Iron Filters

Our Iron Filters use catalytic medias to remove iron and manganese from the water. They excel at removing precipitated Iron and manganic Manganese, but depending on the water chemistry, can be less effective at removing dissolved ferrous Iron and manganous Manganese.

🛈 How it works: Service cycle

➤ Untreated water enters through the valve inlet

➤ Untreated water flows down through the media bed

➤ Iron particles are trapped in the media bed

➤ Treated water flows up through the riser pipe

➤ Treated water exits through the valve outlet

➤ Media can treat a set amount of water before regeneration is needed

🛈 How it works: regeneration cycle

➤ The water flow is reversed to flush any iron and particulates to the drain line

➤ The water flow is returned to the normal direction to repack the media bed

➤ Regeneration frequency depends on water usage and chemistry

Further Reading

There are many different iron medias on the market, each with its own set of installation and water chemistry requirements, as well as expected lifespan. We choose the specific media that is best suited to your water quality and system configuration, to minimize maintenance requirements and costs.

Frequently, air or ozone injection is used in coordination with an iron filter, especially with filters that use lower grade medias that are not intended to treat iron. We have found using it leads to higher maintenance costs, therefore, we try to avoid using it if there is a suitable alternative that yields satisfactory results.