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The SSF/x and SSF 1.25
Slow Sand Filters
Potable water from surface water sources

SSFx
"First, we continue to get impressive service from your SSFx sand filter we installed in the small village of La Cienaga in central Mexico. The filter has been operating for a year-and-a-half and has continued to produce bacteria-free water under difficult circumstances. Those circumstances are that the source water has an extremely high sediment content - at its worst the water is yellow/orange in color.

Even when the community well was flooded with sediment during the rainy season and delivered very dirty water to the sand filter, the SSFx continued to produce clear, bacteria free water."
-Larry Siegel, 2008

    Blue Future Filters'  slow sand filter systems are ideal for private home, or small remote communities, especially when combined in numbers for greater output.  We offer two models: our patented and highly acclaimed SSFx provides up to 450 gallons per day, and the SSF-1.25 supplies up 1800 gallons per day -- more than enough for one or two families. These filters provide all the features of our larger filters, including long filter runs, easy harrowing cleaning, and simple flow control. These features make it possible for any homeowner to install, operate and maintain a slow sand filter without outside "experts" or expensive ongoing material costs. The SSF/x also comes in a Pilot style for use in slow sand filter pilot studies.

  • Up to 99.99% removal of bacteria, viruses, Giardia, Cryptosporidium
  • Approved for surface water treatment
  • No power necessary
  • No chemicals
  • Gravity feed hydraulics
  • Options include Granular activated carbon for pesticide, THM removal
  • Calcite to raise pH
  • UV for second barrier
    For more information about our SSFx filter, see our SSF/x Installation and Maintenance Guide (in English) or SSF/x Instalacion en Espanol (in Spanish). For more information about our SSF 1.25, see our SSF-Series Installation and Maintenance Guide.


Need more water?

The SSF-1.25

For more production, think about the SSF-1.25. This filter is excellent for the rural homeowner. it produces up to 1,800 gallons of high quality water, 24/7 for years with minimal maintenance. Harrow the filter when the site tube tells you too, and that's it. No resanding, no scraping, no chemicals or cartridges to  replace. Combine it with a ultraviolet secondary treatment and you have fully compliant surface water treatment.


The SSF-1.25 home slow sand filter


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