Pentair Water Solutions (previously Pelican Water)

Pentair Water Solutions (previously Pelican Water) Reviews

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About Pentair Water Solutions (previously Pelican Water)

Pentair Water Solutions provides residential water treatment services designed to make a home healthier, starting from the ground up. Its services are available throughout your property, including water supply and disposal, softening and filtration, and even pool and spa water treatment. Services start with a consultation with a local water expert and are backed by a 60-day guarantee.

Pros
  • Local expertise
  • Variety of services
  • Upfront product pricing
  • 60-day guarantee
Cons
  • No free testing

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2022

    I purchased 'Pelican PSE1800 Premium Whole House Filter-Softener 1-3 Bathroom (PSE1800)' on 11/27/2020, got it installed with a certified plumber. Initially it was looking like I had a great product, but eventually it turned out to be waste of money. I contacted Pelican water experts before buying this product, clearly explained my requirement. But, I was provided with wrong choice of the product and now it's totally a waste of money for me. I purchased whole-house filtration system, but it didn't help remove the calcification that we have in the water. That was the need to install the filtration system, but it did NOT solve the purpose.

    More than that, the so called experts misguided me to buy a wrong product. Now they say, you have to get another one and we don't know what conversation you had previously. This is absolute unprofessional behavior from the team, which I learnt after spending close to 3K. A hard & costly lesson learnt with Pelican water filters....hope this helps other clients to make a right decision. Thanks!

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2022

    I have had a two tank Pelican water filtration and conditioner for approximately three years. I live in southern Arizona where the water is very hard. The Pelican system cost about $2,000 and $600 to install. The system replaced a GE salt based softener that worked very well but died after four years. I chose the Pelican system as a way to avoid carrying bags of salt. Sales process went well. However, after a couple months with the new system, I have regretted ever making the purchase. Our mineral deposit problems have never been worse. We are constantly needing to chip away deposits on faucets, drains, nozzles, and can never leave water standing on anything.

    We need to use a razor blade on the inside of toilets to attempt to remove mineral deposits. It’s a terrible problem…much worse than when we had a salt based system. I have thought about going back to a regular water softener, but after spending some $2600 I feel I’m stuck. The explanation I received that the Pelican makes removal of mineral deposits much easier because of the chemistry is just not true. Before Pelican, I never had mineral deposits. I am a very unsatisfied user.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2021

    Sales representative is great to get the sale. After the sale customer service experience is Horrible, After 45 days pass my water smells like rotten eggs. Called many times to get it fixed. When asked for a technician to come out they wanna charge me $89. Sales rep never disclose it'll be a fee because they wanted the sale, now me as the customer stuck with water softener system that smells like rotten eggs and cannot be fixed.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2021

    I bought the first Pelican system (water softener alternative) a couple of years ago and it works great!!! It replaced a Culligan system that had died. The Pelican has worked so good that I decided, with this review, to use the catch phrase as...never looked back, and I haven't!!! It has worked flawlessly, but, it does NOT truly soften the water with that slippery feeling after you shower and can't get it off!! BUT, it dries nicer and you feel really refreshed!

    This last year I added the Pelican Whole home filtration system and the house has never had such great tasting water... Buy their products with confidence, HOWEVER, BE AWARE THAT THE COST OF INSTALLING THESE DEVICES WILL COST YOU MORE THAN THE PRODUCT COST THEMSELVES. I tried getting a plumber to install these devices here in Phoenix and it cost me up the wazoo...

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    Reviewed July 9, 2021

    Pentair/Pelican water in Nashville Tennessee has not backed the word with numerous customers. They do not back up their products after the sale at all. The prices are exorbitantly inflated compared to same Pentair systems sold at Home Depot. Again, there is no service after the sale. Caveat emptor.

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    Response from Pentair Water Solutions (previously Pelican Water)

    Hello Don,

    We are sorry to hear you believe our customer service is not up to your standards. We back all of our products and services. Our pricing is transparent and is listed online on our site and is the same as our products offered with all major retailers. We know you have not made a purchase from us yet, but we hope to prove to you that our customer service and product quality will exceed your expectations should you decide to make a purchase in the future.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2021

    We needed a filtration system for our well. The one we had used a resin filter and a salt-based water softener. We did not like the subtle salt tasting water and we discovered Pelican's advertising offering a saltless system that will give you drinking water that tastes better than bottled water. This is NOT true, and you get to find that out after you have spent several thousand dollars.

    Pelican came to our house, tested the water and suggested a $5k plus system. After installation, the water tasted OK, but was brown colored. They later said that we have tannins, therefore we need a tannin removing system that uses salt. Pelican provided that at no extra cost, hence my two stars. We now have the same crappy salty taste that no one likes, but with an additional difference; the maintenance routine for the old system only required adding salt. The new Pelican system not only requires salt, but also requires adding chlorine almost every week, changing the sediment filter every 2-3 months, and replacement of very expensive parts on the chlorine mixing system. In addition, the beautiful, chromed tanks will also need to be changed in a few years. Please don’t let them fool you.

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    Response from Pentair Water Solutions (previously Pelican Water)

    Hello Nelson,

    Thank you for your feedback. According to our notes you were sold a system to deal with your iron. You did not purchase a softener at all. However it was determined later that the iron was masking a bigger issue in your water, tannins. To remove Tannins your only option is a salt based system. That system alone shouldn't be used when you have iron as well, thus why you have chlorine and a salt system to treat your water. Your initial water test also did not show tannins. This can happen where iron masks the tannins in the water.

    We also show that you were not charged for the additional equipment you needed to resolve your water concerns.

    We are sorry that your water requires so much equipment to treat it but that is what is required to give you clean water. Salt free works for many customers, but there are always situations where it doesn't, just like any water system.

    The chrome jackets do not require replacement in a few years. As long as you wax them per the instructions. The resin and iron media inside both tanks are good for 10+ years when properly maintained, not every few years. Only the sediment filter and chlorine pump requires maintenance parts 2-4 times a year.

    We understand that you wanted salt free but your water conditions simply do not allow us to go salt free to solve those issues. If the iron or tannins isn't being removed with your current system we would be happy to have someone from tech support reach out and review your installation or you can schedule a service visit to your home.

    Ivan increased rating by 4 stars.
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    After a positive interaction with Pentair Water Solutions (previously Pelican Water), Ivan increased their star rating on May 7, 2021.

    Updated review: May 7, 2021

    Pelican Water has completely changed my mind on purchasing from them. We have spoken many times via email and calls. They went beyond and my issues have been taken care of every step of the way. Unfortunately we had to go a route of having a different system issued. But they are making that happen. I can't thank them enough for reaching out to me to get this resolved.

    Original Review: May 1, 2021

    Very unhappy with this unit. I purchased the WF10 with Topcashback rewards program. Had (10%) off cashback. Item cost was 5400 minus the 12% sale that was going on. The system doesn't give 99% iron free in the unit as my bath water still looks slightly brownish. Not as bad as it did though. It also is still leaving scale on my tub. I have cleaned it off with rejuvenate a few times. I called in at one point on chlorinator issues. I switched it around like I was educated to do. I have the chlorinator locked all the way up and I go through 35 gallons every 4 days. My previous unit had chem-tech and it was like 15 gallons and would work for a whole month.

    I would not recommend this unit or company due to all the issues. By the way they denied the 10% cashback as well. $477. Not a company I would recommend. If one person reads and decides not to purchase due to this. It's due to poor product and service. I will be posting this in other sites as well. I am very disappointed with the service.

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    Reviewed March 31, 2021

    The primary tank that was first shipped was leaking. It got damaged in shipping. I contacted Pelican and they asked me to try a couple of things, which didn't work. They then turned around and said they would ship a brand new one, which they did. There was no trouble and no hassle getting them to ship a new one. They got it out right away and I've not a problem since. Pelican is very reputable. They're very easy to deal with and very happy to provide any information that one wants to request. I was very happy.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2021

    I have just spent over an hour with "Technical Help" on-line. I was concerned about the increase of scale on my fixtures, glass windshield, and paint of cars. I was told to try a different "cleaner" and was unable to answer direct questions why my system getting worse. Installed 08/2019. Finally tech line closed chat abruptly as I was typing. I was satisfied in the beginning that I was doing all I could without going to a salt based system and dealt with the residue. Water taste is good.

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    Response from Pentair Water Solutions (previously Pelican Water)

    Hello Don,

    We are sorry to hear about your experience on chat. We are unable to locate your purchase in our system to better assist in troubleshooting your system and helping resolve your concerns. However, we will have someone from our support team reach out to you.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed March 30, 2021

    I replaced a caustic system that was 20 years old with the one I bought from Pelican Water. I did the installation myself and it was pretty simple. Now, my water is is back to 6.5 to 7 pH. But I had some challenges during my purchase as Pelican's reps did not know how to answer a phone. I couldn't get ahold of anybody, but t that was the only downfall. I like the type of unit that I got because I don’t need wire, electrical metering pumps, and flow meters with it. It's a dosimeter and that’s why I went with it.

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    Installation & SetupPriceStaff

    Reviewed March 28, 2021

    A friend of mine built a house in Florida and recommended Pelican. He told me there was a promotion going on. Unfortunately, I was closing by the end of the year last year and I didn't want to miss the promotion, I ordered the system online. My friend got a pretty good deal. He got it installed for the same price that he bought the system, but I didn’t get that so I was disappointed with that part of the process.

    The salesperson came in and he expressed to me that it was a misfortune that I ordered it online 'cause if I would have bought it from him, he would have given me the installation for free. I ended up buying the UV light since I didn't get that online and he installed it with the system, but it ended up costing me about $900 more, so the total was $3,000 whereas it could have been going somewhere between $2,100 to $2,300.

    But the water's great. I don't smell any chlorine in the water. There have been a couple of city problems where they had extra chlorination under on the city and it gives me peace of mind that I'm covered. However, they didn't follow the instructions for the installation. The way it's depicted on the forms that come in with the system, it says that the pre-filter, the whole house water filter has to be installed before the carbon bed. They did it after the carbon bed and before the UV. My concern is that if there's anything that comes in through the city water supply, it's going to get filtered behind the carbon bed and the media filter, not before.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2021

    Pelican gave me a good price on their water treatment system. Their equipment is good, it's been holding up. I put this system in the summer of 2017 and I have not had any problem with it. If I have any questions at all, I just give them a call. They answer anything they can over the phone. They’ve been really helpful. If you're gonna grab some of my water that comes out of the tap here and compare it with bottled water, mine’s better.

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    Reviewed March 25, 2021

    Pelican Water's prices are very competitive. I needed some filter cartridges and then the reverse osmosis cartridge. I put the order in and it came pretty quickly. I had a local plumber install them. He saw what we had and he made his fittings fit whatever was there. There was nothing non-standard about it.

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    Reviewed March 24, 2021

    Pelican's product does what it says it’s supposed to do, so I'm satisfied with it. The main change I've noticed since having the system is the deletion of the chlorine.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 23, 2021

    When I spoke to the very first gentleman from Pelican, he was very helpful, very customer-friendly, and customer-oriented. When I called them back when I had questions or issues, even though I got a different person, they were also very helpful and very customer-oriented. I had done my research and my plumber also thought the Pelican Water brand would be a good choice. My plumber told me to call him back if I would have to change the filter because he said that it looked difficult to do.

    The water quality has changed tremendously. For years, I've always bought bottled water. Now, I can drink the water and it doesn’t leave whatever that crap that it was leaving in the toilet. You’re cleaning the toilets every day or so and it doesn’t leave that buildup in the sink. The water just feels smoother. I was a little surprised when the system worked much much better than I expected. My neighbors who told me about Pelican said that they didn’t get 100% with their improvement in quality but mine had been 100%.

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    Reviewed March 22, 2021

    Pelican Water's sales rep was awesome and everything happened exactly like I was told. I have the 3-Stage water system where I have the filter, the carbon filter, and the salt-less water softener. Since I got it, the water tastes good and clean. Also, one of the aspects of their marketing was that I wouldn't get alkali build-up. It's been about eight months now and so far, I haven't gotten any alkali build-up.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2021

    I own a Pelican Water whole-house system in Florida and I purchased another one from them recently. I bought an expensive coffeemaker, a Thermador, and it wouldn’t work without filtered water. Pelican's website was great and they fulfilled the order. Then, I did the installation in 5 minutes and so far, I'm happy with the system. Since I got it, the coffee maker doesn't flip. The system is good and I'm surprised no one’s come up with something like that before.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2021

    The quality of the water now is wonderful. Pelican is perfect for us and the price was right.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2021

    While our home was being built, I did a lot of research on softener systems. Pelican had good reviews on the internet and I liked the idea of having a combination system with a whole house filter and a sediment filter, and their prices were fair. I decided to give them a shot and I'm real happy with the system. I recommend Pelican to anybody that had ever asked about whole house filters. However, I want to make sure that it's working like it's supposed to. We had a RainSoft system and the people that installed that insisted to come out once a year to make sure it was working okay but one of the folks from Pelican told me that they typically don't do that.

    The water doesn't feel soft like it used to so I'm a little bit concerned that something's amiss. There are all kinds of valves in our system. I want to make sure all the right valves are open and all the right ones are closed. I bought a test kit and it says our water is soft. I don't know what concentration they are shooting for on that system. It appears to be soft but I don't feel it in the shower.

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    Reviewed March 18, 2021

    With Pelican Water, I like the length of time that it kept okay before you had to change a filter. It also took out VOCs, and that was one of the main things I was looking at. I also checked the certification because a lot of people can say a lot of things, but that doesn't necessarily makes it true. Pelican was the only one that had the certification that it removed the VOC. That impressed me because I am not looking for their words but for their certification. I called them and I ordered it. We put the system up ourselves. My husband's not a handyman at all, so it took him a little bit. We had a little bit of a leaking but that was eventually solved, so it was okay.

    The water that we have here is horrible. It has lots and lots of VOCs and bacteria. You can smell the sulfur smell which is a bacteria. When we put the units for each bathroom, and there is no smell. There is no sense of that VOC. I can tell the difference. I would suggest people to go ahead and buy the handheld from Pelican. It's a lot easier. I had a handheld, and we had to kind of discard that and just put it up as a regular shower. I will get a handheld from Pelican plus the filter. We tried to do it with my handheld and it didn't work.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2021

    The phone consultation with Pelican was very educational and the rep we worked with was very cooperative and very understanding. We bought the under the sink RO and since we got it, there has been a big difference in the taste of our water. There's no salt in it.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2021

    I liked the simplicity of the hookup of the Pelican Water systems. My mother has a Watts system and she has all the different filters as well as all that other garbage under her sink. It's a nightmare to hook up and maintain. Just having a two-filter system is easier. The installation of my Pelican system also took me an hour tops and that's including getting a hole drilled in the sink because we already repurposed the hole where we had our soap dispenser. I had to get a hose on and drill a hole in the sink to put the faucet in.

    But for the most part, the process was pretty straightforward especially with all the quick connects. It is one modular unit instead of having the tank and all the three filters with the fourth filter where each stage has its own filter and there are waterlines around everywhere. The big thing was with the initial setup. With the Watts system, you have to mix your own bleach and put it through the lines. But the Pelican system already comes pre-done, so you just run the water which is amazingly easy as well.

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    Reviewed March 15, 2021

    Jeffrey came out on time and we chatted. It was good. I went with the salt-free system. I had quite a bit of information I already knew before he came out because of the website. I had to postpone the install several months because I was getting a house put in in the middle of the COVID pandemic. Everybody was very helpful and patient. The job was done really great.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2021

    Everything is fine with our Pelican. We're on our third system. Everything's good or we wouldn't keep buying from them. Everything's straightforward and easy to operate. They also got somebody that we can talk to if we need to. When I ordered the UV lights, the sleeves and some filters or when I had a problem resetting my counter, number thing for the day, I've had somebody taught me through all those things and it was no problem at all.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2021

    I like that the water is being treated properly with Pelican and so far, the drinking quality is significantly better. The mineral deposits are much easier to remove. I'm glad I have the system and it's an attractive-looking one. It wasn't horribly hard to install for someone who's not a plumber and it's working exactly as it's designed for.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2021

    We had a water heater go out and when they took it out, they showed us all of the accumulation on the bottom which was massive. We decided to get a filtration system at that point. We were looking for a saltless conditioner and filtration system and Pelican offered the entire piece. It was also recommended by the plumber whenever we told him we didn't like the one that had salt in it. I looked at it online and ended up purchasing it based on the requirements of the size of our house. They had all the lists there so everything was on the website. That allowed me to make a decision on what size of system I needed.

    It was shipped to us within a matter of days and we received it within a week or so that we ordered it. It arrived intact and delivered to the house in three main boxes. I had the plumber install it and it was very straightforward. They supplied all the documentation necessary with the equipment. It's about a two-day process to get it completely installed only because you have to prime one of the filtration systems.

    The water tastes fantastic. It's about what I would expect out of a bottled water. We had a filtration system on our refrigerator that put cold water out. Now we can't taste the difference between the filtration system that we had that was costing us every month in changing that out and we don't have to do that any longer because of the fact that we put this in. It's a bit pricier than some of the other models but you get what you pay for in some instances and this is one of them.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2021

    I purchased the whole house water system. I now have less sediment in the water and the water is a little softer. Pelican does a great job and I like them.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2021

    Pelican came with the house we bought. The owner chose that because we're on well water and the system kills any bacteria that it comes in contact with so it's a safer process. It works amazing and it's one of the best systems that you can get. We had to buy an ultraviolet light for it. We ordered it through Pelican then installed it ourselves. It was pretty simple and straightforward.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2021

    Pelican's products are always good and normally, if I do the Subscribe & Save, it is more cost-effective for my financial dollar. I've been happy with their service so far. One time, I placed an order with them online because I was trying to look to find a replacement and I didn't realize at the time that they send whole new housing hardware. The guys that I talked to on the phone got everything set up and arranged the way that I needed it to. It was almost around Christmas time so I wasn't sure if they would be open but they were and they took care of me. It was helpful to talk to somebody that knew the product and was well-versed in the product. It saved me 20 minutes of still searching on the internet for an answer that's not there. Whether I'm using their online system or calling and talking to them, they've done a good job of making sure that I'm getting the product that I want and not trying to oversell me on something else that I'm not interested in.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2021

    First let's go over the reason for three stars. I purchased my system on February 22, 2021. A week went by while my system was in transit and the price dropped by $1,081.00. I called and asked for a price adjustment and was told the price was good for seven days. Which got me thinking, When does the 90 days begin. Does it began when you take possession of the product or the day you purchase the system.

    I received my system on March 3, 2021. Nine days has passed before I took possession of my system. My options were to reject the order and purchased the discounted price, but restocking fee was 25% plus return shipping, that made that option non-feasible. I ate the lost. What's more disappointing is the fact I was told my 90 starts the time I purchase not take possession. Of course I would have liked the company to have honor the price drop counting seven days after I took possession of the system.

    Now on to the system review: The weakest links in this system for water leaks are the sediment filter and Dosatron injector. I hope the engineers read this response to further improve this great product. With the inventions of push connect fitting both John Guest, and SharkBites alike why is there no connection for these point of failure. Also your manual reference Teflon tape. This product is a hit and miss at best. I say this as there were four point of failure between the Sediment Filter and Dosatron injector. Two of those point both on Sediment Filter failed causing leakage of water. I recommend RectorSeal T plus 2 be used exclusively for these critical points of failure. I also highly recommend the purchase of the install kits, they were worth every penny.

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    Pentair Water Solutions (previously Pelican Water) Company Information

    Company Name:
    Pentair Water Solutions
    Company Type:
    Public
    Year Founded:
    1966
    Formerly Named:
    Pelican Water
    Address:
    2361 Mason Ave, Suite 100
    City:
    Daytona Beach
    State/Province:
    FL
    Postal Code:
    32117
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.pentair.com