Bench Top Water Filters
A bench top water filter is ideal if you are renting a property or want to take a water filter with you when you travel.
Alternative systems are:
Underbench Systems - If your in your own home & want a single kitchen tap purified for drinking. Visit Underbench Water Filter page.
Whole House Systems - If you would like your whole house filtered. Visit whole house water filter page.
Bench top system
All bench top water filters come with diverter valves standard. These can be fitted to most taps in NZ and we can come around and do this for you. There is usually an adapter required for this. We can also attach these bench top filters to your tap using push on rubber sockets which make these bench top filters truly movable as they can then be attached to any tap. There are two types of bench top filters suitable for town or rural water supply, being KDF / GAC benchtop & solid carbon block water filters.
If you are on Tank Water - There is only one type of bench top water filter suitable for tank water supply. This filter is Giardia and Cryptosporidium safe, however IT WILL NOT REMOVE MICROBIOLOGICAL IMPURITIES such as E-coli and bacteria. To remove e-coli please see our underbench e-coli eliminator or our whole house UV or homespring options.
KDF / GAC benchtop water filter
Best performing bench top water filter on the market for all-round chemical and heavy metal removal. You get the benefits of both KDF with GAC - granular activated carbon technologies.
Benefits:
- Tastes just like bottled water
- Removes most impurities (not fluoride)
- Removes heavy metals
- Most commonly used bench top filter
- Quality made in the USA
- Great for renting or traveling
KDF / GAC filters reduce levels of most heavy metals including:
- Lead
- Copper
- Aluminium
- Arsenic
- Mercury
- Iron etc
Note: KDF is not required usually required for tank water as the water should not be contaminated with heavy metals.
KDF is a media of high purity copper-zinc formulations. These substances exchange electrons or bond with chlorine and other metals contained in the water to create harmless substances - see more on kdf.
Solid carbon block water filter
Benefits:
- Tastes just like bottled water
- Removes chemicals and pesticides - see more on carbon
- Cheapest filter we sell, but its still top quality and made in the USA
- More traditional style bench top filter
- Great for renting
Solid carbon block removes:
- Chlorine
- Chemicals
- Pesticides
- TTHM’s
- Sediment
- Giardia & Cryptosporidium
- Cysts 99.9%
- Taste & Odour
The carbon filters we usually use on town water supply are of the solid block variety. This is because they can remove huge amounts of chemicals and chlorine as their surface area is so big. See more here on carbon filters.
To organise your bench top filter free phone 0800 787 392 now or send us an email via the contact form top right of page.