Urban Future is a Wangara-based Perth smart home company that has expanded into whole-home water filtration alongside their core solar, hot water, and air conditioning business. What makes them interesting is the aluminium cover housing — fabricated locally in Perth — and their willingness to match it to your home's Colorbond palette. Their UF-3X system uses standard 20" × 4.5" Big Blue cartridges throughout, so there's no filter lock-in. Installation is handled by qualified and registered plumbers. The key consideration: water filtration is one part of their offering, not their primary speciality — unlike AquaCo or Cloudtap who focus exclusively on water. If you're already engaging Urban Future for solar or hot water and want to bundle a filter, that's a smart play. If water filtration is your sole focus, you may want a dedicated water specialist.
*Google reviews are primarily for solar/hot water installations. Water filtration-specific reviews are limited — verify separately.
Urban Future is a Wangara-based Perth smart home company founded by Daniel McDonald — a background in physics and engineering. Their primary business is solar power systems, hot water systems, air conditioning, and battery storage. Water filtration is one of several services they've added to their whole-home sustainable solutions offering.
Their water filtration product is the UF-3X — a 3-stage whole-home system using 20" × 4.5" Big Blue format cartridges. What differentiates Urban Future from pure water filter installers is their housing: a powder-coated aluminium enclosure fabricated in Perth, which handles the harsh Australian climate better than the white plastic or painted steel covers common in the market. They offer custom Colorbond colour matching so the system blends into your home's exterior.
System configurations include a standard sediment + carbon system, a calcium/scale minimiser variant (using Template Assisted Crystallisation), and a fluoride + heavy metals + scale option for more comprehensive treatment. Custom 4-stage systems are also available on request.
All installations are carried out by qualified and registered plumbers. A supply-only option is available from $2,290 if you prefer to arrange your own installer.
WaterMark certification details not prominently published on their website at time of review. They state "registered plumbers" and "everything installed to code" which implies WaterMark compliance, but no licence number is published. Verify this before proceeding — ask directly for the WaterMark licence number and check at abcb.gov.au. NSF certification not claimed.
Qualified and registered plumbers used. Google reviews are positive overall but predominantly relate to solar and hot water installations, not water filtration specifically. We can't give a high score without water-specific install reviews at scale.
Pricing not published for installed systems — form required. Supply-only pricing from $2,290 is stated on the calcium variant page. WaterMark details not prominently published. Lower than most dedicated water filter installers on this criterion.
Annual service plans available. Owner-led business with personal accountability. Reviews of the broader business (solar/hot water) are consistently positive about follow-up.
Standard 20" × 4.5" Big Blue cartridges throughout all UF-3X variants. Full aftermarket freedom — cartridges available from AquaCo, Pure4Sure, Bunnings, and nationally. No proprietary formats.
Supply-only from $2,290 for calcium variant. Installed pricing not published. 10% package discount available when bundled with solar/hot water. Filter replacements use standard Big Blue cartridges — competitive annual cost.
20" × 4.5" Big Blue format — the same large-format housings that deliver high flow in other suppliers' systems. No specific L/min figure published by Urban Future, but this format typically delivers 40–60 L/min.
Housing enclosure fabricated in Perth — a genuine local manufacturing claim. Filter components and housings themselves are imported (standard Big Blue components). Better than pure importers due to the Perth-fabricated cover, but not full Australian manufacture.
Urban Future brings a genuinely interesting angle to Perth water filtration: their locally-fabricated aluminium housing with Colorbond colour options is unique in the market. If aesthetics matter (visible external install location, heritage home, matching roof colour), this is worth asking about.
The primary consideration is their focus area. When you call AquaCo or Cloudtap, you're speaking with specialists who only do water filtration. When you call Urban Future, water filtration is one of several smart home services. This isn't necessarily a problem — but ask them directly how many water filter installs they do per month, and ask to see water-specific reviews before committing.
The 10% package discount for bundling with solar, hot water or AC is a genuine value add if you're already engaging them for another service. Ask about this upfront.