An in-line water filter is a type of a Point-of-Use (POU) filter such as a water filter system for use in refrigerators having water dispenser and/or icemaker features. In-line water filters are either installed with the main water supply that serves cold water in the kitchen faucet or are installed on the feed line to the refrigerator or icemaker. Additionally, inline filters can be used for coffee machines, drinking fountains, and drink dispensers. In-line water filters are a highly efficient and discreet way to filter drinking water. Inline filters save surface space in the kitchen and require minimum maintenance and replacement cartridge costs. Figure 1 below shows typical installation of in-line water systems.
Figure 1 – Typical In-Line Water System Installation
One of the leading manufacturers of household water filtration systems, 3M offers broad range of water filter and replacement water filter systems. 3M offers two excellent in-line water filtration systems:
- 3M™ Aqua-Pure™ In-Line Water Filter System IL-IM-013MFF100 and
- 3M™ Aqua-Pure™ In-Line Water Filter System AP717
This article provides a brief overview about the performance, features, and benefits of both the types of inline water filtration systems.
Product Features; 3MTM IN-LINE WATER FILTRATION SYSTEMS
- 3M™ Aqua-Pure™ In-Line Water Filter System IL-IM-01 3MFF100The 3M Aqua Pure IL-IM-01 inline water filters are used for refrigerators, drinking fountains, ice makers, coffee machines and drink dispensers. They can deliver cleaner, clearer, better tasting water and ice cubes. The single cartridge system uses carbon filtration technology to reduce sediment and chlorine taste and odor issues. The 1/4″ push-in fitting design provides easy installations. Some of the key features are summarized below:
- Rated at 5-micron to help provide sediment reduction as well as chlorine taste and odor reduction for up to 2,500 gallons or 9,465 liters at 0.5 gpm or 1.89 lpm
- System is NSF/ANSI Standard 42 listed
- 25 – 125 psi /172 – 862 kPa pressure range
- 40 – 100°F/ 4.4 – 38°C temperature range
- Cartridges are sanitary in design, requiring no contact with the filter media during cartridge change-out
- Filter cartridges require no pre-activation
- 3M™ Aqua-Pure™ In-Line Water Filter System AP717The AP717 in-line water filter systems are designed with specially formulated adsorption activated carbon media to help provide reduction of undesirable chlorine taste and odor issues. The system is designed with premium performance depth pre-filter for high sediment reduction efficiency and longer cartridge life than the IL-IM-01 product. It includes scale inhibition media to help protect equipment and ice makers against scale build-up. The model is NSF/ANSI Std. 42 certified for Chlorine Taste & Odor. All the system materials are FDA CFR-21 compliant. Table below summarizes the product specifications for the AP717 system.
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