AquasureFortitude Tri-Stage Iron Removal System
Three large-format cartridges against iron at 15 GPM, with the iron media itself unspecified.
$550
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Usability
Usability
This is Aquasure's only dedicated iron product outside the fine mesh softener resin, and the three-stage cartridge arrangement is a sensible shape for a well: washable sediment first, multi-purpose second, iron-targeting media last. At 15 GPM it has real flow, and 100,000 gallons is a workable interval on a moderate iron load. The problem is that a cartridge system has no backwash, so on genuinely ferrous water the iron stage loads up and drops pressure rather than flushing itself, which is why most iron treatment at this price point uses an oxidising tank instead. Aquasure publishes no iron reduction figure, no ppm ceiling and no statement of what media the third stage actually contains, so there is no way to compare it against a greensand or air-injection system. There is also no rated port size, no warranty statement on the page, and no reviews of any kind on a product this new. Buy it for staining on a light iron load; do not buy it as the answer to a well testing above a few parts per million.
- 15 GPM rated flow, high for a three-cartridge system
- Stage one sediment cartridge is washable rather than disposable
- 100,000 gallon rating with every replacement part number published
- Combines sediment, carbon, scale inhibition and iron treatment in one assembly
- Cheaper than any oxidising iron tank in the same flow class
- Aquasure publishes no iron reduction percentage and no maximum iron ppm
- The third-stage media is never identified, so it cannot be compared to greensand or air injection
- No backwash: the iron stage loads and drops pressure rather than flushing itself
- No rated port size published on a point-of-entry system
- No warranty statement on the product page; the sitewide base warranty is one year
- No reviews at any retailer or independent channel, and none on Aquasure's own page either
The Aquasure Fortitude Tri-Stage is a three-housing cartridge system aimed at iron-bearing supplies, rated at 100,000 gallons and a maximum 15 GPM. Stage one is a washable 30 micron pleated sediment cartridge, stage two combines sediment, carbon and siliphos media, and stage three is an iron and heavy metal cartridge sold as AF-IRON-25HFL. Aquasure does not state what media the third stage uses.
Additional information
Specification: Aquasure Fortitude Tri-Stage Iron Removal System
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Questions answered from our data
What does Aquasure remove?Across the 30 Aquasure systems we list, the makers claim reduction of 25 contaminants.
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