Our 3M™ Water Filtration Products Model CFS8812ELX-S (Original CUNO 8000 Series) Replacement Cartridge is designed to be effective at reducing undesirable sediment*, chlorine taste and odor, and cyst** from incoming water, allowing you to feel more confident in the quality of the products that you serve. The cartridge's scale inhibitor helps provide additional protection for your equipment from the potentially harmful effects of scale build-up. The Sanitary Quick Change (SQC) encapsulated design allows for fast and easy cartridge change-outs without the need for a filter wrench.Creative Filtration Technology3M™ Water Filtration Products systems and cartridges offer a wide range of solutions designed to address many types of water quality concerns. Third-party certifications, such as NSF and WQA, are an advantage provided on many 3M Water Filtration Products. 3M Purification is a known leader in filtration technology recognized for innovation, trust, and quality around the world.Recipe Quality Water™Having cleaner and clearer water for your business is both a pleasure and a reassurance that you're giving your customers recipe quality water. With a water filtration system from 3M Purification, you can provide filtered water that may help protect your equipment and your profits. From commercial point-of-entry to dedicated point-of-use water filtration systems, look to 3M Purification to help you find the right solution.A History of InnovationFor more than a century, 3M has applied innovation and technology to improve our customers' lives and support their business goals. From our headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, we serve industrial and commercial customers and consumers in nearly 200 countries. Across thousands of products, the 3M brand represents consistency, superior quality, and value. Our success begins with a culture of creative collaboration that inspires a never ending stream of powerful technologies and product solutions that make life better. We have an ability to apply our technologies - often in combination - to an endless array of real-world customer needs. Of course, all of this is made possible by the people of 3M and our singular commitment to make life easier and better for people around the world. Toward that end, 3M is committed to providing innovative, cost-effective products that help protect people, equipment, and our environment. 3M Purification Inc. (formerly CUNO Incorporated) provides filtration and separation solutions for residential, foodservice, science labs, industrial, marine, and other applications.*Tested and verified by manufacturer's laboratory.**Based on the use of Cryptosporidium parvum oocsyts.