Published on: 27 January 2021
Wave International is proud to introduce the new Flostream Micro HIFLO10, a compact water filter meeting the needs of boaters where space on board is limited. Designed to be as compact as possible, the Flostream Micro HIFLO10 provides a mighty 10 litres per minute flow rate of fresh and clean filtered water.
Using a water filter on board boats – whether blue water cruisers, racing yachts, day boats and powerboats or inland waterway crafts - avoids the need to carry single use plastic water bottles to ensure clean and fresh water. Until now many water filters have simply been too large to fit into the small spaces available in many vessels.
The Flostream Micro HIFLO10 uses three stage multi-media filters which removes all impurities down to 10 microns. For comparison, a human hair is 50 microns in diameter, and anything below 40 microns is invisible to the human eye.
The sophisticated Flostream filters ensure that all chlorine taste and bad odour is removed, as well as heavy metals and other impurities. In addition, with its built-in bacteriostatic control, the Flostream removes cyst and harmful bacteria, and prevents any risk of micro-bacterial growth when the water filter is not in use.
The Flostream will significantly improve the taste and quality of water coming from a vessel’s water tank, no matter how long the water has been stored there or how poor the original source of the water. Using a Flostream also removes limescale, helping keep taps and sinks clean.
The Flostream Micro HIFLO10 measures just 169mm by 133mm which means it is easy to fit into any compact space in a cupboard or under a sink. The replaceable filter is easy to change, simply by unscrewing the filter from the Flostream body. Each unit is supplied with a housing bracket, and 0.75 inch British Standard Pipe thread or 15mm push fit piping connector.
Dan Maund of Halyard, the UK distributor for Wave’s products, says the new compact Micro HIFLO10 has been developed as a result of customer feedback: “We are increasingly seeing people wanting to reduce the use of water bottles on board, and especially when travelling and staying in more remote locations, they want to look after the environment and their health by avoiding single use plastics whilst at the same time, being aware of the quality of the water they are drinking. Flostream filters have been proven to provide excellent fresh tasting and safe water, but have been difficult to fit onboard the compact spaces available in many boats. Now this compact Micro HIFLO10 provides the solution our customers have been waiting for. It will filter out all the bad stuff and deliver great tasting clean drinking water even at flow rates of up to 10 litres per minute.”
Costing from £90.99 plus VAT, the Flostream Micro HIFLO10 is manufactured from Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS) and NSF International (Food, Safety and Quality in the UK) certified components, and can withstand temperature ranges from 4-45 degrees centigrade. Replacement Flostream Micro HIFLO10 filters cost £41.25 plus VAT.
More information about Wave International products can be found here.