- Effective Filtration: Reduces fluoride and arsenic levels in your water, making it suitable for both municipal and well water sources.
- Fluoride Reduction: Address concerns about excess fluoride by effectively lowering its concentration in your water.
- Arsenic Reduction: Targets and removes harmful arsenic from your water supply, ensuring it meets safety standards.
- Durable Construction: Built with heavy-duty components to withstand demanding use, perfect for residential, commercial, and even industrial applications.
- Automated Maintenance: Simplifies upkeep with a pre-programmed electronic control head that automatically backwashes and self-cleans the filtration media every week.
- Expert Guidance Recommended: For well water with fluoride exceeding 4 ppm or arsenic above 5 ppb, we highly recommend contacting one of our certified water specialists. They can analyze your water test report and discuss:
- Pre-treatment and Post-treatment Needs: Identify any additional filtration steps necessary before or after the main treatment process to optimize water quality.
- Proper Backwash Tank Sizing: Ensure your system has the appropriate backwash tank capacity for efficient operation and long-lasting performance.
Backwashing Whole House Water Filter For Fluoride And Arsenic Reduction
Intuitive Microswitch Control Panel
Experience ease with our user-friendly control interface. Featuring familiar microswitch buttons - Clock, NEXT, UP, DOWN, and Backwash/Regenerate - all illuminated by a backlit display panel. Effortlessly navigate your system with precision and clarity.
High-Flow Stainless Flexible Connectors
Crafted from premium-grade stainless steel, our high-flow corrugated flexible connectors offer significant cost reductions in both installation and maintenance. These vital FIP connectors eliminate the need for unions, ensuring seamless installations and accommodating tank expansion requirements.
Easy Service Bypass Valve
Conveniently service your backwash filter with the provided bypass valve, essential for media changeouts. Simply turn the red handle arrows to face each other to bypass the filter entirely, facilitating seamless maintenance procedures.
Flow-Controlled Drain Elbow: Easy Installation
The flow-controlled NPT male threaded drain elbow simplifies installation with its pivoting feature. Adjust the elbow to align with the drain line direction, ensuring effortless and precise installation.
Features
US Low Current Adapter
US Low Current Adapter: 100-120V AC, 0.35A. 15ft cord for dry locations. Battery retains settings during outages.
Outdoor Dust Cover
Protect your controller from sun, water, and damage with this outdoor dust cover.
Backwash Brilliance!
Repeated media reuse, cartridge-free, minimal pressure drop. Clean water, simplified.
Installation Manual
The installation manual provides detailed guidance on plumbing, code compliance, startup, valve options, and replacement parts.
Description
The WECO Backwashing filter with granular activated alumina is a Point-Of-Entry (POE) fluoride and arsenic removal system for municipal and well water supplies. Activated alumina (aluminum oxide) is highly specialized filter media designed for efficient, selective removal of fluoride and arsenic. Our activated alumina is pre-treated to acidify and lower the internal pH of the media. High pH greatly reduces the ability of activated alumina to remove fluoride and arsenic. The acid pre-treatment gives the media a strong affinity for these substances.
Activated alumina’s adsorption capacity is reduced by high pH (above 8.2) feedwater and a bicarbonate alkalinity above 50 ppm. In such cases, we recommend pre-treating the feed water with a salt regenerated strong base anion (SBA) resin (a dealkalizer). This will reduce both the pH and the alkalinity for dramatically improved performance. In addition, SBA resin has a modest capacity to reduce the arsenic and fluoride levels of the feed water, prolonging the capacity and life of the alumina polisher. WECO technical Support can assist with selecting the proper pre-treatment backwashing filter to complement the activated alumina filter. Pressure drop remains low and backwashing requirements are minimized. This reduces water use and prevents fluoride and arsenic-laden fine discharge into the sewer. WECO backwashing filters are available in a variety of sizes. Please consult with WECO Technical Support for assistance in selecting the proper size filter to meet your water purification requirements.
Fluoride can occur in drinking water naturally as a result of the geological composition of soils and bedrock. Some areas of the country have high levels of naturally occurring fluoride which can dissolve easily into ground water as it moves through gaps and pore spaces between rocks. Fluoride can also be added to public drinking water supplies as a public health measure for reducing cavities among the treated population. US EPA data indicate that fluoride exposure levels among the population have increased in the last 40 to 50 years resulting in an increase in some effects on teeth. Based on the data presented in this report, it is likely that some children are exposed to too much fluoride at least occasionally. Adults exposed to excessive fluoride over a lifetime may have increased likelihood of bone fractures, and may also experience pain and tenderness. Children are most likely to be affected by excessive exposure to fluoride because it impacts teeth while they are still in formative phases. Children aged 8 years and younger exposed to high amounts of fluoride have an increased chance of developing pits in the tooth enamel, along with a range of cosmetic effects to their teeth.
Controller features include:
Offering versatility, the WECO backwashing filter can be utilized independently or in conjunction with other filtration processes. Its adaptability is further enhanced by its availability in various sizes, accommodating different backwash flow rates inherent in plumbing infrastructure. For expert guidance on sizing and configuring filtration systems, customers are encouraged to reach out to WECO Technical Support.
Specifications
| Model | Maximum Service Flow (gpm) |
Tank Size Diameter (inches) |
Minimum Backwash Rate (gpm) |
Activated Alumina Process Media | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bed Depth (Inches) | Weight (lbs) | Volume (cu. ft.) | ||||
| AAL- 0948 | 1-2 | 9 x 48 | 4.5 | 13 | 85.5 | 1.0 |
| AAL- 1054 | 1.5-2 | 10 x 54 | 5.3 | 14 | 114.0 | 1.5 |
| AAL- 1252 | 2-4 | 12 x 52 | 8.0 | 16 | 171.0 | 2.0 |
| AAL- 1354 | 2.5-5 | 13 x 54 | 9.2 | 17 | 222.0 | 2.5 |
| AAL- 1465 | 3-7 | 14 x 65 | 10.7 | 18 | 285.0 | 3.5 |
| AAL- 1665 | 4-8 | 16 x 65 | 13.7 | 14 | 339.0 | 4 |
Professional Plumbing Support Recommended for Installation
Water pressure can cause leaks and damage the surrounding building or fixtures if not properly installed. User must check all fittings for tightness. WECO assumes no responsibility for water damage due to leaks.
Filtering Well Water?
Prior to placing an order, provide us with a comprehensive water quality analysis of your private well for a customized solution.
Alternatively, choose our basic well water test kit, and we will conduct the test on your behalf
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