Water Filters for Cottages, Country Houses

Any building with non mains water supply / that use their own supply

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Typical problems / concerns when taking your water supply from wells, springs, streams, rivers or other private supplies:

• Dangerous bacteria and other micro-organisms
• Issues with iron, manganese or other metals
• Issues with nitrate pollution
• General sediment

We have also helped customers whose private or off-grid water supplies have been polluted by nearby silage or chemical spraying.

How we can help you

Whether you live in your country house or cottage, use it as a holiday home, or rent it out to holidaymakers, we can help you ensure that the water supply is safe. This may involve protecting the drinking water alone or treating the whole building's water supply.

These are the solutions you might want to consider

If it is only the drinking water you want to safeguard, you can use a reverse osmosis filter.

However, there may also be bacteria in the water supply. Bear in mind that people can ingest contaminated water while showering, bathing or brushing their teeth. These routes of exposure may be just as likely to cause health problems as drinking the water.

A better solution is often to filter the entire water supply.

You almost certainly need to consider:

• Ultra Violet (UV) filters – see below

Plus, if your water tests positive for any of the following:

• Iron and Manganese – see our recommended treatment solutions
• Nitrates – see our recommended treatment solutions
• Chemicals – the best solution is usually Reverse Osmosis. Choose either an undersink unit or a whole-property Reverse Osmosis system. Reverse Osmosis can also deal with nitrates, iron and other contaminants.
• Hardness – if it is caused by calcium carbonate, the most common type of hard water in the UK, consider one of our salt-free softener alternatives. For other types of hardness, please send us your water test results.

Ultra Violet Water Filters

Ultra-violet (UV) light kills disease-causing bacteria, viruses and other micro-organisms. The treated water is safe, clean and fresh.

UV treatment does not add anything to the water or remove anything from it.

Pros

• It is 99.99% effective at killing micro-organisms
• It is extremely cost-effective when treating larger volumes of water
• No chemical additives are needed
• It does not change the taste of your water

Cons

• UV requires regular monitoring and maintenance, although the systems themselves are relatively straightforward
• It needs a constant power supply, such as UK mains power or a suitable 12V battery system for an off-grid property
• The UV bulb usually needs to be changed once a year
• If the UV bulb fails, a guest or holidaymaker might not realise that the system has stopped operating
• The sediment and carbon pre-filters usually need to be changed every six months
• Water must be pushed through the pre-filters to remove sediment. If the existing water pressure is too low, a pump may be required
• UV does not remove other contaminants such as metals, pesticides or herbicides, although additional filters can be added to treat these

For further, more detailed information, see our guide to Ultra Violet water filters.

Below is our range of UV systems for mains-powered properties. If your property is fully off-grid and you need to use solar, wind, battery or another non-mains power supply, see our off-grid UV options here.