Water · QLD · Darling Downs

Toowoomba Outer zones (Gabbinbar, Lofty, Kynoch)

Supplied by Toowoomba Regional Council · Outer zone supply

Water chemistry

Soft-Moderate

Hardness (mg/L CaCO₃)

78–85

German degrees (°dH)

4.4–4.8

TDS (ppm)

120–160

Typical pH

7.4-8.0

Outer Toowoomba zones are much softer than city zone. Customer must confirm zone via TRC.

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

Single machine, household use

BWT BESTMAX PREMIUM V (FS23P00A00) or Brita C150 (102828)

Up to ~10 kg coffee/week

BWT BESTMAX PREMIUM M (FS24P00A00) or Brita C300 (102826)

10–30 kg coffee/week

BWT BESTMAX PREMIUM XL (FS28P00A00) or Claris Ultra 500-M (4339-81)

30+ kg coffee/week, multi-group

BWT BESTMAX PREMIUM 2XL (FS30P00A00) or Claris Ultra 1000-L (4339-82)

RO system: Not required
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)