Bosch BORPLFTR30 UltraClarity Water Filter

Bosch BORPLFTR30 UltraClarity Water Filter Replacement

The BORPLFTR30 is Bosch’s UltraClarity cartridge — the everyday replacement filter for a wide range of Bosch refrigerators. Its activated carbon filtration reduces chlorine taste and odour and traps sediment, for clean-tasting water and clear ice from the dispenser. If your refrigerator specifies the UltraClarity cartridge, this is the filter that renews it: the same specification as the cartridge your fridge came with, swapped in minutes. One cartridge lasts about 6 months, and changing it is a small, tool-free job — out with the old, in with the new, flush, done.

This is the filter most Bosch owners will buy again and again, twice a year, for as long as they own the fridge. It asks for nothing exotic: no tools, no shut-off, no service visit. What it returns is the thing you actually bought a dispenser-equipped refrigerator for — water that tastes clean straight from the door and ice that does not flavour the drinks it cools.

Why Choose the Bosch BORPLFTR30

Start with fit, because fit is where refrigerator filters succeed or fail. A cartridge is machined for a specific housing, and only the correct cartridge seats fully, locks in place and sends every drop of dispenser water through the filter media. The BORPLFTR30 is the specified UltraClarity cartridge for the Bosch models that take it — and it is also the current replacement for three older part numbers you may find on your existing cartridge or paperwork: BORPLFTR10, REPLTR10 and 11032531. If any of those numbers is what your fridge shows, the BORPLFTR30 is the cartridge that succeeds it.

Then there is the water itself. The activated carbon media in this cartridge works on the two things owners notice most: chlorine, which water utilities add for safety in transit and which is responsible for most of the taste and odour people describe as “tap water taste,” and sediment — the rust, sand and scale particles that turn ice cloudy and leave grit in the bottom of a glass. Reduce the first and a glass of water tastes like water again. Trap the second and ice freezes clear. Add a six-month life and a change you can do by hand while the fridge door is open, and the BORPLFTR30 is the straightforward, manufacturer-specified way to keep a Bosch refrigerator’s water where it should be.

Compatible Refrigerator Brands

The BORPLFTR30 fits Bosch refrigerators that specify the UltraClarity cartridge — a wide range of models across the Bosch line-up. As with every refrigerator filter, the authority is not the badge on the door but the label on the cartridge already inside your fridge. If that label reads BORPLFTR30, BORPLFTR10, REPLTR10 or 11032531, this is your replacement.

Bosch Refrigerators

Many Bosch refrigerators across the range use the UltraClarity cartridge. If your Bosch model’s manual names the UltraClarity filter, or the cartridge in the housing carries one of the part numbers listed on this page, the BORPLFTR30 is the renewal it takes.

Replaces BORPLFTR10, REPLTR10 and 11032531

Bosch has sold this cartridge specification under several numbers over the years. The BORPLFTR30 replaces BORPLFTR10, REPLTR10 and 11032531, as well as BORPLFTR30 itself. Owners often meet the older numbers first — on a faded label, in a manual printed years ago — and waste time hunting for stock of a discontinued label. There is no need: the BORPLFTR30 is the current cartridge for all of them. One caution in the other direction: refrigerators that specify the UltraClarity Pro take the BORPLFTR50, a different cartridge for a different housing. The two are not interchangeable, so match the number on your label before ordering.

What the UltraClarity Cartridge Reduces — and How It Works

All of the water your dispenser serves and all of the ice your freezer makes passes through this one cartridge. Its activated carbon media has an enormous internal surface area, and as water moves through it, chlorine taste and odour are reduced on contact, while sediment particles are physically trapped in the media before they can reach your glass. The output is water with nothing added to notice: neutral in a glass, clean in tea and coffee, invisible in cooking, and frozen into clear ice that melts without leaving a taste behind.

The cartridge also protects the appliance quietly. Sediment caught in the filter is sediment that never reaches the dispenser’s valve or the ice maker’s fill line, where grit causes wear and blockages. And flow is part of the picture too: as any cartridge loads up across its life, the stream from the dispenser slows — often the first sign owners notice that the change date has arrived. A fresh BORPLFTR30 restores full flow along with full filtration.

Fresh Water for Everyday Use

Count how often the dispenser gets used in a day and the case for a fresh cartridge makes itself: drinking water for the whole household, bottles filled for work, school and the gym, ice for drinks, water for the kettle and coffee machine, a rinse for fruit, a top-up for the dog’s bowl. One cartridge stands behind every one of those draws. When it is fresh, water from the door is the easiest water in the house to drink, which is precisely the point of having a dispenser at all. When it is exhausted, the chlorine creeps back and people drift back to the tap or to bottled water — the classic sign that the six months are up.

Easy to Replace — Step by Step

Swapping the BORPLFTR30 takes minutes and no tools:

1. Open the filter compartment (its position varies by model — your manual shows it) and put a small towel underneath for the drips that are normal when a cartridge comes out.
2. Remove the old cartridge following the release shown on the housing — commonly a turn or a pull once a release is pressed. Steady pressure is enough; housings are plastic and do not need force.
3. Read the old label as it comes out — BORPLFTR30, BORPLFTR10, REPLTR10 or 11032531 confirms the cartridge in your hand is the right replacement.
4. Seat the new BORPLFTR30 in the housing and turn it until it locks firmly. A cartridge that is not fully locked is the usual cause of drips, or of a dispenser that will not run after a change.
5. Flush about 2 gallons through the dispenser (next section), discard that water and the first batch of ice.
6. Reset the filter indicator (below) and note the date — this cartridge is due again in about 6 months.

Flushing and Resetting the Filter Indicator

Always flush a new cartridge before drinking from it. Run about 2 gallons through the dispenser and discard the water — it carries out the loose carbon particles and trapped air every new cartridge releases at first, and it is perfectly good for plants or cleaning. Throw away the first batch of ice for the same reason. The dispenser may splutter briefly while air clears the line; that is normal and stops on its own, and after the flush the water should run clear, steady and free of taste.

Then reset the filter indicator so the refrigerator counts the new cartridge’s life from today. Bosch reset methods vary by model and control style — many use a filter reset control or a press-and-hold on the display panel — so follow the sequence in your manual. Two principles hold for every model: fit the new cartridge before resetting (the reset tells the fridge a fresh filter is in; it does not make an old one fresh), and if the indicator returns immediately after a correct change, check the cartridge is fully locked before suspecting the appliance.

When to Replace Your BORPLFTR30

One cartridge lasts about 6 months in a typical household. Replace it sooner if the signs of a spent cartridge show up first: chlorine taste or odour creeping back into water and ice, cubes turning cloudy or hollow, or the dispenser stream thinning to a dribble. Heavy use brings the date forward — big households and hard-working ice makers load a cartridge faster — so let the calendar and the symptoms decide together. Never stretch a cartridge to a year because water still comes out: a saturated carbon block keeps passing water while quietly stopping the capture work it exists to do.

Pack Sizes and Value

The BORPLFTR30 is sold in four pack sizes, and every order ships free anywhere in the US — there is no minimum spend, so even a single cartridge comes with no delivery charge:

At $38.99 a cartridge, six months of filtered water and ice works out to roughly $6.50 a month — far less than a household spends on bottled water, with nothing to carry home. The 2-Pack is the popular middle ground: a full year of filtration in one free-shipping order, with the next change already in the cupboard on the day the indicator lights, so the fridge never runs overdue waiting on a delivery. The 3-Pack carries you through about 18 months, and the 4-Pack settles roughly two years of changes in a single purchase — buy once, and the filter cupboard looks after itself until the year after next.

A Reliable Choice for Bosch Owners

For the wide range of Bosch refrigerators that specify the UltraClarity cartridge, the BORPLFTR30 is the standard answer: the manufacturer’s own specification, the successor to BORPLFTR10, REPLTR10 and 11032531, renewed twice a year in a few minutes by hand. Keep its rhythm, and the water and ice from your fridge stay exactly as they were the day it was installed — clean-tasting, clear, and entirely forgettable, which is the highest compliment tap water can earn.

FAQ’s

Here are the frequently asked questions about this product.

What is the Bosch BORPLFTR30?
The BORPLFTR30 is Bosch’s UltraClarity refrigerator water filter — the everyday replacement cartridge for a wide range of Bosch refrigerators. Its activated carbon filtration reduces chlorine taste and odour and traps sediment.

Which part numbers does the BORPLFTR30 replace?
It replaces BORPLFTR30, BORPLFTR10, REPLTR10 and 11032531. If the cartridge in your fridge or your manual shows any of those numbers, the BORPLFTR30 is the current cartridge for it.

How do I replace the BORPLFTR30?
Open the filter compartment, remove the old cartridge, seat the new one and turn until it locks, then run about 2 gallons through the dispenser to flush, discard the first batch of ice, and reset the filter indicator using your manual’s method.

How long does the BORPLFTR30 last?
About 6 months. Change it sooner if taste or odour returns, ice turns cloudy, or the dispenser flow slows.

What is the difference between the BORPLFTR30 and the BORPLFTR50?
The BORPLFTR30 is the standard UltraClarity cartridge for a wide range of Bosch models; the BORPLFTR50 is the UltraClarity Pro, Bosch’s top cartridge, for the Benchmark and Thermador models that specify it. They fit different housings and are not interchangeable — always order the number on your current cartridge’s label.

Which pack size should I buy?
A 1-Pack covers about 6 months and ships free like every order. The 2-Pack (about 12 months) is the most popular because the next change is already at home when it falls due; the 4-Pack covers about two years in one purchase.

At Discounted Filter Store every order ships free anywhere in the US — no minimum spend. Orders are processed within 1–2 business days and delivered in 3–5 business days via USPS. Changed your mind? Returns are free within 30 days, with a prepaid label provided.