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  • MrFreddofrog
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    Originally posted by Talk_Coffee View Post
    Brita have released a new variant of the C150 series: C150 Finest..

    Looks good for areas <250ppm TDH. The biggest benefit is inbuilt pH buffering which will overcome acidification which can occur in high hardness/TDH situations.

    Gotchas are it must be vertically mounted and capacity decreases to ~3000L. It's been added to our range- initially as a replacement cartridge only.
    Even though I've got my filters, just out of curiosity I thought I'd see if Brita's technical specs has any info to back up their claims of reducing chlorine, coarse & fine particles, hardness etc.

    The Oz website doesnt even have this product but I eventually found it on the UK one. Guess what, they, did, kinda, for chlorine at least, >97% so pretty b good. I couldnt find anything to substantiate their other claims but at least they had something. That is better than most.

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  • TC
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    Brita have released a new variant of the C150 series: C150 Finest..

    Looks good for areas <250ppm TDH. The biggest benefit is inbuilt pH buffering which will overcome acidification which can occur in high hardness/TDH situations.

    Gotchas are it must be vertically mounted and capacity decreases to ~3000L. It's been added to our range- initially as a replacement cartridge only.
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  • WantRancilio10
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    Originally posted by MrFreddofrog View Post
    I work on a need to know basis and a full descale still some time off ...
    Re-charge your filter(s) regularly and that part of the manual can remain 'sealed'.

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  • MrFreddofrog
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    Originally posted by WantRancilio10 View Post
    Wow, that seems very different to what the (BES920) manual says, not that I've fully read that section yet. I work on a need to know basis and a full descale still some time off so I haven't bothered.

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  • Dimal
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    There has already been some very good advice offered so far, from what I have read...

    I guess it's up to the individual what they do with it...

    Mal.

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  • Barry_Duncan
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    Water treatment is a complex issue with some people trying to sell you somethings that you don’t need.

    If your town or city supply is well treated cysts should be no problem but check with your water supplier to see what treatment they use

    Ion exchange resins and reverse osmosis is used to change or remove the chemicals in the water that may cause scale build-up that may affect the operation of your machine. Carbon filters may remove some undesirables but do not prevent scale build-up.

    I triple treat my Sydney water with a benchtop filter, a Brita Maxtra Jug and the Breville in tank filter. My machine has gone happily for over 4 years without any need to de-scale.

    Search this site and go to the websites of our Site Sponsors for advice.

    Barry

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  • WantRancilio10
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    Should I descale my machine? | Talk Coffee

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  • WantRancilio10
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    Regular descaling would be a tedious process. To me much like a regular enema. Both water intensive, time consuming and with potentially unpleasant side-effects. (At your volume, however, probably less than once per year)

    It's probably cheaper and less work to buy an in-tank filter (<$10) and recharge it (in a solution) once in a while. That should guarantee levels reduce to usually being well under 50ppm - I think at that level it would be considered boiler 'safe' in a low volume domestic environment.

    But I'm no expert

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  • MrFreddofrog
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    Yeah, amazing what info you can find when you talk to people who actually know something

    I agree 66ppm is not perfect but I'm hoping with regular descaling it will keep it under control. I'm yet to work out what "regular" means though.

    Presently I just water backflush after every coffee making session and chemical backflush weekly, which is twice now given I've had my new machine for only 2 weeks.

    Edit, btw I only average 1 cup a day so not much really.

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  • WantRancilio10
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    Very handy for WA WC to publish that data.

    At 66ppm I think HX machines will still generate scale but at a slower rate. I think levels need to drop to around 20ppm to be considered 'non-scaling'?

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  • MrFreddofrog
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    No softening required. My water hardness varies from 61-73 with a 66ppm average.

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  • TC
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    Will work- but not as a softening filter for coffee....

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  • MrFreddofrog
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    It was hardly a grilling. I asked (two) very basic questions that a professional sales rep should know. What annoyed me more was the attempt to disguise the lack of knowledge and apathy to find the answers.

    The company I did go with had the same basic level of knowledge but at least he tried to find out. I ended up buying a Doulton Ultracarb filter. Pretty pricey but at least the manufacturer could substantiate their claims, unlike all the others. The Doulton is independently certified to remove 99.999% of cysts and 99.99% of bacteria. It removes 99.99% of material greater than 0.9 micron and 99.9% of material between 0.5-0.8 microns. Doulton also provide stats on heavy metal reduction, chlorine reduction, organics, insecticides etc. Go google other manufacturer specs and see how much time you can waste looking for stuff that doesn't exist, I spent hours.

    Given my reluctance to spend such a lot of money on a single filter ($75), the rep threw in a sedimentary filter and shipping was free. Even though he/the Doulton was by far the most expensive, his willingness to find answers to my questions was definitely one of the reasons I went with him and the product he recommended.
    Last edited by MrFreddofrog; 25 October 2015, 05:20 AM.

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  • sprezzatura
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    I'm using a High-Flow 3M filter. It has a handy pressure gauge built in to the head. Since I have a pressure limiting valve and know what the out flow is when it reads 10 or less psi it's time for a filter change be it 180 days or 90 days and so forth. Turbidity fluctuates and so does TDS and overall hardness in Queensland due to flooding and drought.

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  • Javaphile
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    While physical filtration is typically performed upstream of the membrane, anti-microbial treatments such as UV and ozone are more usually located downstream of the membrane.


    Java "Who writes many things" phile

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