Pentair is the parent behind Fleck, Autotrol and Pentek — so a Pentair system is the premium tier of the same proven engineering, backed by one of the biggest names in water. Choose Pentair when you want top-grade hardware and a single trusted brand across the whole build.

Pentair valve heads & hardware we stock

Pentair is best for: premium whole-house and light-commercial systems where brand assurance matters most. And with the right media it also handles every whole-house and commercial issue — premium hardware, the media matched to the problem.

One brand, every water issue — the media does the work

Here's the thing most stores won't tell you: the tank and valve are a platform — what actually removes your specific contaminant is the media inside. Lead needs KDF-55; arsenic needs an iron-based adsorbent; fluoride needs activated alumina; chloramine needs catalytic carbon; iron and sulfur need Katalox with an air pocket. So Pentair can solve all 48 of the water problems we treat — we simply load the Pentair head with the media matched to your issue, and size the head for what that media needs (metered for softening, air-draw backwash for iron, the right backwash flow for filter media).

Matched-brand systems — never a mongrel build

When you buy a complete Pentair system from us, every valve head in it is Pentair. A Pentair softener pairs with a Pentair carbon filter and a Pentair iron filter — one consistent platform, so parts, service and programming are the same across your whole system. We don't bolt a different brand's head onto a Pentair build.

Why genuine, brand-name hardware beats a sealed house brand

A lot of big sellers hide the valve brand and sell you a sealed proprietary system — great for their margin, bad for you when you need a part in ten years. We sell the genuine Pentair hardware: recognizable, serviceable by any water professional, with parts available for decades. You're never locked to one company to keep your water running.

How the media is matched to your issue

Every Pentair system starts with a water problem, then gets the media proven to solve it: Katalox Light or greensand for iron and manganese; a catalytic air pocket for rotten-egg sulfur; 10% cross-linked cation resin for hardness; catalytic carbon for chlorine and chloramine; KDF-55 for lead and heavy metals; activated alumina for fluoride; nitrate-selective anion resin for nitrate; calcite to neutralize acidic water. The Pentair head is then configured for what that media needs — regeneration for resin, air-draw backwash for oxidizing media, or a simple cartridge swap. Same trusted brand, the right chemistry inside.

Sizing your Pentair system

Getting the size right matters as much as the brand. For a softener we size the grain capacity to your water hardness multiplied by the people in your home — most households land on a 32,000 to 64,000 grain unit, and a metered Pentair head keeps salt and water use lean by regenerating only when the resin is spent. For a filter we size the tank to your peak flow (bathrooms and fixtures running at once) so you never starve the shower. Not sure? Send us your water test or hardness number and we'll size it for free.

Pentair — frequently asked

Can I get parts and service years from now? Yes — that's the whole point of a genuine Pentair valve. Parts are widely stocked and any water pro can work on it, unlike sealed house-brand systems.

Do I have to keep the whole system one brand? For a matched combo, yes — every head is Pentair so service is consistent. Standalone units can of course be mixed across your home.

Which media do I need? That depends on your water, not the brand — tell us your problem (or send a test) and we'll load the Pentair head with the exact media that fixes it, and size it correctly.

Build your Pentair system

Tell us your water problem and we'll match the Pentair head and the exact media for it — softener, filter, AIO or a complete matched combo. Ask our water assistant or browse our systems.