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Portable Water Filter Product

A backpacking water filter: a hand-pump forces raw water through a hollow-fiber membrane cartridge that strains out protozoa and bacteria, delivering clean water through a bottle-thread outlet. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

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Bill of materials

9 top-level lines · 24 rows shown · 23 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Filter Cartridge 6 parts portable-water-filter-cartridge 1 7 assembly
1.1 Hollow-Fiber Membrane Bundle portable-water-filter-membrane-bundle 1 part
1.2 Epoxy Potting portable-water-filter-potting 1 part
1.3 Activated-Carbon Core portable-water-filter-carbon-core 1 part
1.4 Cartridge Housing portable-water-filter-cartridge-housing 1 part
1.5 Cartridge End Cap portable-water-filter-cartridge-caps 2 part
1.6 O-Ring Set oring-set 1 part
2 Hand Pump 6 parts portable-water-filter-pump 1 7 assembly
2.1 Pump Cylinder portable-water-filter-pump-cylinder 1 part
2.2 Piston portable-water-filter-piston 1 part
2.3 Pump Handle portable-water-filter-handle 1 part
2.4 Check Valve portable-water-filter-check-valve 2 part
2.5 Coil Spring coil-spring 1 part
2.6 O-Ring Set oring-set 1 part
3 Inlet Hose 3 parts portable-water-filter-inlet-hose 1 3 assembly
3.1 Suction Tubing portable-water-filter-hose 1 part
3.2 Intake Float portable-water-filter-float 1 part
3.3 Pre-Filter Screen portable-water-filter-prefilter-screen 1 part
4 Outlet Hose portable-water-filter-outlet-hose 1 part
5 Bottle Adapter portable-water-filter-bottle-adapter 1 part
6 Backflush Syringe portable-water-filter-backflush-syringe 1 part
7 O-Ring Set oring-set 1 part
8 Carry Bag portable-water-filter-carry-bag 1 part
9 Fastener Set fastener-set 1 part

Sourcing — likely vendors

Companies that make this · indicative price $20–$2k · MOQ & lead are typical
VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇺🇸Sawyer
sawyer.com ↗
Safety Harbor, US Water filtration 1,000 units 6–10 wks
🇨🇭Katadyn
katadyn.com ↗
Kemptthal, CH Water filters & purifiers 1,000 units 6–10 wks
🇨🇭LifeStraw
lifestraw.com ↗
Lausanne, CH Water filters & purifiers 1,000 units 6–10 wks
🇺🇸MSR
msrgear.com ↗
Seattle, US Backcountry stoves & cookware 1,000 units 6–10 wks