Description
Three full-size Big Blue stages on one bracket, with 1″ brass ports that keep pressure up — so every tap in the house runs cleaner without turning your shower into a trickle.
Three stages, in the right order
Order matters more than most listings admit. Put carbon first and it clogs with grit within weeks. Each stage here protects the one behind it.
| Stage 1 Sediment, 5 micron |
Spun polypropylene depth filter. Traps dirt, sand, silt and rust before they reach the carbon — which is what makes the carbon stages last. |
| Stage 2 GAC, 25 micron |
Granular activated carbon. Loose media means high flow with low pressure drop, doing the bulk of the work on chlorine, taste, odor and many organic compounds. |
| Stage 3 Coconut carbon block, 10 micron |
Premium coconut shell carbon block. Denser media, longer contact time, finer particle capture. This is the stage that decides how the water actually tastes. |
Coconut shell carbon is harder than coal-based carbon with more micropore surface area, and it comes from a renewable source. Most systems at this price ship coal-based carbon in all stages.
Why this one
- ✓Full 1″ NPT ports with brass inserts — brass holds up to installation torque where bare plastic threads crack and strip
- ✓Big Blue housings, not slim — more media, longer intervals, less pressure drop across the whole house
- ✓Pressure-release button on every housing — press it and the housing opens dry instead of soaking the floor
- ✓Arrives pre-assembled on its bracket with the first cartridge set already installed
- ✓Standard 10″ × 4.5″ cartridges — replacements are widely available and inexpensive, with no proprietary lock-in
What’s in the box
The cartridges ship wrapped inside the housings — unwrap them before you connect the water. Depending on your pipe type you may still need adapters or shutoff valves; check the manual before you start.
Fit and installation
| Overall size | 22¾″ W × 16¾″ H × 8½″ D |
| Mounting | Wall bracket, keyhole slots, included |
| Connections | 1″ NPT female, brass threaded inserts |
| Operating pressure | 20–85 PSI |
| Water temperature | 40–100°F, cold water only |
| Weight | About 27 lb assembled |
| SKU | WHS-3SGCACB-10BB |
Installs on the main line after the meter and any pressure regulator, ahead of your water heater. Leave roughly 4″ of clearance below the housings so you can drop the cartridges out at change time. If you aren’t comfortable working on house plumbing, a plumber will have this in within an hour.
- Built for municipal water. This is a sediment and carbon system — it is not a microbiological purifier, it does not soften water, and it does not remove dissolved minerals.
- On well water, test first. Iron, hardness and bacteria need specific pre-treatment that carbon cannot provide.
- Chloraminated supply? Standard carbon does little against chloramine — swap Stage 2 or 3 for catalytic carbon and ask us which arrangement suits your water.
- Housings are a wear item. Replace every 3–4 years, and the O-rings every 12–24 months.
Installation manual
Mounting, plumbing connections, first flush, and step-by-step filter changes. A printed copy ships in the box — this is the same document if you’ve mislaid it.
Worth reading the connections section before you start — it covers which adapters you may need for copper, PEX and CPVC.









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