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Wellpoint Water Filtration South Africa is almost always about iron on a South African point, with sand and hardness close behind. A system sized from a water test will work; one chosen from a brochure often will not. Compare filtration quotes against your own results.
Get filtration quotes sized to your water.
Get the Best QuoteThe Stages, in Order
- Sediment. Sand and grit out first, or everything downstream suffers.
- Oxidation. Air, or a dosing system, turns dissolved iron into particles.
- Iron filtration. A media bed that traps what the oxidation created.
- Softening. Ion exchange, where hardness is the problem.
- Carbon. Taste, odour and some organics.
- Disinfection. Ultraviolet or dosing, and only ever as the last stage.
Sizing It Properly
- Start with the test. Iron in milligrams per litre sets the media and the bed size.
- Flow rate. The system has to pass what the pump delivers.
- Backwash. Media beds need a flow to clean themselves and somewhere to drain.
- Point of entry or point of use. Whole property, or one tap.
- Pressure loss. Every stage costs pressure the pump has to make up.
- Running cost. Media replacement, salt, lamps and cartridges.
What Filtration Will Not Fix
- A sandy point. Fix the screen; a filter is not a substitute.
- Very high salinity. That is a reverse osmosis question, and a costly one.
- Low yield. Filtration does not make more water.
- Bacteria without maintenance. An unmaintained ultraviolet lamp protects nothing.
- Unknown water. No reputable system is specified without a test.
Wellpoint Water Filtration Prices
Ballpark filtration figures so you can check a quotation.
| Item | Ballpark price |
|---|---|
| Sediment filter housing, fitted | R850 - R2,800 |
| Iron removal system, domestic | R6,500 - R22,000 |
| Aeration and oxidation stage | R3,500 - R12,000 |
| Water softener, domestic | R7,500 - R24,000 |
| Ultraviolet disinfection, fitted | R3,200 - R11,000 |
| Carbon filtration stage | R1,800 - R6,500 |
| Full multi stage system, whole property | R18,000 - R65,000 |
| Annual media and cartridge service | R1,200 - R4,800 |
Prices JUST UPDATED. Ballpark figures, rounded, excluding VAT. They reflect typical South African wellpoint, pump and water treatment rates. They are not our prices or quotations, and no provider is bound by them. Confirm what each quotation includes, such as travel, the depth allowed for, the dry hole fee, pipework and minimum callout fees.
Have the system specified from a test rather than a guess.
Get the Best QuoteWhat Affects the Price
- Iron concentration. The main driver of media type and bed size.
- Flow rate required. A whole property system is much larger than one tap.
- Number of stages. Each one adds a vessel, plumbing and pressure loss.
- Automation. Automatic backwash valves cost more than manual.
- Plumbing and drainage. Backwash has to go somewhere.
- Housing. An outdoor system needs weather protection.
What to Include in Your Request
- Your test results. The single most useful thing you can send.
- What you have noticed. Staining, smell, taste, blocked emitters.
- What the water is for. Garden, household, drinking or a business.
- Flow and pressure. What the pump delivers.
- Where it can go. Indoors, outdoors, under cover.
- Whether there is a drain. Backwash needs one.
Before Buying a System
- Test first, always. A system sized without a test is a guess you pay for.
- Sort the sand at the point. Do not ask a filter to do a screen's job.
- Ask for the running cost. Media, salt and lamps add up every year.
- Check the pressure loss. A long filter train can leave the sprinklers weak.
- Match it to actual use. Whole property treatment for a garden point is overkill.
- Get the backwash drain agreed. It is the detail most often left out.
Wellpoint Water Filtration FAQs
How do I get the orange staining out of my wellpoint water?
Iron removal, which is a two part job: oxidise the dissolved iron so it becomes particles, then filter those out. Aeration plus a media bed handles most domestic levels. The size of the bed comes from the iron concentration in your test, which is why testing comes first.
Can filtration make wellpoint water drinkable?
Often yes, with the right stages and proper maintenance, but it is a bigger undertaking than garden filtration and it has to be built on a full test including bacteriological results. It also has to be maintained, because an unserviced disinfection stage gives you confidence rather than safety.
Will a filter stop sand coming through?
A sediment filter catches sand, but if the point is producing it the filter will clog constantly and the pump is still being worn by grit on the suction side. Sand means the screen needs attention. Fix the point, then filter the fines.
How much does a whole house system cost?
A domestic iron removal system typically runs R6,500 to R22,000 fitted. A full multi stage system treating a whole property, with sediment, oxidation, iron removal, softening and disinfection, is more like R18,000 to R65,000 depending on flow rate and how bad the water is.
What maintenance does filtration need?
Cartridges every few months, media topped up or replaced every few years, salt for a softener, and an annual lamp change on ultraviolet. Budget R1,200 to R4,800 a year for a domestic system. Skipping it is how a filtration system quietly stops working.
Filtration systems are specified and fitted by providers listed on Wellpoint Installers SA who can test the water first.
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