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Highway 61
Suite 184
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-3227 USA
952-449-3946
info@gocleanandclear.com
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 | In addition to filtering numerous and various contaminants and hazardous wastes from your drinking water, the efficiency of the Clean & Clear Wellspring® Ultra Water Filtration Systems is also certified for bacteriological removal - including E.coli. |
| The Clean & Clear Wellspring® Point of Entry, or POE, Water Filtration System is more cost effective and efficient to operate than Reverse Osmosis, or RO, whole house filtration systems. |
| The Clean & Clear Wellspring® Point of Use, or POU, Water Filtration System is more cost effective and efficient to operate than traditional faucet and under-sink filtration systems such as those offered by Pūr®. |
Clean & Clear offers two Wellspring® filtration solutions – the standard Wellspring® system, and the Wellspring® Ultra. Both the standard Wellspring® and the Wellspring® Ultra systems purify water using 100% natural, organic filter elements:
| The standard Wellspring® system employs activated carbon with 5 micron filtration. |
| The Wellspring® Ultra system employs a unique combination of ceramic filtration with imbedded silver and activated carbon filtration. The 1 micron ceramic filter reduces bacteria, the silver imbedded in the ceramic acts as a self sterilizing agent inhibiting microbe and bacteria growth and making it impossible for bacteria to breed. (In cases where the water supply has unusually high sediment/particulate, such as water drawn from shallow wells, lakes, or rain water collection systems, a 5 micron pre-filter is recommended to extend the life of the ceramic filter.) |
Both the Wellspring® and the Wellspring® Ultra are available in sizes suitable for whole house filtration at the water supply’s point of entry (i.e., a point of entry, or POE, system), or for filtration at a specific point of use, such as a kitchen sink (i.e., a point of use, or POU, system).
Learn more about the Wellspring POE Whole House Filtration System...
Learn more about the Wellspring POU Under Sink Filtration System...
The Clean & Clear Wellspring® and Wellspring® Ultra systems significantly cleanse water of poor color, bad odor and poor taste. In addition, both systems effectively filter the contaminants and hazardous materials shown in the table below.
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General Contaminants:
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Inorganic Contaminants:
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Chemicals linked to cancer risk:
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In addition to the above, a very important and distinctive feature of the Clean & Clear Wellspring® Ultra filtration system is its bacteriological removal efficiency - including E.coli, and more specifically, E.coli O157:H7, which produces a powerful toxin, and is a leading cause of food-borne illness, such as the spinach outbreak in September 2006.
Specifically, the bacteriological filtering capacity of the Clean & Clear Ceramic Wellspring® Ultra water filter element was independently tested in two ways by Analytical Food Laboratories on June 21, 2006:
| The first test demonstrated the filter's capacity to block 100% of generic E.coli bacteria. |
| The second test demonstrated the filter's capacity to block 99.8% of the E.coli O157:H7 bacteria in particular. This strain of E.coli is known to be pathogenic to humans as it produces a powerful toxin, and is a leading cause of food-borne illness, such as the spinach outbreak in September 2006. |
Located in Grand Prairie, Texas, Analytical Food Laboratories is an independent testing laboratory accredited by the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation in the area of Biological Testing, which includes the AOAC International accreditation criteria for laboratories performing food microbiological and chemical analyses in food, feeds, and pharmaceutical testing.
In addition to the filtered contaminants and hazardous materials, the Clean & Clear Wellspring® filtration system offers many other important and distinctive features and benefits:
| No moving parts. There is nothing to maintain until the Wellspring® filter cartridge needs to be replaced. | ||||
| No electricity is required. There are no electronic controllers, no switching valves, and no diaphragms to fail. | ||||
| No back flushing required. Some competitor’s filters require back flushing; this can waste up to 38,000 gallons of water per year back flushing just one hour per week at 12 gallons per minute. | ||||
| No loss of water pressure. Some competitor’s filters result in a significant drop in water pressure, resulting in lower flow rates and higher per gallon filtration costs. | ||||
| No bacteria buildup. The water storage tanks in reverse osmosis, or RO, systems are an ideal breeding ground for many types of bacteria/bio-film. In most residential RO systems, this growth can significantly affect the quality of the purified water. | ||||
| Consistently effective filtration over the life of the filter cartridge. Some competitor’s products use a pressed block filter element, and water will create pathways as it flows through the pressed block. These become paths of least resistance, and water will continue to flow through these same pathways rather than through other areas of the pressed block. The Wellspring® filter employs a loose filter element design. Water is distributed evenly throughout the filter element and is in contact with the filter bed at all times – all water is filtered and the entire filter element is fully utilized. | ||||
| Extended filter life. The typical life of a Wellspring® POE filter is 10-14 months. The typical life of a Wellspring® POU filter is 1,000 gallons, as compared to the 100 gallon useful life of leading competitor’s filters. | ||||
| Safe, easy, and quick, filter
replacement. All Wellspring® filter cartridges are a
sealed, one piece element, so there is no contact with captured
contaminants. In addition, the patented Wellspring® housing
design allows for quick and easy filter replacement:
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The Clean & Clear Wellspring® POE Water Filtration System is more cost effective and efficient to operate than RO whole house filtration systems. And the Clean & Clear Wellspring® POU Water Filtration System is more cost effective and efficient to operate than traditional faucet and under-sink filtration systems such as those offered by Pūr®.
Reverse
Osmosis, or RO, systems have long been touted as the gold standard in whole house water
filtering solution - until the Wellspring® Ultra POE system
came along. While RO systems remain significantly more expensive to own
and operate, the Wellspring® Ultra POE system has a lower
Total Cost of Ownership, or TCO, does not require the tedious routine
maintenance, is just as effective in removing typical contaminants and hazardous
materials, and is also efficient at bacteriological removal - including E.coli.
Not only are RO systems not efficient at removing bacteria, but as shown in this picture, their water storage tanks are an ideal breeding ground for many types of bacteria/bio-film. In most residential RO systems, this growth can significantly affect the quality of the purified water.
The leading manufacturer of POU home water filtration systems is Pūr®. The TCO of a Pūr® POU filtration system can be as much as 352% more expensive than a Clean & Clear Wellspring® POU system as shown in the table below.
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Cost Per Gallon |
Useful Life of Filter |
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Pūr® |
$.03 |
100 gallons |
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Wellspring® |
$.0085 |
1,000 gallons |
Pūr®.
The Pūr® filter element is a pressed block of
activated carbon. Water under pressure will create pathways as it goes through
the pressed block of activated carbon. These pathways become paths of least
resistance, and water will continue to flow through these pathways instead of
going through other parts of the pressed block. As a result, there is a loss of
water pressure, water is not filtered evenly or consistently, not all filter
material is utilized, and filter life is shortened. Per Pūr®
packaging materials, the useful life of a Pūr® filter is
approximately 100 gallons.
Wellspring®.
The Wellspring® filter employs loose, granular activated carbon.
As a result, water pressure resistance is minimal, so paths of least resistance
do not form. Because the water flow is distributed evenly in the Wellspring®
filter, and because granular carbon has greater surface area than block carbon,
the water is in contact with the entire activated carbon bed, the entire
activated carbon bed is fully utilized, and the water is consistently and evenly
filtered. As a result, there is virtually no loss in water pressure, the amount
of contaminants and hazardous materials filtered from the water is greater, and
filter life is maximized. The useful life of a Wellspring® filter is
approximately 1,000 gallons.
Contact us for current pricing; all prices will be FOB, Minneapolis, MN. Terms are Net-30 with approved credit.
| Clean & Clear Wellspring® Filtration Systems | ||||
| POE Systems | POU Systems | |||
| Standard | Ultra | Standard | Ultra | |
| Dimensions | Cylindrical: 45" x 16" | Cylindrical 17" x 4.5" | ||
| Weight | 80 lbs | 4.7 lbs. | ||
| Connections | Inlet=1", Outlet=3/4" | 3/8" id push-on | ||
| Mounting | Freestanding Floor Base | Wall Bracket | ||
| Component Certification | NSF Listed | NSF Listed | ||
| Non-Filtration Materials | Resin | Resin | ||
| Filter Cartridge | ||||
| Size | 8" x 36" | 8" x 26" | 10" | |
| Materials | Activated carbon with 5 micron filtration | Activated carbon with 1 micron ceramic filtration | Activated carbon with 5 micron filtration | Activated carbon with 1 micron ceramic filtration |
| Useful Life | 10 lbs. of contaminants (2-5 years depending on severity of water quality and rate of usage) |
1,000 gal. | ||
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