Pentair EP Carbon Block Filter Cartridge – 5 Micron

The Pentair EP Series Carbon Block Filter Cartridge provides high-performance filtration for the reduction of chlorine taste and odour, unpleasant tastes and odours, and sediment from water. With a nominal 5 micron rating, the EP Series combines effective particulate filtration with the adsorption capabilities of activated carbon.

Manufactured from bonded powdered activated carbon (PAC), the Pentair EP cartridge uses a high-porosity carbon block design that provides excellent dirt-holding capacity while maintaining a low pressure drop. This helps prevent premature blockage of the cartridge, allowing more of the carbon's adsorption capacity to be utilised and extending its effective service life.

A specially formulated polyolefin pre-filter wrap surrounds the carbon block, trapping sediment that would otherwise clog the carbon media. This makes the EP Series particularly suitable where both sediment filtration and chlorine reduction are required.

The Pentair EP Series is suitable for a wide range of residential, food service, commercial and industrial water treatment applications.

Features & Benefits

• Nominal 5 micron filtration
• Highly effective chlorine taste and odour reduction
• Helps reduce unpleasant tastes and odours
• High dirt-holding capacity
• Provides combined sediment and activated carbon filtration
• High-porosity carbon block construction
• Designed to maintain a low pressure drop
• Polyolefin pre-filter wrap helps prevent premature blockage
• Maximises utilisation of the activated carbon
• Suitable for residential, commercial and industrial applications

Construction

Filter Media: Bonded powdered activated carbon (PAC)
End Caps: Polypropylene
Inner/Outer Wraps: Polyolefin
Netting: Polyethylene
Gaskets: Buna-N
Micron Rating: 5 micron nominal
Temperature Rating: 4.4°C to 82.2°C

Available Sizes

9¾" – Standard diameter
20" – Standard diameter
30" – Standard diameter
9¾" Large Diameter – 4⅝" diameter
20" Large Diameter – 4⅝" diameter

Typical Applications

The Pentair EP Carbon Block Filter is an excellent choice for:

• Drinking water filtration
• Chlorine reduction
• Taste and odour improvement
• Sediment filtration
• Point-of-use water treatment
• Point-of-entry filtration
• Food service applications
• Commercial water treatment systems
• Industrial filtration applications

Performance

Pentair EP cartridges are designed to provide high chlorine reduction capacity while maintaining good flow rates and low initial pressure loss. The combination of a sediment pre-filter wrap and high-porosity carbon block helps extend cartridge life compared with conventional carbon block designs.

The EP-10, EP-20, EP-10BB and EP-20BB are tested and certified by NSF International to NSF/ANSI Standard 42 for material requirements only.