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Water filters are a great way to help do your part in saving the environment!

Water filters can help avoid the mass production of plastic bottles and allow access to safe and healthy drinking water. In Australia alone, over 400,000 barrels of oil are used per year to manufacture plastic bottles.

Introducing the Puretec HybridPlus range; all-in-one pump, Filtration & UV Sterilisation systems for an even easier and neater way to have safe, pressurised water throughout any home or facility that are on rainwater or mains/rainwater supplies.

Need an alternative to going out and buying bottled water?

Filtered water is the ultimate solution, it saves time, energy, and the savings speak for themselves. Enjoy endless, pure water straight from your tap for less than 1c per litre!

With the widespread devastation of the current Australian bushfire disaster, we have been inundated with questions from households with fire-affected water supplies. This article is designed to inform and advise dealers on how to assist with these enquiries.

Rainwater collection is a great practice and becoming increasingly popular. However, it’s essential that water is collected and stored correctly and then maintained regularly so that it’s fit for consumption. The following sections of this guide will provide some advice on how to ensure your water is pure and safe to use.

The PureMix Z6 system uses Ultra Z Filtration Technology to reduce unwelcome elements in your water. With 3 levels of filtration, the PureMix Z6 filters out sediment down to 0.1 micron* as well as filtering out bad taste, odour, chlorine and protects against cysts and bacteria such as E. coli. Leaving you with healthy, great tasting, clean, safe and pure water.

Rainwater collection is great practice. It’s free from the sky, it tastes great, it’s reasonably consistent in terms of quality and there generally aren’t many things that need to be treated before it’s ready for drinking or using throughout your home. One of the first issues we come across with is sediment. Sediment is inevitably...

Many people receive their water from a mains or town water supply; the benefit with this water supply is that usually, the local government authority has a water treatment plant in place to get that water to a condition where it meets drinking water guidelines and is safe to drink. The reality is that most homes are several kilometres...

In the areas of severe drought in NSW & QLD the little water remaining is deteriorating in quality.

We recently received a call from Rolleston, QLD inland from Rockhampton in the Central Highlands region. They live on a 20000...

Many households in in Australia and New Zealand draw directly off rivers and channels and use the water throughout the home. Unfortunately, as those households well know, the water generally contains suspended solids, high levels of organics or tannin’s, some chemicals...

Have you noticed your water leaving spots on glassware and/or streaks on shower screens, scaling in the kettle, tapware or shower heads? After taking a shower have you noticed that your skin feels dry and itchy or your hair feeling dry, brittle or frizzy? After doing the laundry ever noticed that the fabric is harsh and rough...

Along with a selection of sediment filters, carbon filters and neutralising treatment systems, Puretec offers Tank safe as part of its range in treating rainwater, surface water or underground water. There is a growing need for these as more alternative sources are needed for treating water...

Naegleria Fowleri, also commonly known as the “brain-eating parasite”, is a free-living, bacteria-feeding amoeba that can be pathogenic, causing a fulminant brain infection called the primary amoebic meningoencephalitis or PAM. This microorganism is typically found in bodies of warm freshwater such as ponds, lakes, rivers...

When you looking to purchase a domestic water filtration system for your home it is important that the system you select carries the Watermark approval.

For water filters to be legally installed in accordance with your plumbing regulations getting the watermark certification is

What is fluoride?

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral, often found in underground springs and bore/well water. It is also commonly found in food, plants, bottled water, and toothpaste. Studies have proven Fluoride to reduce tooth decay within the general population, which is why our town water supplies are dosed...

Many people wonder why chlorine is added to our drinking water. Chlorine tastes and smells horrible! Unfiltered tap water is a lot less appealing to drink than chlorine free filtered water – so naturally you’ll tend to drink more water if its chlorine free. Also, with no chlorine, ice blocks taste a lot better in drinks and in the bathroom showering...