Well Water System: Carbon + Softener with 5 Micron Sediment Filter

A whole-house well water set with a 5 micron sediment filter, an activated carbon unit and an automatic water softener. It reduces sediment, odour and limescale step by step on the same line.

Key Features

• True water softening by ion exchange with automatic regeneration
• Carbon stage reduces odour, chlorine and taste in well water
• Pre-filtration against sand, silt, rust and sediment
• AQUA BELLA quality, with sizing and installation support

Technical Specifications

How It Works: Treatment Stages

Water passes through the following stages in order. Each stage is arranged to protect the next one:

1. 5 micron sediment filter: Removes sand, rust, silt and particles larger than 5 microns, preventing early clogging of the following cartridges and tanks.
2. Activated carbon unit: The large pore surface of activated carbon adsorbs free chlorine, bad odours, taste and some organic compounds. Backwashed tanks give long media life.
3. Automatic resin softening (ion exchange): Calcium and magnesium ions that cause hardness are exchanged for sodium in the resin bed, reducing limescale in pipes, boilers, water heaters and fittings. When the resin is exhausted, the control valve regenerates it automatically with brine.

When Is It the Right Choice?

• Detached homes, villas and farmhouses on well or tank water, to protect the whole plumbing system. More: villa water softener.
• When boilers, water heaters, solar heaters and appliances scale up frequently.

Choosing for Well Water

Besides hardness, well water may contain iron, manganese, turbidity and microbiological contamination. To choose the right stages, first measure your water hardness (how to measure water hardness) and ideally have a laboratory analysis done. If iron and manganese are high, suitable pre-treatment must be added before softening, as they foul the resin. Compare all options on our well water treatment systems page.

Installation and Maintenance

• The unit is installed after the main meter together with a bypass valve; a drain line and power socket are needed for regeneration.
• Add tablet softener salt to the brine tank and check for salt bridging (salt usage).
• Once a year, service the valve, injector and brine tank and measure outlet hardness (water softener maintenance).
• Cartridges are usually replaced every 3–12 months depending on water quality and consumption; washable cartridges are cleaned periodically (when to replace a limescale filter).
• Sand and carbon tanks clean themselves by automatic backwash; the media is replaced when it loses capacity over the years.
• The AQUA BELLA team can support you with sizing, installation and commissioning.

Price, Shipping and Quote

Prices are in US dollars. We ship worldwide from Istanbul, Türkiye. Contact us to check suitability for your water and plumbing and to receive a firm quote including shipping. Read about price factors on our water softener prices page and other technologies on our limescale treatment systems page. For an overview, see our water softener guide.