Replacement Filters

Here are a few reasons for choosing us for your water filter replacement cartridges:

1. Affordable prices 
   We are very cost competitive and do our best to keep prices down.
2. Super fast delivery
   All in stock items are processed on the same day (M-F) and sent out via one of our trusted delivery providers. We work with Aramex, Australia Post, StarTrack and TNT.
3. Free expert advice
   If you are unsure which filter cartridge to use, just give us a call or shoot over an email.
4. We are a family-owned business
   Clarence Water Filters is a family owned operation which was established in Yamba over 20 years ago. We aren’t a large corporation with foreign investors, so all profits go back into the Australian community.

Absolutely!

We offer free expert advice, so all you need to do is contact us via phone or email.

Our sales team can help you identify the correct water filter replacement based on your existing system, the type of water you are using, and your personal preferences.

No, not at all. 

You can purchase a standard 10″ x 2.5″ sediment filter for about $7.00 while a 10″ x 2.5″ 1 micron coconut carbon block filter from our budget range costs as little as $22.00.

Given that these filters can last up to 12 months in the average household, that is only a few cents a day. A tiny investment for a product that protects your health and makes your drinking water much more palatable.

Even the more expensive America-made products like the WC04 (0.45 micron) Carbon Block are less than $50.00. That’s about 14 cents a day for a product that can dramatically improve your water quality.

We stock several types of replacement water filter cartridges including:

• Drop-in filter cartridges
  Drop-in filters are placed inside of a filter sump, which is screwed into a filter head. Most cartridges are double open ended (DOE) however there are also cartridges with special o-ring seals or closed ends. The most common sizes for drop-in filter cartridges are 10″ x 2.5″, 10″ x 4.5″, 20″ x 2.5″ and 20″ x 4.5″.
• Screw-in filter cartridges 
  Screw-in filters are fully enclosed cartridges which are screwed directly into a filter head. Most of the products from 3M Aqua-pure, Water Filters Australia, Omnipure, and Brita have this form factor.
• Inline water filter cartridges
  An inline water filter cartridge doesn’t require a filter system or filter head. It is designed to attach directly onto a water line, using push in fittings, click on house fittings or screw on fittings.

Water filter cartridges can remove a wide range of contaminants including:

• Sediment including sand, silt, rust, dirt, algae
• Chlorine and chlorine by-products
• Chloramines
• Pesticides, herbicides
• Volatile organic compounds
• Petrochemicals
• PFAs
• Cyst Parasites including cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, giardia
• Bad tastes and odours
• Heavy metals and much more

Filtration can also be used to correct water pH issues, reduce scale build-up and protect appliances like coffee machines.

If you are unsure about the filter cartridge you need to achieve your goals, get in touch today. We offer free expert advice and are happy to guide you towards the perfect solution.

Maybe. 

Generally, sediment filter cartridges don’t require flushing. The same goes for bag filters. Just drop them into your filter system and you can use them immediately.

Filter cartridges which contain carbon, polyphosphate, KDF, fluoride reducing media, or calcite can benefit from flushing. Flushing the filter will very fine particles and air bubbles from the filter.

To flush your cartridge, just open the tap on the top of your sink and then turn the water supply on. In most cases, you’ll only need to run 5 litres of water through the filter cartridge.

Whole house water filter systems will require slightly more flushing as they are larger units. Run 10-15 litres through your whole house unit to flush it.

Silver impregnated carbon is bacteriostatic, which means it can kill or incapacitate bacteria.

Silver carbon is a great choice when using unchlorinated water which may contain bacteria. It’s also useful for situations where you may only be using a filter intermittently (it is left with water sitting inside it), like in a caravan or holiday home.

Also silver can prevent bacterial growth, it’s bacteriostatic capacity will decline over time. We always recommend that water filters be discarded after 2 years.

Yes, we do.

We stock many water filter cartridges ideal for protecting coffee machines. This includes products from leading coffee filter manufacturers including Everpure, Brita, 3M and BWT. Check out our coffee water filters.

The micron rating of a water filter refers to the smallest particles it can remove from water. The smaller the micron rating, the smaller the particles it can remove.

For example, a filter that is 5 micron is capable of capturing particles as small as 5 micrometres in size (equal to 0.005 mm). A 20 micron filter can reduce particles down to 20 micrometres.

It’s important to note that micron rating doesn’t refer to the size of the filter or its contaminant capacity (how much it can hold).

A nominal rating means the filter will trap ‘most’ of the particulates at the specified size. A 5 micron nominal filter, for example might remove about 80% particulates at that size.

An absolute rated filter has been shown to trap at least 99.9% of of the particulates at the specified size.

This means an absolute rated filter can achieve the same results as a nominal filter that is much finer. A 10 micron absolute could remove the same amount of material as a 5 micron nominal.

Absolute filters are mostly used in situations where particulate removal is critical, in hospitals, laboratories, food production facilities, breweries etc. Most residential users are better off using a nominal rated filter as it is a more affordable option and still achieves fantastic results.

Yes. When a filter has a very fine micron rating it becomes harder for water to pass through, so your flow rate may be affected. That’s why we usually recommend different types of filters when high flow rates are required.

To give you one example, we only recommend the WC04 (0.45 micron) for drinking water systems with a dedicated tap, where the flow rate only needs to be 2-3 litres per minute. For high flow situations where all of the water through a kitchen tap is filtered, we normally recommend something like the AP1025KDF/GAC (5 micron) as it can support faster flow rates.