HydraShield Elite™
The Next Generation of Whole-Home Water Purification
Water protection for every faucet.™
Designed & Built By Smart Living Water
Not All Water Systems Are Created Equal
The HydraShield Elite™ was engineered from the ground up to deliver exceptional water quality, outstanding performance, and long-term reliability. Designed by Smart Living Water, this proprietary whole-home purification system combines advanced treatment technology with premium NSF-certified media to protect every drop of water entering your home.
Whether you’re on city water or well water, HydraShield Elite™ is built to tackle the challenges other systems simply can’t. From chlorine, sediment, heavy metals, and chemical contaminants to hard water issues, HydraShield Elite™ is designed to provide cleaner, healthier, better-tasting water throughout your entire home.
10
Stages of advanced water treatment
1,000,000+
Gallons of performance
10-Year
Performance warranty
NSF
Certified premium media
Why Homeowners Choose HydraShield Elite™
- 10 stages of advanced water treatment
- Designed by Smart Living Water using years of real-world water treatment experience
- Proprietary system built specifically for the unique water conditions found in Colorado and beyond
- Premium NSF-certified media for proven performance
- Engineered for both city and well water
- Salt-free hard water conditioning technology
- Whole-home protection for every faucet, shower, appliance, and water line
- Cleaner drinking water from every tap
- Protects plumbing and extends appliance life
- Professionally designed, handcrafted, and installed
10 Stages Of Advanced Treatment
Inside HydraShield Elite™
Ten stages of treatment in one handcrafted, whole-home system.
Stages 1–3
HydraShield Conditioning Matrix™
Proprietary Scale Defense Technology. A conditioning matrix that changes how hardness minerals behave while preserving the beneficial minerals naturally found in your water — helping prevent scale buildup, protecting plumbing, fixtures and appliances, and improving how the water feels.
Stage 4
Advanced Vortex Flow Plate™
Engineered plate technology that creates controlled water movement, maximizing media contact time and ensuring uniform water distribution through the tank.
Stage 5
HydraShield Elite™ Catalytic Carbon
High-performance catalytic carbon reduces chlorine, chloramines, VOCs, THMs and other organic compounds, and noticeably improves taste and odor.
Stages 6–7
Hydrogen Elite Advanced Carbon Blend
A proprietary dual-action carbon blend using advanced carbon media and specialty adsorbents. Reduces pesticides, herbicides, industrial chemicals, VOCs, heavy metals and nuisance contaminants while enhancing clarity and taste.
Stage 8
KDF-55 Redox Alloy
Reduces heavy metals such as lead, mercury, nickel and chromium. Also reduces chlorine and helps control bacteria growth inside the tank.
Stage 9
KDF-85 Well Water Protection
Reduces iron, hydrogen sulfide, manganese and other dissolved metals. Controls sulfur odors and protects plumbing.
Stage 10
HydraShield Premium Zeolite Blend™
Natural zeolite media with a microporous, honeycomb-like structure that works as both a physical barrier for fine particulates and a chemical magnet for heavy metals, ammonia and hardness-causing minerals.
Support Base
High-Density Garnet Base Layer
A high-density garnet support bed adds stability, prevents media migration and keeps the system performing for the long haul.
Removes or Reduces
Built to handle what other systems leave behind.
- Chlorine
- Chloramine
- Fluoride
- Lead
- Mercury
- Arsenic
- Uranium
- Chromium
- Iron
- Manganese
- Hydrogen Sulfide
- Sediment
- Rust
- VOCs
- THMs
- Pesticides
- Herbicides
- Glyphosate
- Copper
- Cadmium
- Nickel
- Bromine
- PFAS / PFOA
- PFOS
- 1,4-Dioxane
- Atrazine
- Carbofuran
- MTBE
- Toluene
- Benzene
- Chloroform
- Vinyl Chloride
- Total Trihalomethanes
- Haloacetic Acids
- Aluminum
- Sodium
- Hardness Minerals
- Scale Formation
- Bad Taste & Odor
- Cloudiness
- Turbidity
- Color
- Odor
- And more
Performance may vary based on your water quality. Every system starts with a free water test.
Built Different. Built Better.
The HydraShield Elite™ wasn’t designed to be another off-the-shelf water filter. It was created to outperform conventional systems through a carefully engineered multi-stage process that maximizes water quality while minimizing maintenance.
Every component has been selected for durability, efficiency, and long-term performance — because we believe your family deserves more than average water.
More Than Water Treatment. It’s Peace Of Mind.
Every day your family showers, cooks, drinks, washes clothes, and cleans with your home’s water. HydraShield Elite™ helps reduce unwanted contaminants while delivering water that looks, tastes, and feels noticeably better.
From healthier skin and hair to better tasting coffee, ice, and drinking water, you’ll experience the difference every single day.
City Water or Well Water
One system, engineered for both.
City Water
Chlorine, chloramine, THMs and hard water scale — HydraShield Elite™ targets what municipal treatment leaves behind, so every tap in the house delivers cleaner, better-tasting water.
Well Water
Iron, hydrogen sulfide, manganese, sulfur odor and sediment — the KDF-85 and zeolite stages are built for the demands of well water, and we lab test before we ever recommend a system.
Exclusively Designed & Built By Smart Living Water
You won’t find this system anywhere else. Not available in stores. Not sold online. Only from us — designed, handcrafted and installed by our own team.
Locally Owned & Operated
Grand Junction based, serving homeowners across Colorado.
Free Water Testing
We test first. We are the only company that pays for lab testing on wells.
Custom Designed Systems
Built around your water, not a one-size-fits-all box.
Professional Installation
Licensed, insured and handled start to finish by our team.
No High-Pressure Sales
Straight answers and the right recommendation, every time.
10-Year Performance Warranty
Over 1,000,000 gallons of rated performance.
Experience The Smart Living Water Difference
When you choose HydraShield Elite™, you’re not just buying a water system — you’re investing in a solution designed by water professionals who understand water chemistry, custom treatment, and customer care. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all systems. We believe in delivering the right solution, installed the right way, backed by people who genuinely care.