Water · VIC · Gippsland

Gippsland (Traralgon, Bairnsdale, Sale)

Supplied by Gippsland Water · Various - 7 to 90 mg/L range

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Gippsland Water publishes per-town hardness - varies enormously (7-90 mg/L). Traralgon ~40, Sale ~70. ALWAYS check specific town.

Water chemistry

Variable

Hardness (mg/L CaCO₃)

7–90

German degrees (°dH)

0.4–5

TDS (ppm)

10–140

Typical pH

7.0-7.8

Filter choice scales with weekly coffee volume. Pick the tier that matches your usage.

Single machine, household use

Confirm supply zone first - recommendation varies significantly

Up to ~10 kg coffee/week

Confirm supply zone first - see notes

10–30 kg coffee/week

Confirm supply zone first - see notes

30+ kg coffee/week, multi-group

Confirm supply zone first - see notes

RO system: Depends on zone
Filter head required: BWT Besthead (FS00Y90A00) for BWT; Brita Head (1013637) G3/8" BSP for Brita; Claris Head (4339-90) 3/8" BSP for Claris
Flow meter: BWT WM1000 for commercial; Everpure Claris Flowmeter (4339-30) for Claris systems
Test kit: BWT TK550 Carbonate Hardness Test Kit (TK550)