2 Stage Bench Top Water Filter | Sediment + Carbon

This 2 stage bench top water filter combines sediment and carbon treatment in a compact bench-top housing - no plumbing required, connects to your existing kitchen tap with a diverter valve. The two-stage build handles the contaminant categories that matter most for drinking water (chlorine, sediment) without modifying the property.

Two-Stage Filtration

• Stage 1 - 5 micron PP sediment cartridge: captures dirt, rust, sand, and visible particulate. Protects the carbon stage from clogging on sediment, keeping it focused on chemical adsorption work.
• Stage 2 - 5 micron coconut-shell carbon block: removes chlorine, taste, odour, and a range of organic chemical contaminants. Coconut-shell carbon has higher surface area per gram than coal-based carbon, giving better adsorption capacity at the same cartridge size.

Both cartridges are standard 10" × 2.5" format - compatible with widely-available replacements, not proprietary to this housing.

Why This Tier Is the Best-Value Bench-Top

The 1-stage carbon-only and sediment-only bench-tops handle one contaminant category each. This 2-stage build handles both - and at $69.95, costs the same as the 1-stage sediment unit and only $20 more than the 1-stage carbon. For most Australian households on chlorinated municipal water, the 2-stage covers everything that matters at a drinking-water tap.

What's Included

• 2-stage bench-top filtration system with compact housing
• 5 micron PP sediment cartridge (starter)
• 5 micron coconut-shell carbon block cartridge (starter)
• Faucet connection kit with quick diversion valve
• Instruction manual

Cartridge Service

Replace each cartridge every 6-12 months. Replacements available as a twin pair, premium twin pair, or as separate PP sediment and coconut carbon block singles.

How a Bench-Top Filter Connects

The diverter valve fits the kitchen tap spout. Flip the diverter when you want filtered water - tap flow redirects through the bench-top housing and out the filter's own dispensing tap. Flip it back for plain tap flow (filling pots, washing up). When you move out, you take the filter with you - no permanent install.

What This System Targets

This multi-stage system combines sediment filtration with activated carbon. It is therefore suited to reducing suspended dirt, sand, silt and rust, while also improving chlorine, taste and odour and reducing some organic compounds.

It is not a true water softener and it is not a microbiological disinfection system. Hardness minerals such as calcium and magnesium require ion-exchange softening or membrane treatment, while bacteria, viruses and parasites require an appropriately validated membrane or UV/disinfection stage.