26+ BRANDS AT LAUNCH
Premium dealer systems, direct-to-consumer brands and products shoppers see at Lowe's and Home Depot are normalized to the same evidence, flow, maintenance, warranty and ownership fields.
SPECIALTY & PREMIUM
DTC + RETAIL
HealthShield, Rhino and whole-home treatment packages.
🇺🇸 U.S. brand · exact model origin varies
View brand profile →DTC
High-flow carbon, softening, salt-free conditioning and well-water systems.
🇺🇸 Manufactured in USA
View brand profile →DEALER
HALO 5 filtration/conditioning and Defender PFAS cartridge options.
🇺🇸 U.S. brand · model origin varies
View brand profile →DEALER
Dealer-installed filtration, PFAS treatment, softening and service.
🇺🇸 Designed USA · global components
View brand profile →DEALER
Premium non-electric softening and filtration through dealers.
🇺🇸 Made in USA
View brand profile →DEALER
Whole-home filtration and softening through local dealers.
🇺🇸 Made in USA
View brand profile →DEALER
Whole-house filtration and conditioning with dealer installation.
🇺🇸 Assembled in USA
View brand profile →DEALER
Residential treatment including PFAS-focused systems.
🇺🇸 Made in USA
View brand profile →DTC
High-flow and specialty whole-home treatment.
🇺🇸 Assembled in USA
View brand profile →DTC
City-water, well-water and softening systems.
🇺🇸 Many systems built in USA
View brand profile →DTC
Large catalog for municipal and well-water applications.
🇺🇸 Assembled in USA
View brand profile →DTC
Compact filtration and salt-free conditioning.
🇺🇸🇮🇹 USA + Italy · UV Canada
View brand profile →LOWE'S + HOME DEPOT COMPARISON SET
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LOWE'S
Mainstream whole-house filtration and treatment.
🇺🇸 U.S. manufacturing on key models
View brand profile →LOWE'S + HOME DEPOT
Value-focused cartridge systems with high-flow options.
🇹🇼🇨🇳 Mostly Taiwan / China
View brand profile →LOWE'S + DTC
Cartridge and whole-house filtration.
🇨🇳 Manufacturer in Qingdao, China
View brand profile →LOWE'S
Whole-house housings, central filtration and replacement filters.
🇺🇸 U.S. licensed manufacturing
View brand profile →HOME DEPOT
Mainstream whole-house housings and cartridge filtration.
🇺🇸 U.S. brand · whole-house origin unclear
View brand profile →HOME DEPOT + LOWE'S
Whole-house filters, softener bundles and UV.
🇺🇸 California brand · origin not confirmed
View brand profile →HOME DEPOT + LOWE'S
Multi-stage whole-house cartridge systems.
🇺🇸 California brand · origin not confirmed
View brand profile →LOWE'S
Big Blue, carbon and specialty whole-house systems.
🇺🇸 Designed & assembled California
View brand profile →LOWE'S
City and well-water whole-house filtration and softening bundles.
🇺🇸 Designed California · sourcing varies
View brand profile →RETAIL + PRO
Cartridge-based residential filtration.
🌎 Varies by model
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