What’s actually in your water?
Enter your ZIP. We pull your utility’s real EPA testing, grade each PFAS against the health-based limit (with the date + the basis), then show the filter that handles what your water carries — and what still slips through.
- Your utility’s real measured PFAS (EPA UCMR5), sourced & dated
- Non-detects shown honestly — never a guessed number
- No sponsored rankings, no upsells
A good filter catches a lot — but not everything.
In general, here is what a multi-stage cartridge removes at each stage — and what needs reverse osmosis or a softener instead. Your exact water report (by ZIP) is coming next.
Don’t take the box’s word. Search the record.
Every certification, cross-checked against the NSF & WQA listings. We show what’s actually listed — not what the label implies.
Filter Certification Registry
Search any brand, filter part number, or contaminant and see what the official NSF / WQA certification record actually shows -- versus what the box implies. We read 68 filter lines and the NSF/IAPMO/WQA listings so you can verify before you buy.
How to read this: don't take the box's word -- this is what the certification record shows.
- Listed On the official NSF (or WQA Gold Seal) certification record.
- Select SKUs Listed for lead, but only on specific premium SKUs -- not the whole line.
- Via IAPMO/WQA Certified by IAPMO R&T or WQA (legitimate) rather than listed by NSF.
- Implied only The box implies the claim, but we found no listing on the record -- verify the model.
- Not on record No published certification claim found (often a sediment / RO-stage element). Not the same as "fails".
No filter in this registry holds a verified NSF/ANSI P473 (PFAS) listing as of 2026-06-24. PFAS-reduction wording you see on a box is not the same as a certified P473 listing -- search "PFAS" below to see which products only claim it, and verify any claim at info.nsf.org.
| Filter | Type | NSF 42taste/odor | NSF 53lead | NSF 401emerging | PFASP473 | Certifier / record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE OEMGE FXHSC -- 10" Big Blue Universal Sediment CartridgeFXHSC, GXWH40L (system, takes FXHSC) | Whole-house | Mfr-stated | -- | -- | -- | per the listing (verify at info.nsf.org)What the record showsManufacturer-stated certification; we did not confirm the specific listing/certifier here. Certification is SKU-SPECIFIC, not brand-wide: confirm your exact model against the official listing at info.nsf.org before trusting any lead/health claim. |
| GE OEMGE FXHTC -- 10" Big Blue Sediment + Carbon (Taste & Odor) CartridgeFXHTC | Whole-house | Mfr-stated | -- | -- | -- | per the listing (verify at info.nsf.org)What the record showsManufacturer-stated certification; we did not confirm the specific listing/certifier here. Certification is SKU-SPECIFIC, not brand-wide: confirm your exact model against the official listing at info.nsf.org before trusting any lead/health claim. |
| Pentair/Pentek OEMPentair/Pentek Big Blue Carbon Cartridges (GAC-BB / RFC-BB / EP-BB / CBC-BB) -- 10" & 20"GAC-BB (155153-43, 10" granular carbon), RFC-BB (10" radial-flow carbon), EP-BB (10" carbon block, 5 micron), CBC-BB (10" 0.5 micron carbon block), EPM-20BB / EP-20BB / CFB-Plus20BB (20" versions) | Whole-house | Mfr-stated | -- | -- | -- | per the listing (verify at info.nsf.org)What the record showsManufacturer-stated certification; we did not confirm the specific listing/certifier here. Certification is SKU-SPECIFIC, not brand-wide: confirm your exact model against the official listing at info.nsf.org before trusting any lead/health claim. |
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Certification is SKU-SPECIFIC, not brand-wide: confirm your exact model against the official listing at info.nsf.org before trusting any lead/health claim.
We pulled the NSF listings for 9 aftermarket brands. Not one carried NSF-53 line-wide — yet most imply it.
Methodology, the brand-by-brand table, and the limitations — all stated plainly.
Every brand’s verified filter, in one card.
OEM part, the listed aftermarket match, and what it actually removes. Free, no spam.