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Water Filters Cape Town
Water filters for Cape Town homes and businesses, from chlorine and taste control on municipal water to borehole, wellpoint and rainwater treatment.
How we work in Cape Town
Cape Town's municipal water is treated to drinking standard, so most city homes come to us about chlorine taste, sediment after supply interruptions or pipe work, and better-tasting drinking water at the kitchen tap. A sediment and carbon combination, under the sink or where the water enters the property, usually covers it.
Since the 2018 drought, many Cape Town properties also run a borehole, wellpoint or rainwater tank alongside the municipal supply. That water needs a different approach: groundwater in parts of the city can carry iron, hardness or bacteria, so we test it before choosing stages and plan how the treated and untreated supplies are kept separate.
What the specification covers
Cape Town homes often run more than one water source.
Municipal supply
Chlorine taste, sediment after outages and drinking-water quality are the usual concerns.
Boreholes and wellpoints
Common in Cape Town gardens since the drought, and tested before any treatment is chosen.
Rainwater tanks
Debris, sediment and bacteria control matter most when tank water is used indoors.
FAQs
Questions before we quote
Is Cape Town tap water safe to drink without a filter?
Yes, the municipal supply is treated to drinking standard. A filter improves taste and smell and catches sediment from older pipes and storage tanks, rather than making unsafe water safe.
Can I use my wellpoint or borehole water in the house?
Possibly, but check the City's rules first. The City of Cape Town's Water By-law restricts using borehole and wellpoint water for drinking, cooking or bathing without its approval, and connecting it to household plumbing needs City approval and backflow protection. Where indoor use is allowed, such as toilet flushing, a water test shows which sediment, iron and bacteria stages are needed. Our guide to whether borehole water is safe to drink covers testing and registration.
What should I send for a Cape Town quote?
Your suburb, the water source (municipal, borehole, wellpoint or rainwater), the property type and a photo of where the system would go. That is usually enough for a first recommendation.
Related guides
Background reading before you choose a system.
Is Tap Water Safe to Drink in South Africa? (Cape Town Included)
Can you drink tap water in Cape Town? What SANS 241 and the latest Blue Drop results show for South Africa, why quality varies and when a filter helps.
Read Guide
Is Borehole Water Safe to Drink? How to Know for Sure
Is borehole water safe to drink? Sometimes, but only a SANS 241 lab test can tell you. What can be in it, how to test it and what to do while you wait.
Read Guide
Rainwater Filtration Guide: Tank Filters and Drinking Water
Rainwater filtration for Cape Town homes: is rainwater safe to drink, sizing a first flush diverter, choosing a water tank filter, UV and City rules.
Read GuideSystems we install
Home Water Filtration
Whole-house filtration improves water before it reaches showers, kitchens, laundry points and appliances.
Learn MoreBorehole Water Filtration
Borehole water is site-specific. We test before specifying so iron, manganese, sediment and bacteria are handled in the right order.
Learn MoreReverse Osmosis Water Filters
Reverse osmosis is for drinking water where dissolved solids, taste or confidence are the central concern.
Learn MoreCommercial Water Filtration
Consistent water for restaurants, cafés, offices and guest accommodation, with scale protection for equipment and filter changes planned around trading hours.
Learn MoreIndustrial Water Filtration
Process water filtration designed around flow rate, pressure and downtime, from boiler and cooling pre-treatment to wash and process water.
Learn MoreCustom Water Filtration
Systems built stage by stage for farms, lodges and properties that mix municipal water, a borehole and rainwater, designed around the test results and plumbing.
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Need a water filter in Cape Town?
Send your suburb, water source and property type. We will recommend the system and arrange testing where it is needed.