Tank sizing

Whole-House Carbon Tank Size: 9-Inch vs 10-Inch vs 13-Inch Tanks

Tank diameter is a useful proxy for media-bed size, but the system should still be chosen by service flow and treatment objective.

Quick take

Current SpringWell tiers use roughly 9-inch, 10-inch and 13-inch tanks for 9, 12 and 20 GPM service. RKIN similarly scales tank width from 8/9/10 to 13 inches as service flow rises from 9 to 28 GPM.

9-inch-class tanks

SpringWell CF1 uses a 9-inch tank at 9 GPM service. RKIN CS9 uses a 9-inch tank at 11 GPM service.

10-inch-class tanks

SpringWell CF4 uses a 10-inch tank at 12 GPM. RKIN CS10 uses a 10-inch tank at 15 GPM.

13-inch tanks

SpringWell CF+ and RKIN CS13 move to 13-inch tanks for much larger homes and higher service-flow requirements.

Why diameter is not enough

Valve design, media type, bed depth and connection size also affect usable flow. Use tank diameter as context, not the sole sizing rule.

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