A self-contained, stand alone gravity filter for base camps, cabins and in homes without running water.
Creates drinking water without pumping; drip filter, stationary, needs no water pressure, filters overnight, up to 39'000 gallons / 150'000 liter, for long-term use, ideal for 1- 10 people.
Frequently used by missions or base camps (mountain climbing, military and relief organizations). Without water pressure it will provide up to 1 gallon / 4 liters an hour. Up to 3 gallons / 10 liters of filtered drinking water can be drained through the outlet tap without having to pump a single drop. The Katadyn Drip filter consists of two plastic containers stacked together. The upper container is filled with up to 3 gallons / 10 liters of untreated water. It is filtered by gravity, feeding through three ceramic elements and drips into the bottom container, giving safe clean drinking water. Up to 39'500 gallons / 150'000 liter can be filtered before the ceramic elements need to be replaced.
Katadyn-ceramic with a pore size of 0,2 micron (0,0002mm) diameter guarantees 100 % removal of bacteria and protozoa including chlorine resistant giardia, cryptosporidium, cholera, shigella, salmonella, E-coli, etc..You will get safe drinking water, retaining its natural mineral content, without the need for boiling.
Technical data:
| Active ingredient: |
Katadyn-ceramic |
| Effective against: |
bacteria, protozoa, cysts |
Output:
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approx. 1 gallon /
4 liter hour |
Service Life:
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up to: 39'000 gallons / 150'000 liter |
| Weight: |
10 lb. / 3.3 kg |
| Dimensions: |
26 x 11" / 25 cm ,
45 cm (packed for transportation) |
| Materials: |
Foodproof plastic, ceramic |
| Warranty: |
1 year |
| Known for: |
easy cleaning and maintenance, no running water needed, ideal base camp filter, used by missions. |
Testing History:
Katadyn Ceramic tested and approved
through:
- Schweiz. Tropeninstitut, Basel/
Switzerland
- Institut für med. Microbiologie der Universität Zürich, Zürich/Switzerland
- Harvard University, Boston/USA
- Centrilab BV, Soest/Holland
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor/USA
- Instituto Nacional de Higiene y Medecina Tropical, Guayaquil/Ecuador
- Ministerio de Salud, Buenos Aires/Argentinien Katadyn Ceramic
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