{"id":1095,"date":"2025-06-17T04:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T04:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/?product=647simpletqdro-50gpd-2kdf-granular-activated-carbon-10-inch"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:12:53","slug":"647simpletqdro-50gpd-2kdf-granular-activated-carbon-10-inch","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/?product=647simpletqdro-50gpd-2kdf-granular-activated-carbon-10-inch","title":{"rendered":"KDF + GAC (Granular Activated Carbon) 10 x 2Inch  (2.7\u20135.5 bar)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-huuid=\"4257313119161453579\">A 10-inch KDF filter and a 10-inch GAC (Granular Activated Carbon) filter are both used in water filtration, but they address different types of contaminants.\u00a0<\/span><span data-huuid=\"4257313119161450874\">KDF media primarily targets heavy metals, chlorine, and bacteria through redox reactions, while GAC excels at adsorbing chlorine, taste and odor compounds, and organic chemicals.\u00a0<\/span><span data-huuid=\"4257313119161452265\">Essentially,\u00a0<mark class=\"QVRyCf\">KDF is more focused on chemical reduction and bacterial control, while GAC focuses on adsorption and improving taste and odo<\/mark><\/span><\/p>\n<p>KDF\u00ae is a patented and certified media inside the filter housing that substantially decreases 99% of chlorine, up to 98% of dissolved metals and also hinders the growth of bacteria. KDF\u00ae has roughly 10 times the life of carbon. Due to effective chlorine removal it provides an exceptionally long filtration life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does KDF\u00ae work?<\/strong><br \/>\nKDF process media works to;<br \/>\n\u2022 Dramatically extend the life of the purification system<br \/>\n\u2022 Effectively control heavy metals and micro-organisms<br \/>\n\u2022 Further reduce total cost, and decrease maintenance<br \/>\n\u2022 Reduce or remove chlorine, iron, hydrogen sulfide, lead, mercury, calcium carbonate, magnesium, chromium, bacteria, algae and fungi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Product Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Crystal-clear, great-tasting water<br \/>\n\u2022 Purified, healthy water for cooking and drinking<br \/>\n\u2022 Chlorine-free water for softer hair and skin<br \/>\n\u2022 Filters lead and VOG&#8217;s<br \/>\n\u2022 No chemicals or salt to add<br \/>\n\u2022 Extends the life of water-using appliances such as geysers, dishwashers etc.<br \/>\n\u2022 Inhibits bacteria growth.<br \/>\n\u2022 No backwashing. (no water waste)<br \/>\n\u2022 Easy to install.<br \/>\n\u2022 Low maintenance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A 10-inch KDF filter and a 10-inch GAC (Granular Activated Carbon) filter are both used in water filtration, but they address different types of contaminants.\u00a0KDF media primarily targets heavy metals, chlorine, and bacteria through redox reactions, while GAC excels at adsorbing chlorine, taste and odor compounds, and organic chemicals.\u00a0Essentially,\u00a0KDF is more focused on chemical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[185],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1095","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-in-line-post-filters","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/1095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=1095"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=1095"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=1095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}