to spend money — to test first, or to buy the cheaper option — because that's the honest answer.
How this site is funded
Clear House Water is reader-supported. Some of the product links on this site are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy through them — at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Those commissions help me keep testing gear and writing these guides. They never change my recommendations; I link the products I'd buy (or did buy) myself. You can read the full affiliate disclosure here.
A note on what this site is not
I'm not a licensed water-treatment professional, and nothing here is a substitute for testing your own water or consulting a pro for serious contamination concerns. Treat these guides as an informed homeowner's field notes — useful starting points, not lab certifications.