- Brazilian clay water filter Stéfani São João -

Clay water filter Stéfani São João

São João clay filter is the original Cerâmica Stéfani clay filter, dating back to 1947. This gravity clay water filter is a best-seller in Brazil and it's available in 4 sizes (filtered water capacity): 4 liters (1 gal), 6 liters (1.6 gal), 8 liters (2.1 gal) and 10 liters (2.6 gal).

This clay filter is shipped ready-to-use with the ceramic filter cartridge (ceramic filter candle). The filter cartridge is certified by INMETRO, Brazilian national standards body (like US ANSI and UK BSI), and it's able of retaining particles from 5 microns (a grain of sand is between 200 and 500 microns).

4 and 6 liter versions have 1 filter cartridge and can filter up to 3 liters/hour, 8 liter version has 2 cartridges and can filter up to 6 liters/hours and the big 10 liter version can filter up to 9 liters/hour with it's 3 ceramic filter cartridges.

The replacement ceramic filter cartridge is available here: Stéfani triple action ceramic water filter cartridge/candle (lot of 3). It is recommended to replace the cartridge every 500 liters filtered or every 6 months.