Australis Compact 4/4 Litre Water Purifier

Material : Brushed stainless steel grade 202

** Postage Included

Not as flash as the British Berkefeld or the High Grade Australis Stainless 8/8 but filters water just the same

Shipping Included within Australia !

Contents:

2 X stainless 4 litre vessels (one with drain hole, one with tap hole)
Chrome plated plastic flick fast flow tap (Upgrade options available)
Stainless lid with plastic handle (lid may have minor very small dents)
Black plastic fold out stand
Australis Model 288 water filter candle (Upgrade options available)

Dimensions:

Sitting on stand : 500 mm high X 200 mm wide
Sitting on benchtop : 410 mm high X 195mm wide
Packed in box for transit: 270 mm high X 230 mm wide
Empty weights only : 2 kg

Size:

Small - Compact 4 litre max

Standard:

Budget - don't purchase if you think it will be the same standard as the British Berkefeld, it isn't. This unit will contain stainless steel minor imperfections ! If you live near the ocean or you think your water may be slightly salty, you may experience slight surface rust marks as this unit is low grade stainless and may get rust spots in the upper chamber. Lower chamber will be fine, because of filtering. These surface rust marks if appearing can be remove with bi-card soda or food grade stainless steel cleaner.

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This unit uses one ceramic water filter candles and would be great addition for campers or people travelling where you don't trust your water supply.

The Australis Water filter candles filter 1 litre each per hour, and on average last up to 6 month, however some people make them last longer, depending on water quality.

More information on filter candles under the Information menu.

Official Test Results Australis model 288 filter candle:

Substance Tested	Before Filtration	After Filtration	% Removed
Giardia and cryptosporidium	133,000/L	< 1.3/L	> 99.9%
Chlorine	2.0 mg/L	< 0.2 mg/L	> 90.0%
Iron	1.7 mg/L	0.4 mg/L	> 97.6%
Copper	3.2 mg/L	0.3 mg/L	> 99.1%
Lead	1.6 mg/L	< 0.5 mg/L	> 96.9%
Manganese	1.5 mg/L	0.3 mg/L	98.0%
Zinc	1.6 mg/L	< 0.1 mg/L	> 99.4%
Aluminium	1.9 mg/L	< 0.05 mg/L	> 97.4%
Lindane	3.7 mg/L	0.05 mg/L	98.6%
Dieldrin	1.3 mg/L	< 0.1 mg/L	> 99.2%
Chloroform	1.1 mg/L	< 0.1 mg/L	> 99.1%
Dichlorobromomethane	2.0 mg/L	< 0.1 mg/L	> 99.5%
Bromoform	2.7 mg/L	< 0.1 mg/L	> 98.1%
E.coli	400,000/100mL	0	> 99.9%

There is the option to change to a 5" Doulton Imperial ceramic filter candle. Average life span 12 months or 2000 litres filtered depending on water quality.

There is also option to upgrade the tap to a solid stainless steel tap. There is also the option to add a stainless steel alkaline stick to the lower tank to raise the ph alkalinity of the water, in case the water your filtering from is too acidic.

(Australis Budget 8L(4/4) stainless steel may have minor imperfections)

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