Water Purifier Cartridges - Suitable for Commercial and Industrial Applications

Cartridge filters are easy-to-manufacture, modular filters mounted within a housing. They are primarily used to remove particulate matter and, in certain cases, chemicals from water. Cartridge filters are made from a variety of materials, some of which are made from polypropylene or wound wire.

Water purifier cartridges typically last up to a year, but this depends on the water consumption of your home, business, or factory. The average lifespan of a water tank is between three and ten years, with larger tanks generally lasting longer than smaller ones.

Advantages of Cartridge Filters

• Long-term maintenance is simpler than with other filters.

• No salt water is wasted from saltwater pools.

• Reduced energy consumption by reducing pump pressure.

• Ability to remove harmful particles as small as 10-15 microns.

FupengWater has over 20 years of experience as a global supplier of cartridge filters, offering products under brands such as Shelco, Harmsco, Pentek, and Eden Equipment. These water filtration products are recognized as high-quality products, ensuring higher efficiency and more consistent water quality for customers over the long term.

FupengWater uses only the highest-quality filtration products to ensure a long lifespan for our customers' components. Our water filter cartridges offer filtration granularity ranging from 100 microns to 0.2 microns, ideal for any pre- and post-treatment filtration needs. Activated carbon and activated carbon filter cartridges are made from high-quality coconut shells and are available in a variety of sizes and micron ratings, ranging from 20 microns to 5 microns. FupengWater also offers cartridge filter housings in a variety of sizes and filtration capacities. Our diverse range of housing types accommodates any flow rate, and we can customize housings to withstand the harshest environmental conditions.

Using refined technology, our cartridge filters remove organic matter and suspended solids from water sources using cartridge filter housings, activated carbon cartridge filters, pleated cartridge filters, spun-fiber cartridge filters, meltblown cartridge filters, and microporous filters.

FupengWater offers a wide variety of water filter cartridges for applications in industrial, commercial, municipal, and chemical sectors. Our cartridge filter housings come in a variety of sizes, capacities, and contaminant removal media, depending on your application needs.

While water supply problems manifest in a variety of ways, the good news is that they're all relatively easy to solve. Our company is happy to provide you with high-quality filter cartridges and customize a water purification system to your needs.

Using cartridge filters removes harmful impurities such as dirt, odor, and sediment. Our top-notch water filter cartridges feature a simple twist-on access for easy access to the internal filter element. These cartridges are easily understood, and the filter's operating status and monitor clearly indicate when it's time to change the cartridge.

Applications

• Reverse Osmosis Pretreatment Units

• RO Chemicals

• Food & Beverage

• Drinking Water

• Restaurant Water Treatment

What is a Water Filter Cartridge?

Cartridge filters are one of the preferred filtration products for removing sediment and particulate matter from water supplies. The concentration of these suspended solids in source water can be elevated due to factors such as stormwater runoff and aging, decaying pipes, which can leave debris in the water. Eventually, the water will discolor, becoming unsightly and unsuitable for use in homes and businesses.

Equipment is also more susceptible to problems. Water heaters, coolers, showers, and valves can become clogged, leading to decreased performance and even overall system performance. Reverse osmosis systems and UV sterilizers require clean water to operate effectively. Therefore, water treatment operators often use cartridge filters to ensure clean water throughout the filtration process.

Rainwater can also introduce soil, sand, silt, and clay into groundwater sources and transport them through pipes to your home. Sediment filters help prevent these solid particles from entering restaurants, degrading the quality of food and beverages. These particles can also cause scaling, staining, and malfunction in common fixtures like faucets and sanitaryware, ultimately requiring replacement.

Using cartridge filters can also extend the life of other filters. Pool cartridge filters are another type of sediment filter that prevent dirt and clay from contaminating your clear, beautiful pool water.

What is the cartridge filtration process?

Cartridge filters use mechanical filtration to physically block suspended solids from escaping the water supply (much like a screen door). Just as people want fresh air to circulate but don't want dust and other particulates to enter their homes, high-quality cartridge filters have sufficient porosity to ensure that users only allow water to flow through without worrying about sediment in the water supply.

Some cartridge filters utilize a large surface area to collect large amounts of dirt. In reality, most cartridge filters utilize a gradient density depth structure to effectively remove suspended particles. Water is forced through durable filter media, which tightens the channels along the resin, removing smaller particles as it penetrates deeper.

What impurities do water filter cartridges remove?

In addition to the aforementioned substances that contribute to water quality problems, sediment filters are also very effective at reducing turbidity in water. Turbidity is easily noticeable in water; it is caused by an increased level of suspended solids, resulting in a cloudy texture. This can cause the water's color to change from blue to brownish-orange or yellow.

Because cartridge filters are designed as pre-filtration products, they are often used before other water treatment systems to remove substances that could cause problems for other equipment. Cartridge filters can remove organic matter, chemicals, salts, metals, dissolved solids, and taste or odor from the water supply. Therefore, it's essential to use these filters in conjunction with other filtration processes, such as reverse osmosis and UV disinfection systems.

Systems Requiring Water Filter Cartridges

As mentioned above, sediment filters are a crucial component of the overall water filtration process and are essential for the successful operation of other water purification systems. The most common systems include:

• Reverse Osmosis Systems: RO systems are highly effective at further purifying pre-filtered water. These systems utilize a semi-permeable membrane to remove various contaminants that the filter cartridges cannot remove (as mentioned above). Sediment and particulate matter are retained by the RO membrane and can damage the reverse osmosis system. Once retained and discharged, they pass through a small flow restrictor. Clogging can occur quickly, affecting the total pressure the system can generate, ultimately reducing recovery and yield.

• UV Sterilizer: UV water sterilizers also require cartridge filters for similar reasons. While the UV water treatment process destroys the DNA of organisms through ultraviolet light, preventing them from growing and spreading, this DNA is susceptible to damage. The appearance of turbidity creates a cloudy texture, which increases the obscurity between organisms and allows bacteria to hide behind concentrated sediment and particles, making it more difficult for UV light to penetrate. A 5-micron cartridge filter is recommended to ensure optimal performance of your UV system.

• Extending the Life of Carbon Filters: Activated carbon filters effectively remove chlorine and chloramines. However, unlike sediment filters, activated carbon filters clog easily with these contaminants, rapidly wearing out the filter media. If an activated carbon filter is tasked with removing high concentrations of particulate matter, its performance and lifespan will be significantly reduced. Cartridge filters typically cost much less to replace than activated carbon filters, so taking steps to extend the life of your activated carbon filter is a wise budget-friendly measure.

What is the ideal micron size for your water filter cartridge?

Micron is the acronym for "micrometer" and is defined as one-millionth of a meter. Microns determine the particle size a particular filter can filter. The rating system determines the exact number of microns a filter needs to achieve its intended effect, based on the size of sediment you need to remove from the water source.

Scheduling Filter Replacement

Your filter cartridge should be replaced approximately every six months to a year. However, to accurately determine when replacement is necessary, it's a good idea to closely monitor your water pressure. When you notice a drop in pressure, consider replacing your sediment filter. Once the filter has filtered enough material and its holding capacity reaches a threshold, water will begin to struggle to flow through it at the same rate, resulting in a drop in pressure. If you choose not to replace your filter, your sediment filter will eventually become too clogged to function properly.