{"product_id":"cross-90-balance-replacement-filters","title":"Ecosoft CROSS 90 Balance Replacement Filters","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; color: #1c2b34;\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- HERO --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a6fb5; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 6px;\"\u003eReplacement Cartridges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 10px; color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eEcosoft CROSS 90 Balance Replacement Filters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 19px; color: #42555f; margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003eGenuine Ecosoft cartridges for the CROSS 90 Balance direct flow reverse osmosis system, in the two sets the system actually asks for. The annual set in an ordinary year, the complete set in the year the membrane is due. Every cartridge twists out and in by hand in under seven minutes, with no tools and no mess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- WHICH ONE --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #dce6ec; border-left: 4px solid #0a6fb5; border-radius: 8px; background: #f7fbfd; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 0 0 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 20px; margin: 0 0 12px; color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eWhich one do you need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; color: #42555f;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eEvery year:\u003c\/strong\u003e the complex pre filter and the MCB mineralising post filter. Both are rated at 12 months or 4,000 litres, so they come due together. The annual set covers this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; color: #42555f;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eEvery second year:\u003c\/strong\u003e the 600 GPD membrane as well, rated at 24 months or 8,000 litres. It lands on top of the annual pair, so every other year is a three cartridge year. The complete set covers this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eThat is why we sell them as two sets rather than as three loose cartridges. On this system the intervals line up exactly, so a single cartridge is almost never what you actually need, and a set means nothing gets forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #42555f;\"\u003eIf you cannot remember what you last changed, start with the annual set. The pre filter is the one that protects everything behind it, and the post filter is the one you taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- THE CARTRIDGES --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 22px; margin: 0 0 4px; color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eThe cartridges\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 3px; width: 56px; background: #0a6fb5; border-radius: 2px; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- PRE FILTER --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #dce6ec; border-radius: 8px; background: #ffffff; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a6fb5; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003eStage 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"font-size: 19px; margin: 0 0 4px; color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eComplex Pre Filter\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #5a6b75; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eReplace every 12 months, or 4,000 litres\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eRemoves sediment such as sand, silt and rust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eReduces chlorine, organic matter and organochlorine compounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eSeveral filtration stages in one cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #42555f;\"\u003eThis is the cartridge that takes the beating, and the one that decides how long your membrane lasts. Chlorine is what degrades an RO membrane faster than anything else, so a tired pre filter quietly shortens the life of the most expensive part of the system. Change it on time and the membrane gets its full two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- POST FILTER --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #dce6ec; border-radius: 8px; background: #ffffff; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a6fb5; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003eFinal Stage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"font-size: 19px; margin: 0 0 4px; color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eMCB Carbon Block and Mineralising Post Filter\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #5a6b75; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eReplace every 12 months, or 4,000 litres\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eCarbon block polishing for taste and odour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eAdds minerals back for a balanced composition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eThe last thing the water passes before it reaches your tap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #42555f;\"\u003eThis is the one you notice. Reverse osmosis strips out the minerals that give water body along with everything else, which is why unmineralised RO water can taste flat. The MCB puts a measured amount back and polishes the taste on the way through. When your water starts tasting ordinary again, this is usually why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- MEMBRANE --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #dce6ec; border-radius: 8px; background: #ffffff; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 0 0 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a6fb5; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003eThe Purification Stage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"font-size: 19px; margin: 0 0 4px; color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003e600 GPD Membrane Element\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #5a6b75; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eReplace every 24 months, or 8,000 litres\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eEcosoft rate it at 99.8% removal of impurities, PFAS included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003e600 GPD element, the full output the system is built around\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eRestores flow and TDS if either has drifted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #42555f;\"\u003eThe membrane is the system. It is the part doing the actual separation, and it is the part that costs the most, which is exactly why the pre filter in front of it matters. Replace it on the two year mark rather than waiting for the water to tell you, because by the time you can taste the difference you have been drinking a tired membrane's output for a while.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ANNUAL SET --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #dce6ec; border-left: 4px solid #0a6fb5; border-radius: 8px; background: #f7fbfd; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 20px; margin: 0 0 10px; color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eAnnual set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eThe complex pre filter and the MCB mineralising post filter together. This is what the system needs in an ordinary year, both rated at 12 months and both due at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #42555f;\"\u003eIf you are on a yearly routine and the membrane is not due, this is your order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- COMPLETE SET --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #0b2a3b; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 10px; padding: 24px 28px; margin: 0 0 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 20px; margin: 0 0 10px; color: #ffffff;\"\u003eComplete set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; color: #d7e7f0;\"\u003eAll three cartridges: complex pre filter, MCB mineralising post filter and the 600 GPD membrane. This is what your system needs every second year, when the membrane comes due alongside the annual pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #d7e7f0;\"\u003eEvery stage fresh in one go, so the system leaves that day performing as it did when it was first commissioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- CHANGING THEM --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 22px; margin: 0 0 4px; color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eChanging them yourself\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 3px; width: 56px; background: #0a6fb5; border-radius: 2px; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eEcosoft build these around what they call Fast and Dry replacement. Turn off the water supply to the system, twist the old cartridge out and the new one in, and turn the supply back on. No tools, no spillage, and Ecosoft put the whole job at under seven minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 32px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eFlush the system through and discard the first fill before you drink from it, as fresh carbon sheds a little harmless dust on first use. If you would rather not do it yourself, our technicians service CROSS 90 Balance systems across Leinster, covering the cartridge change and a full system check.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- TIME FOR A CHANGE --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #dce6ec; border-left: 4px solid #0a6fb5; border-radius: 8px; background: #f7fbfd; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 0 0 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 20px; margin: 0 0 12px; color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eTime for a change if you have noticed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eThe tap running slower than it used to\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eThe water tasting flat or ordinary again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eChlorine taste or smell creeping back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eA rising TDS reading if you test with a meter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eSimply 12 months since the last cartridge change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- FAQ --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 22px; margin: 0 0 4px; color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 3px; width: 56px; background: #0a6fb5; border-radius: 2px; margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eWhich one should I buy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eThe annual set in an ordinary year, which is the pre filter and the post filter. Every second year take the complete set, which adds the membrane. There is no third option to agonise over, because on this system the cartridges always come due together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eDo these fit any reverse osmosis system?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eNo. These are Ecosoft CROSS cartridges and they are not the standard 10 inch by 2.5 inch cartridges that conventional multi housing RO systems use. The pre filter and post filter suit the CROSS 60 and CROSS 90, and the 600 GPD membrane suits the CROSS 90 and CROSS 90 Balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eWhy does the pre filter need changing twice as often as the membrane?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eBecause it is doing the dirty work. It catches the sediment and strips the chlorine, and chlorine is what degrades an RO membrane fastest. A tired pre filter lets chlorine through and quietly shortens the life of the expensive cartridge behind it, so changing the cheaper one on time is what protects the costly one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eWhat does the mineralising post filter actually add?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eMinerals for taste and balance, in a measured amount on the way to the tap. Ecosoft do not publish the exact composition. It is nowhere near the levels that cause limescale, so it will not scale a kettle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eDo I need tools?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eNo. The cartridges twist in and out by hand. Turn off the water supply to the system before you start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eDo I need to flush the system afterwards?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eYes. Fresh carbon sheds a little harmless dust on first use, so run the system through and discard the first fill before you drink from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eWhat happens if I leave them longer than the interval?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eThe ratings are 4,000 litres on the annual pair and 8,000 litres on the membrane, so a light user has a little room and a heavy household has less. The risk is not that the water becomes unsafe, it is that a spent pre filter stops protecting the membrane, and the membrane is the part you do not want to be replacing early.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eWhat if I only need one cartridge?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; color: #42555f;\"\u003eIt happens, usually after a cartridge has been damaged or changed out of sequence. We do not list them singly because on a normal schedule nobody needs one, but email \u003ca href=\"mailto:info@nuaqua.ie\" style=\"color: #0a6fb5;\"\u003einfo@nuaqua.ie\u003c\/a\u003e and tell us which one and we will sort you out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eCan you fit them for me?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #42555f;\"\u003eYes. Our technicians service CROSS 90 Balance systems across Leinster, covering the cartridge change and a full system check. Email \u003ca href=\"mailto:info@nuaqua.ie\" style=\"color: #0a6fb5;\"\u003einfo@nuaqua.ie\u003c\/a\u003e to arrange a visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- CTA --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #edf6fb; border: 1px solid #dce6ec; border-radius: 10px; padding: 26px 28px; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 22px; margin: 0 0 8px; color: #0b2a3b;\"\u003eKeep your CROSS 90 Balance performing like new\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #42555f; margin: 0;\"\u003eGenuine Ecosoft cartridges. Choose the one you need above, or take a set and save.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ecosoft","offers":[{"title":"Annual - No Membrane","offer_id":60377586794841,"sku":null,"price":184.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Complete - with Membrane","offer_id":60377586827609,"sku":null,"price":299.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0841\/0621\/5769\/files\/Annual.png?v=1793880731","url":"https:\/\/nuaqua.ie\/products\/cross-90-balance-replacement-filters","provider":"NuAqua","version":"1.0","type":"link"}