Description
Brita Under Sink Drinking Water Filtration System with optional dedicated tap. Ideal for reducing chlorine, bad taste odour, and other impurities from your water.
Filter options for scale reduction also available — ideal for protecting fill up coffee machines from scale build-up.
The Purity C head includes a flushing function which allows the flushing of filters and saves time and messy purging of filter systems that are connected to machines. The system is very easy to install with most of the fittings simply pushing in to lock and seal.
The Brita C Head system has a 0-70% bypass that can be varied to give you total control of your water hardness and quality which allows you to make your coffee stand out from your competitors when using the C Quell ST filters.
This will allow you to set the hardness bypass so you get the maximum capacity from your filters.
The PURITY C Quell ST filter cartridges reduce the total hardness in drinking water, thereby avoiding limescale and gypsum deposits in the downstream appliances.
Calcium, magnesium and metal ions are selectively reduced from the drinking water using the flow method.
The filter material not only reduces cloudiness and organic pollutants, but also the level of substances that impair the smell and taste, such as chlorine residues in the filtrate and in the bypass water.
The Brita Finest cartridges are to be set at 0% bypass for total hardness reduction and the optimum coffee experience. Ideal for both copper and stainless steel boilers. Will also remove the same contaminates as the C Quell ST filters.
No mater what the bypass % is set at with both the Quell ST or Finest cartridges all the water travels through the sediment and carbon parts of the cartridge to ensure that dirt and chlorine taste and odours are reduced.
The Brita C1000 AC and Fresh C50 filter cartridges are for soft water areas and to be set at 0% bypass.
Brita Under Sink Water Filtration System – What’s In The Box?
The kit includes:
- Filter cartridge
- 1/2″ bsp (20mm across) female thread water inlet tap fitting
- 3 metres 1/4″ high pressure tubing,
- 350 kpa pressure limiting and non return valve to protect your system
- Brita Purity C Head with swing out bracket and fittings.
- 1/4″ tee fitting that can be used to run a second line after the filter to your fridge or coffee machine etc.
Inlet and outlets of the system are 1/4″ quick connect tube fittings.
In the tap options you can choose between the Standard filter taps that only need a 12mm hole through the sink or bench top. Simply click on the taps option to view all the available taps.
We have a No Tap option also, which means you will need to supply your own filter tap or 3 way tap to suit 1/4″ tubing if preferred.
If you need to connect the system inline to an existing cold water supply pipe or braided line then we have available the ASV take off Tee with a shut off tap and 1/4″ tube fitting which makes installing very easy.
Click here to view ASV3732 Take off Tee
Other fittings and bigger water lines are available on request.
Hardness Reduction Filter Options For Coffee Machines
In the filter options below, there are a few filters which reduce water hardness.
There are two general categories of hardness: Temporary Hardness (Carbonate hardness) and Permanent Hardness.
Temporary hardness describes the carbonate minerals in the water, which can precipitate from the water to form limescale. Limescale can potentially damage coffee machines and other appliances.
It is referred to as ‘temporary’ hardness as it will ‘leave’ the water, often forming a hard mineral crust. This occurs at a faster rate when water is heated, which is why coffee machine boilers and water lines are particularly at risk of scale formation.
Permanent hardness refers to the dissolved minerals and salts that stay in the water when it is heated. This includes chlorides and sulphates.
Although these minerals and salts cannot form scale, in high levels they can become corrosive and damage metal surfaces. Chlorides can also cause pitting of stainless steel surfaces, which makes them potentially damaging to coffee machines with stainless steel boilers.
The term Total Hardness is used to describe the combination of permanent hardness and temporary hardness in the water.
The Brita Quell range contains ion exchange resin which reduces carbonate hardness (ideal for scale reduction).
The Brita Finest range contains ion exchange which reduces total hardness (ideal for areas with high total hardness which can cause corrosion).
Brita Under Sink Drinking Water Filter System – Filter Options
There are several types of Brita filters available. Read the descriptions below to learn more or give
Brita C1000 AC
Mainly used for filtered drinking water and protection from Giardia and Cysts. Rated to reduce chlorine for 10000 litres Filter Head bypass setting 0% 0.5 micron Submicron filtration.
Dimensions 245mm overall x 180mm across the head and fittings.
Usage: Drinking water for Office and Home.
Brita Purity Fresh C50
Heavy sediment soft water areas. Mainly used for filtered drinking water and supply clean water to vending machines and water coolers. Rated to reduce chlorine for 12000 litres Filter Head bypass setting 0% Rated at 10 microns for longer life.
Dimensions: 270mm overall x 180mm across the head and fittings
Usage: Drinking water for Office and Home.
Brita Purity C50 Quell ST
Filtered drinking water and Scale Protection cartridge for Coffee and Espresso Machines and other catering equipment. 693 litres capacity of filters at 105 mgl (140ppm) of Carbonate Hardness Head bypass setting 30% for medium hard water and 1425 litres with the bypass set at 50% for softer water areas.
Dimensions 270mm overall x 180mm across the head and fittings.
Usage: Drinking water and water for coffee machines in Office and Home.
Brita Purity C150 Quell ST (Carbonate Hardness Reduction)
Filtered drinking water and Scale Protection cartridge for Coffee and Espresso Machines and other catering equipment. 1738 litres capacity of filters at 105 mgl (140ppm) of Carbonate Hardness Head bypass setting 30% for medium hard water and 3574 litres with the bypass set at 50% for soft water areas.
Dimensions: 420mm overall x 180mm across the head and fittings.
Usage: Drinking water and water for coffee machines in Homes, Cafés, Clubs, Pubs, Restaurants, Motels and Offices
Brita Purity C150 Finest (Total Hardness Reduction)
Filtered drinking water and Total Hardness removal & Scale Protection cartridge for Coffee and Espresso Machines for full Body and Aroma. Ideal for Stainless Steel boilers. 1833 litres capacity of filters at 105 mgl (140ppm) of Carbonate Hardness Head setting 0% medium hard water areas.
Dimensions:420mm overall x 180mm across the head and fittings.
Usage: Drinking water and water for coffee machines in Homes, Cafés, Clubs, Pubs, Restaurants, Motels and Offices
Larger capacity filters are also available if required. (The C150 Quell ST filter is illustrated in the picture)
Filter life will vary depending on water quality and volume used with a maximum of 12 months.
The replacement filters are listed below.
Installation Guide
- Place the plastic or rubber washer from the base of the new tap in the corner of the sink, in the flat section, check
under the sink to see where the thread of the tap will go, making sure there are no other obstructions where the tap
thread will be. - Use a nail or centre punch to mark the centre of hole. Use a battery drill to drill the holes, drill slowly
and add a few drops of water as you go. Start with a small drill 5mm or so, and work your way up using about 4
different drills until 12mm. - Fit the sink tap, put the big hard washer & nut under the sink. Tighten up, doesn’t matter
which way the tap faces. - Turn off the water supply and release water pressure by opening up a cold tap.
- Identify which one of the braided lines or taps under the sink is the cold water line.
- Undo cold water hose off the wall tap or fitting.
- Fit the ½”F bsp to ¼” Tube Inlet Connector, or if using the optional Take-Off Connection Tee (Angle
Stop Valve – ASV3732), fit the ASV Tee and reconnect the cold water line to the other end. - Cut a short piece tubing to from the Inlet Connector or ASV Tee to the inlet side of the grey inline pressure limiting
valve. Check the flow direction on the pressure limiting valve. - Screw the filter system to the inside of cupboard leaving room under the system to replace the cartridge or it can
stand up by its self on the base of the cupboard, leaving it loose to make removing easy also leave the plastic
tubing long enough to bring the system out onto the floor as it makes servicing the filters easier. - Run the tubing from the outlet of pressure limiting valve to the inlet on the filter system, push the tubing all the way
in then pull out to lock. - Fit the tube from the new sink filter tap to the outlet side of filter.
- Check all connections.
- Turn on the new sink filter tap and leave on to allow the air out of the system.
- Turn the cold water supply on.
- Your filter head has a push slide flushing lever that will allow you to flush the filter into a bucket if required.
Flush the new filter for 2 – 3 minutes, turn off & on the sink filter tap to let any air out. - Turn off sink tap and check for leaks.
- You may have some air bubbles in the water for a few days, this will go away.
- Set the filter head to the desired bypass setting according to your filter type and water quality.
Replacement filters and parts can be purchased from Clarence Water Filters
Replacement Filters:
- Brita C1000
- Brita C50 Fresh
- Brita C50 Quell ST
- Brita C150 Quell ST
- Brita C150 Finest – always set by-pass to zero
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