IX Cafe Commercial Water Filter System - High-Volume Scale Protection
The IX Water IX Café is a professional water filtration system designed to improve the quality of water used in coffee machines. By optimising mineral balance and removing unwanted elements, it helps bring out the best in every cup.
Ideal for cafés, coffee shops, and roasteries, the IX Café also helps protect equipment from the effects of untreated water, supporting consistent performance in busy commercial environments.
Why Choose IX Cafe? Performance, Profit, and Sustainability.
The IX Café is designed with the needs of coffee professionals in mind, offering precise control over water composition alongside reliable, high-performance filtration. Its multi-stage process works to improve taste while helping reduce the impact of scale and impurities on equipment. Combined with an adjustable bypass system, it gives you the flexibility to fine-tune water to your specific coffee setup, making it a practical and effective solution for maintaining both quality and consistency.
Sediment Elimination
Say goodbye to unwanted particulate matter that can cloud water and compromise its visual appeal.
Effective Odour Removal
Unwanted tastes and odours, often caused by trace contaminants like chlorine, are effectively removed, resulting in a perfectly neutral, consistently fresh-tasting profile demanded by commercial environments.
Built for commercial coffee environments, the IX Café combines advanced filtration with simple operation and flexible installation.

THE IX HEAD
Advanced Bypass Filtration
Experience precision water filtration with the IX Variable Head, designed for advanced bypass control and maximum water clarity. Its integrated micron-rated carbon bypass filter removes unpleasant odours and metallic tastes at any bypass level, delivering consistently pure water. The independent bypass system stays active during filter replacements, ensuring zero downtime and effortless maintenance.
Reusable Filter System
The IX Water reusable filter system is built for long-term savings and sustainability. Its durable casing and head minimise waste and replacement costs, while the rechargeable internal filter supports a truly circular economy. Enjoy lower running costs and a smaller environmental footprint, good for your budget and the planet.

Easy Installation & Hassle-Free Cartridge Replacement
Installing your IX Cafe filter system couldn’t be simpler. Each unit is designed for quick, tool-free setup with clear visual guidance. Just follow the video to get started. When it’s time to replace the cartridge, the twist-off design makes it effortless, ensuring maintenance takes only minutes with zero downtime.
Consistent Coffee Water Quality
By balancing mineral content and reducing impurities, the IX Café supports consistent brewing results. This helps maintain flavour profile, improves extraction, and ensures a reliable standard of coffee across every service. Water plays a crucial role in coffee extraction, and the IX Café is designed to deliver a balanced composition that enhances flavour and aroma. By reducing unwanted elements and allowing controlled mineral adjustment, it helps create a more consistent and reliable brewing environment, supporting better results across all coffee styles.
Advanced 5-Stage Filtration and Flexible Installation
The IX Cafe offers a comprehensive 5-stage filtration process, which includes pre-filtration, silver-activated carbon, sediment reduction, media-specific water treatment, and fine filtration. For optimal soft water delivery, the IX Head should be set to a bypass level of 0 when paired with the iX Taste Filter, ensuring no hard water is reintroduced into the supply. Designed for installation convenience, this unit can be installed in either a vertical or horizontal position without any compromise on performance
Circular Economy Filtration: 98% Reusable, Lower Cost, Better Planet.
We partner with IX Water because their design delivers exceptional performance with minimal environmental impact. IX Water has meticulously refined every component and stage of their filtration process to maximise resource efficiency. An impressive 98% of every IX filter can be reused or recycled, including the infinitely rechargeable resins. They back this commitment with a dedicated reprocessing program that collects used filters (even from other manufacturers!), actively giving plastic and resin materials a new life as high-quality, remanufactured filtration products. Offer your clients a solution that’s better for their budget and better for the planet.
What's Included
Everything you need is included with your product.
- IX Water Cartridge
- DM 3/8th STEM-3/8" BSP
- 3/8th - 3/8 BSP STEM
- 3/8th - 3/4" BSP
- 3/8th Polythylene Tube
- 10 Bore 1 Metre Braided Hose
- Wall Mount Bracket
- Water Test Kit
- Flow Plan Wi-Fi Usage Monitor
Warranty Information
- 12 Months
Full Specification
| Specification | iX CAFE (Small) | iX CAFE (Medium/Large) |
| Application | High-Volume Vending, Hot Beverages | High-Volume Vending, Hot Beverages |
| Capacity | 2,012 Litres | 3,577 Llitres |
| Filtration Stages | 5-Stage Process | 5-Stage Process |
| Height (Cartridge Only) | ~275 mm / 305 mm | ~460 mm / 475 mm |
| Diameter | 108 mm / 134 mm | 108 mm / 134 mm |
| Max Flow Rate | 7 - 15 Litres per Minute (LPM) | 7 - 15 Litres per Minute (LPM) |
| Min Operating Pressure | 1.5 bar | 1.5 bar |
| Max Operating Pressure | 6 bar | 6 bar |
| Max Temperature | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) |
| Connections | 3/8” PF or 3/8” BSP | 3/8” PF or 3/8” BSP |
| Certifications | NSF Certified Components & Media. WRAS Approved | NSF Certified Components & Media. WRAS Approved |
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