This is the process of passing water containing suspended matter through a suitable porous material (filter media) to effectively remove the suspended solids in the water. Filter media commonly employed are graded and washed sand of effective size 0.35mm to 0.50mm resting on a supporting under bed of crushed gravel and pebbles of four varying sizes, with coarsest size at the bottom of the bed.
This filter contains activated carbon, which removes-Color of water -Smell-OdorAnd it will remove mainly free chlorine in feed water to R.O System .due to free chlorine membrane may effects serious damage.
These filters are used to remove the left over particles passed through the media filters. It can be filtered up to 5-micron particle size. This filter has to be removed from the housing and washed with normal water with pressure once in 10 days.