Ecosoft Aquapoint XL Duo Whole House Water Filter Kit – Sediment & Iron Reduction

Reduce Sediment & Iron from Borehole Water with a Complete Two-Stage Filtration System

The Ecosoft Aquapoint XL Duo Whole House Water Filter Kit – Sediment & Iron Reduction is a compact, high-quality two-stage filtration system designed for small homes, cottages and low-flow private water supplies affected by sediment and low to moderate iron contamination.

Combining the robust Ecosoft Aquapoint XL Duo Steel Filter Housing with a DGD Dual Gradient Sediment Filter and an Ecosoft FERROMIX Iron Reduction Cartridge, this complete kit helps remove sand, silt, rust particles and iron while improving water clarity, reducing staining and protecting your plumbing and household appliances.

Designed for private boreholes, wells and rainwater harvesting systems, the Aquapoint XL Duo provides reliable filtration in a durable steel-mounted package that's simple to install and maintain.

How the Two-Stage Filtration Works

Stage 1 – Ecosoft DGD Dual Gradient Sediment Filter

The first stage uses the Ecosoft DGD-PP20/5 4.5" × 20" Dual Gradient Sediment Cartridge.

Manufactured from dual-density polypropylene, this premium cartridge captures larger particles on the outer layers while progressively filtering finer particles within the inner core. This design offers significantly greater dirt-holding capacity and a longer service life than conventional sediment cartridges.

The DGD filter effectively removes:

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

• Rust particles

• Dirt

• Suspended solids

By removing sediment before the water reaches the iron reduction cartridge, the DGD filter protects the FERROMIX media and helps maximise its performance and service life.

Stage 2 – Ecosoft FERROMIX Iron Reduction Cartridge

The second stage contains the Ecosoft FERROMIX 4.5" × 20" Iron Reduction Cartridge, specifically developed to reduce iron commonly found in private water supplies.

The specialist filtration media helps reduce:

• Dissolved iron

• Oxidised iron

• Rust staining

• Metallic taste

• Yellow, orange and brown water discolouration

By reducing iron content, the FERROMIX cartridge helps protect sanitary ware, showers, taps, pipework and household appliances while improving the appearance and quality of your water.

Heavy-Duty Aquapoint XL Duo Housing

The Aquapoint XL Duo has been engineered for dependable whole-house filtration and easy servicing.

Features include:

• Heavy-duty powder-coated steel mounting frame

• Twin 4.5" × 20" Big Blue filter housings

• Large filtration area for excellent water flow

• Double O-ring sealing system for superior leak protection

• Self-centring cartridge alignment system

• 1" female threaded connections

• Supplied with housing wrench and connection nipples

The rigid steel frame absorbs vibration from pipework and provides a solid mounting platform, making cartridge replacement quick, simple and secure.

Why Remove Iron?

Iron is one of the most common naturally occurring contaminants found in borehole and well water. Even relatively low concentrations can cause:

• Orange or brown staining on sinks, baths and toilets

• Rust-coloured water

• Metallic taste

• Laundry staining

• Build-up inside plumbing and appliances

• Reduced performance of downstream water treatment equipment

Using a dedicated sediment pre-filter together with an iron reduction cartridge provides cleaner, clearer water while helping protect your home's plumbing system.

Important Flow Rate & Application Information

Although the Aquapoint XL Duo housing is capable of handling flow rates up to 1.8 m³/hour (30 LPM), the supplied Ecosoft FERROMIX Iron Reduction Cartridge has a recommended service flow rate of approximately 5 litres per minute (0.3 m³/hour) for optimum iron reduction performance.

Iron removal depends on sufficient contact time between the water and the specialised FERROMIX media. If water passes through the cartridge too quickly, the contact time is reduced, lowering iron removal efficiency. At higher flow rates, particularly when several taps, showers or appliances are operating simultaneously, traces of iron may remain in the treated water.

For this reason, this filtration kit is best suited to:

• Small cottages

• Holiday homes

• Cabins

• Single bathroom properties

• Low-flow whole-house applications

• Point-of-entry systems with modest water demand

For larger homes with multiple bathrooms, higher water consumption or elevated iron levels, we recommend a backwashing iron removal filter. These systems contain a significantly larger volume of specialist media and automatically clean themselves through periodic backwashing, providing much greater treatment capacity, longer contact time and superior iron removal performance for demanding whole-house applications.

If your borehole water contains high iron concentrations, manganese, iron bacteria or severe staining, a dedicated backwashing iron removal system will generally provide a more effective long-term solution than a cartridge-based filter.

Benefits

• Reduces dissolved and oxidised iron

• Removes sand, silt, rust and suspended solids

• Helps prevent orange and brown staining

• Improves water clarity and appearance

• Reduces metallic taste

• Protects plumbing, taps and household appliances

• Extends the life of downstream treatment equipment

• High-capacity 4.5" × 20" filter cartridges

• Heavy-duty steel mounting frame

• Double O-ring leak protection

• Easy cartridge replacement

• Complete ready-to-install filtration kit

Ideal Applications

Ideal for:

• Private boreholes

• Well water

• Rainwater harvesting systems

• Rural homes

• Smallholdings

• Holiday cottages

• Small homes with 1–2 occupants

• Low-flow whole-house filtration

• Pre-treatment before UV systems or water softeners

Technical Specifications

Technical specifications are based on the Ecosoft Aquapoint XL Duo technical data sheet.

What's Included

• Ecosoft Aquapoint XL Duo Steel Filter Housing

• 1 × Ecosoft DGD-PP20/5 4.5" × 20" Dual Gradient Sediment Cartridge

• 1 × Ecosoft FERROMIX 4.5" × 20" Iron Reduction Cartridge

• Housing wrench

• Two quick-connect nipples

• Heavy-duty steel mounting frame

Why Buy from GAPS Water Treatment?

At GAPS Water Treatment, we specialise in water treatment solutions for private water supplies throughout the UK. Every Aquapoint XL Duo system is supplied with genuine Ecosoft components and carefully selected filter cartridges to provide dependable performance, straightforward maintenance and excellent water quality.

If you're unsure whether a cartridge-based filtration system is suitable for your water supply, our experienced technical team can review your water analysis and recommend the most effective solution for iron, manganese, hydrogen sulphide, sediment and other borehole water problems.

Whether you need a simple cartridge system or a fully automatic backwashing filtration plant, we're here to help you find the right solution for your water.