Home, Garden & Pond: Efficient Filtration for Clean Water
Clean water is the foundation of a healthy garden ecosystem and long-lasting home plumbing. Whether you're filtering valuable rainwater, cleaning your cistern, or looking for a reliable filter for well systems, the right filtration protects against sludge build-up and wear.
In the Home, Garden & Pond category, you'll find specialised solutions such as the pond filter bag, robust well pump filters and innovative systems for infiltration shafts.
Filtering Rainwater: Premium Filters for Your Rainwater Cistern
To make the most of rainwater for garden irrigation or a home water system, effective pre-filtration is essential. A filter for your rainwater cistern reliably retains leaves, moss and fine particles. Our fine filter bag for cistern inlets is especially effective, acting as a high-performance fine filter for the cistern. Thanks to easy installation as a fine cistern filter, or as an alternative to a classic filter basket for cisterns, your storage tank stays clean long-term. When you clean your cistern, using a high-quality pre-filter is the best prevention against sludge build-up.
Well Construction & Technology: Optimal Protection With Well Pump Filters
When using groundwater, protecting your equipment is essential. A filter for well systems prevents sand and sediment from damaging the pump. Our filter sock for deep well pumps (50 µm) acts as an effective sand filter for deep well pumps, protecting the system from blockages. Whether you're fitting a deep well filter pipe or looking for a special filter for well water, our solutions significantly extend the service life of your system.
- Well filter sock: Easy to fit, highly tear-resistant.
- Well pump filter: Protects impellers and mechanics from wear.
- Sand filter for well water: Delivers clear water free of suspended solids.
Easy Pond Care: Filter Bags for Ponds & Pond Sludge
A clear pond needs regular care. To clean your pond, mechanically removing algae and sludge is essential. Our pond filter bag is available in various micron ratings and is ideal as an accessory for pond sludge vacuums. Our bags do an excellent job especially with pond sludge vacuums that include water return, capturing sludge while returning the cleaned water. This makes pond cleaning an efficient process that protects the biological balance.
Infiltration Shafts & Drainage: Protection Against Sludge Build-Up
For an infiltration shaft for rainwater to keep its absorption capacity long-term, it needs to be protected from fine particles entering it. An infiltration shaft filter prevents infiltration performance dropping due to sludge build-up. Our infiltration shaft filter bags meet the requirements of DWA technical standard DWA-A138, Section 4 (04/2005), ensuring your infiltration system stays functional for the long term.
Environmental Protection: Microplastic Filter Bag for Road Drains
A special highlight for municipal or residential environmental protection is our microplastic filter bag (70 µm). It retains particles and microplastics right at the source, easing the burden on the natural water cycle. While conventional filters for rainwater cisterns are mainly designed for leaves, this speciality filter reliably retains even the smallest plastic particles.
Speciality Solutions: Catch Baskets & Paint Sludge
Our range is rounded out by the filter bag for catch baskets and technical solutions such as the dewatering box. These products showcase the versatility of Winkler Filtertechnik, from simple garden use through to demanding process water filtration.
Note on Commercial Speciality Requirements
For commercial applications and custom installations, we also offer laser cutting for technical textiles, for example for precision-fit cuts from synthetic fabrics or nonwovens to drawing.
Frequently Asked Questions About Filters for Home, Garden & Pond (FAQ)
Here you'll find expert answers on water filtration for home, garden and pond. This guide offers technical know-how on filtering rainwater, tips on protecting your well system, as well as important information on legally compliant infiltration in accordance with DWA-A138 for users in Germany.
To keep water quality high, you should clean your cistern once a thick layer of sediment has built up at the bottom, usually every 5 to 10 years. Prevention is far more important, however: an effective fine cistern filter or a fine cistern filter bag at the inlet stops organic material getting in at all. If you regularly empty the cistern filter basket and use a fine filter bag for the cistern inlet, your cleaning intervals will be significantly extended.
When you clean your pond, mesh size matters. For coarse leaves and algae, a pond sludge filter bag with 400 µm is well suited. If instead you want to use a pond sludge vacuum with water return and also filter out fine suspended solids, we recommend finer variants such as 100 µm or 150 µm. This preserves the biological balance while sludge is safely retained in the pond filter bag.
Sand in well water is the main cause of damaged pump impellers. A sand filter for deep well pumps in the form of a filter sock is the most affordable and effective solution here. Our filter sock for deep well pumps (50 µm) simply pulls over the intake section or the deep well filter pipe. This well pump filter retains fine sediment and delivers clear well water, without negatively affecting the pump's pressure flow (even on models such as a deep well pump with pressure switch).
An infiltration shaft for rainwater loses absorption capacity over time as fine soil and particles clog the pores in the ground (siltation). An infiltration shaft filter acts as a protective barrier. By using a filter bag for the infiltration shaft or a suitable filter fleece for the infiltration shaft, you avoid costly remediation, since dirt can simply be removed and disposed of along with the bag.
Yes, when operating infiltration systems, pre-treating rainwater is now required in many municipalities to protect groundwater from pollutants and shafts from sludge build-up. The relevant reference here is the DWA technical standard DWA-A138, Section 4 (as of 04/2005). Our infiltration shaft filter bags for rainwater meet these requirements and ensure proper filtration in line with current best practice. This keeps you legally compliant and preserves the full functionality of your infiltration shaft.
Yes, we developed the microplastic filter bag (70 µm) specifically for this purpose. While conventional filters for rainwater cisterns are mainly designed for leaves, this speciality filter retains even the smallest plastic particles in road drains or gutters. That's active environmental protection while filtering rainwater right on your property.













