The BWT Quick & Clean anti-limescale filter system is connected to the shower or bath tap. During the normal showering process, the water flows past the filter cartridge inside the filter housing. The final rinsing process is activated by pressing a button. After pressing the push-button, the water flows through the filter cartridge and is decalcified with the help of a so-called ion exchanger.

You can drink the filtered water without hesitation, but please do not drink it in large quantities. The filter system is used exclusively to reduce the limescale content in the tap water and is designed and constructed only for its intended use. To get perfect water for making coffee or tea, we recommend that you treat your tap water with a BWT table water filter with the patented magnesium technology. In the process, the tap water is not only freed from limescale and taste-disturbing and undesirable substances such as chlorine, lead and copper, but is also enriched with the valuable mineral magnesium. This not only gives you naturally fresh-tasting drinking water, but also allows coffee and tea to develop their full aroma.

The installation of the BWT Quick & Clean anti-limescale filter system is extremely simple and can be carried out by yourself without any problems. All you need is a suitable (rolling) open-ended spanner. You will find the exact installation instructions under point 6. in the operating instructions.

As soon as the first limescale residues become visible on the rinsed surfaces after drying, the filter cartridge must be replaced.

You can water your plants with the BWT Quick & Clean anti-limescale filter system without worrying. Even better for your plants is the magnesium mineralised water from our BWT table water filters.

The BWT Quick & Clean anti-scale filter system is suitable for almost all shower systems. GROHE and HANSA shower systems, among others, are suitable for optimum use.

No. Before using the BWT Quick & Clean anti-limescale filter system for the first time, please clean your shower or bathtub thoroughly to remove limescale and soap residues. Rinsing with the filtered (= soft) water subsequently effectively prevents limescale deposits on glass, tiles and fittings. The shower should continue to be cleaned at regular intervals.

The capacity of the filter cartridge is up to 3 months, depending on water hardness and water consumption. The initial installation kit comes with a water hardness test strip that you can use to determine the expected duration of use. For showers with a standard size, we calculate a rinsing process of 10 seconds. To achieve optimum coverage, we recommend that if you shower several times a day in immediate succession, you only activate the BWT Quick & Clean anti-limescale filter system after the last shower.

No, quite the opposite, many customers even use the water to wash their hair! The filtered water has - like the skin - a slightly acidic pH value and thus does not attack the acid mantle of the skin. Depending on the water hardness, the pH value varies between pH 5.0 and pH 6.0 at start-up, then increases with increasing operating time, and reaches the pH value of the supply water when the filter cartridge is completely exhausted. Note, however, that the capacity of the filter cartridge is exhausted much faster when the water is used for body cleansing and hair washing.

No. The BWT Quick & Clean anti-limescale filter system is intended exclusively for connection to a fitting in the shower or bathtub and is NOT suitable for producing drinking water. In other words: contaminated water can NOT be cleaned with the BWT Quick & Clean anti-limescale filter system.

You can usually get replacement filter cartridges from the same place where you bought the BWT Quick & Clean anti-limescale filter system. On the Internet, the replacement filter cartridges can be purchased from the BWT online shop as well as from various online retailers. Contact us by e-mail [email protected]

Please ensure that there is approx. 25 cm of space under the filter housing, which is to be mounted vertically, for changing the filter cartridge. The total space requirement as well as the necessary wall clearance can be found in the operating instructions.

No. Exhausted filter cartridges can be disposed of with household waste without hesitation.

Yes, the installation position has no influence on the function. However, we recommend installing the BWT Quick & Clean anti-limescale filter system vertically if possible.

The BWT Quick & Clean anti-limescale filter system can be installed on all exposed and concealed fittings. The only prerequisite: the fitting must have a (standardised) ½-inch threaded connection for the shower hose, which is the case with more than 95 percent of all fittings. Of course, there must be sufficient space for changing the filter cartridge.

Don't worry, this phenomenon is completely harmless! It is a process-related formation of carbonic acid, which is noticeable as small bubbles or cloudiness and disappears after a short start-up phase.

If stored properly, original BWT filter cartridges can be stored for several years. Proper storage means:

The fittings of a few manufacturers do not have a standardised thread. You can recognise this, among other things, by the fact that you can only use the shower hoses of the respective manufacturer. If this is the case for you, you can help yourself with commercially available connectors and seals. We have prepared an overview to help you in this situation (see: Overview of connections). You can also simply send us an e-mail to [email protected] with the model and brand of your fitting and we will be happy to help you.

No tools are required to change the filter cartridge. After unscrewing the bottom of the housing (by hand), the exhausted filter cartridge can be removed and the replacement filter cartridge inserted. The exact instructions can be found under point 8.2 in the operating instructions.