This American Filter Company AFC-CH-104-9000S is the heavy-duty grade foodservice replacement cartridge sized for high-volume commercial water filtration installations — coffee chains processing hundreds of cups per day, restaurant beverage systems running through multiple ice machines and post-mix dispensers, and commercial kitchens where water quality directly impacts the menu output.
The CH designation indicates the chloramines reduction grade — important for municipal water supplies that use chloramines (chlorine + ammonia) instead of pure chlorine for disinfection. Standard carbon filters reduce chlorine but pass chloramines through unchanged; the chloramines-grade AFC cartridge handles both with effective reduction across the cartridge’s full service life.
USA-manufactured by American Filter Company with the company’s standard premium coconut shell carbon block construction. For commercial kitchens in municipalities using chloramines disinfection (most major American cities now), this is the right cartridge grade. Significant cost savings vs OEM equivalents while maintaining the same Made in U.S.A. quality the AFC catalog tags throughout.
