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Water treatment

Water Filtration and Treatment for Coffee Shops

Our water filtration and treatment solutions for coffee shops protect your espresso machines and brewers from scale buildup, so they keep running the way they should.

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Water Can Be Complicated

We make it simple with water testing and expert guidance.

  1. Step 1

    Read the Guide

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  2. Step 2

    Get a Test Kit

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  3. Step 3

    Get Results & Tailored Plan

    Compare your results below to find the right system.

Match Your Test Results

Start with the target ranges, then find the treatment whose Trigger values match your water.

Everpure H2O Express water test kit

Everpure H2O Express Water Test Kit

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Compare your results against these parameters. They're the industry standard for espresso equipment water quality.

Target ranges for coffee and espresso

TDS
70–200 ppm
Total hardness
1–6 gpg (17–102 ppm as CaCO₃)
Total alkalinity
40–80 ppm as CaCO₃
pH
6.5–8.0
Chlorides
<30 ppm
Total chlorine
<0.05 ppm
Sulfates
<50 ppm
Iron
<0.1 ppm
LSI
-0.5 to +0.5
Reverse osmosis and mineral addition system

Reverse Osmosis and Mineral Addition

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Removes 90–98% of dissolved solids, then rebuilds a controlled mineral profile optimized for espresso.

Choose it when

TDS
>250 ppm Trigger
Total hardness
>10 gpg Trigger
pH
Any
Chlorides
>30 ppm Trigger
Total chlorine
Any
Sulfates
>50 ppm Trigger
Iron
Any
LSI
Strongly positive or strongly negative Trigger
Scale inhibition water filter system

Scale Inhibition

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Conditions hard water minerals to prevent scale formation without removing them.

Choose it when

TDS
70–200 ppm
Total hardness
>7 gpg Trigger
Total alkalinity
40–80 ppm
pH
6.5–8.0
Chlorides
<30 ppm
Total chlorine
<0.05 ppm
Sulfates
<50 ppm
Iron
<0.1 ppm
LSI
Near neutral to slightly positive
Ion exchange water softening system

Ion Exchange (Softening)

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Removes calcium and magnesium ions and replaces them with sodium ions, reducing hardness and scaling potential.

Choose it when

TDS
70–250 ppm
Total hardness
>8 gpg Trigger
Total alkalinity
>80 ppm Trigger
pH
6.5–8.5
Chlorides
<30 ppm
Total chlorine
<0.05 ppm
Sulfates
<50 ppm
Iron
<0.1 ppm
LSI
Positive Trigger
Carbon water filtration system

Carbon Filtration

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Removes chlorine, chloramines and organic contaminants that affect taste and degrade seals and O-rings.

Choose it when

TDS
70–200 ppm
Total hardness
1–4 gpg
Total alkalinity
40–80 ppm
pH
6.5–8.0
Chlorides
<30 ppm
Total chlorine
>0.05 ppm Trigger
Chloramines
Present Catalytic carbon
Sulfates
<50 ppm
Iron
<0.1 ppm
LSI
-0.5 to +0.5