The Water Company supplies a range of water filter media for domestic, commercial, agricultural and industrial water treatment applications. Filter media is used inside suitable filtration vessels to remove or reduce specific impurities, improve water quality and support effective water treatment processes.

Our range includes activated carbon, activated glass filter media, calcite and specialist filtration media for applications such as sediment removal, chlorine reduction, pH correction and iron and manganese treatment. The correct media depends on the incoming water quality, required treatment result and design of the filtration system.

How to choose the right filter media:

The correct media cannot be selected by vessel size alone. Before choosing a product, consider:

Water analysis: Identify relevant parameters such as pH, turbidity, iron, manganese, hardness and chlorine.

Treatment objective: Decide which contaminants or water-quality problems need to be addressed.

Media compatibility: Confirm that the selected media is suitable for the vessel, control valve and intended application.

Flow rate: Ensure the system can provide the required service flow and backwash flow.

Operating conditions: Check the required pH range, contact time and any oxidant or chemical requirements.

Maintenance: Consider backwashing, replenishment, replacement intervals and disposal requirements.

Different media perform different functions. Activated carbon is primarily used for adsorption, glass and sand media are commonly used for particle filtration, and calcite is used for pH correction. Specialist media such as Katalox Light requires appropriate system design and operating conditions to achieve the intended treatment result.

For borehole water or other supplies with multiple treatment challenges, a water analysis is recommended before selecting media. Some applications may require several treatment stages rather than a single media vessel.

Why choose The Water Company?

The Water Company supplies water treatment media, filtration vessels, control valves and related components for domestic, commercial, hospitality, agricultural and industrial applications.

Browse our Filter Media category to find a suitable product for your filtration system, or contact our team for assistance matching media to your water quality and treatment requirements.