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Just step outside and breathe it in :)

I must have been in the flight path of our city airport that day, and I'm also near a military airbase. Lots of airplanes and helicopters.

Thank you! I replumbed everything last month, be sure to check out the updated video where I changed to pex and added some additional items.

Hah, yes! Beyond bypassing when I change filters, I also use the by-pass twice a year, pass the filters for a week to 'chlorinate' the house pipes. On another note, I am planning a replumb of the filters soon, switching to pex. I also plan to put a faucet on the exit side of the filter box for priming new filters (get rid of the charcoal dust easier). When I do this, I'll try to get more in-depth of what I do, rather than a timelapse.

​@@mattmake1854 @mattmake1854 I want to repipe my house with PEX. My hot water takes a long time to heat up on my faucets. I also need to install this same water filtration system. I like how you installed the sediment filter before the filters.

@@pwnagejetsonjetson4118, that's my plan also. We had our bathroom redone recently, I had them change all the plumbing to pex, at least up into the attic. As we redo each room with plumbing, that will be the plan. Hoping to install a pex manifold also, so I can pinpoint turning off water to specific rooms as needed. As far as the sediment filter, it rarely clogs for me, most likely because I am on city water. Would be far more helpful if I was on well water. Still nice to have a flushable filter as first as opposed to clogging my $$ filters.

Thank you for the kind words Nitro Rich! For the flow direction, I requested Express Water to change it prior to shipping. However, since I ordered mine it looks like they have provided instructions in the install guide (see page 8) for converting flow direction. If I were to do it again, I'd still request they change it at the factory. Hope this helps! cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0025/0963/5637/files/Whole_House_3_Stage_Installation_Manual.pdf?v=1613678262

For the trigger connections, gauge size is not critical. It's a low voltage on/off used only to trigger the high power relay in the switch itself. You could use something like a pair of wires from a CAT5 cable (~22 gauge) to 16 gauge that I used. Mine was a bit overkill, but it was what I had handy. Hope this helps!

The sacrificial board helps prevent blowout from the exiting end of the router cuts. Without it, you get a good amount of splinter pieces that would be pulled out as the router bit exits the wood. Having your primary wood piece pressed against another board reduces the splintering significantly. Hope this helps answer your question!

@@mattmake1854 I understand that part but the board on this sled is attached so after one cut it’s really not doing anything. I removed it and got the same exact results. I’ve always used a backup board but this one on the sled doesn’t seem to be doing anything from what I’ve seen. Thanks for your reply.

The instructions didn't call for it, and there wasn't any included in the packaging. Could be there is an updated version of the instructions though that includes this step, or perhaps I got a blem unit. It works fine with the washers I had handy, so I haven't really pursued it with Rockler.

@@mattmake1854 I bought one shortly after watching the video. You had some messed up threads for sure. Mine went together fine. Bummer, but glad it worked out for you.

Great question Jory! The machine interface box's buttons and probe port are connected to the controller via the RJ45 cable. The USB C ports on the machine interface box are only pig-tailed (pass-through) from the front to the back, they do not control or provide any connectivity inside the machine interface box itself. So bypassing the USB C port on the machine interface box has no effect on the Z-probe functionality.

That is good advice! I'll try cleaning them with denatured alcohol. Greatly appreciated!

He used the wrong bolts in the wrong places. There are 3 different length of those bolts and he used the wrong length ones in the wrong spots. It isn't rocket science.

@@NBGTFO How do you know?

My bolts were all proper length. I had no issue with handles

There is a story behind why I have two, but that's for another day or video. I've got one with the normal drill, the other with large (or occasional switch with micro). I use them quite often, yes! Great tools for my shop.

Yes, because one set of filters was included with the system. At this point, I've replaced the originals once at a cost of about $80. If you watch, they have occasional sales on replacement filters and I picked up a few sets when they were. Hope this helps!

@@mattmake1854 It does thanks! I should have been more clear in my question though. I already bought both filter systems (spin down and 3 stage) and am trying to decide whether or not to install it myself and was comparing install cost. Thanks again for the quick response and great video

The gauges measure pressure after each filter. They are typically between 4 and 5 (in my case). When they get above 5, it means it's getting to be time to change the filters.

It's the standard Express Water filter, 5 microns. Each of the three cartridges are 5 microns according to their spec page: www.expresswater.com/products/standard-replacement-set

It's Florida city water, so *mostly* clean. My main purpose was to remove chlorine and try to make the water taste a bit better. It definitely removes the chlorine, but I still needed a multi-stage RO under the sink to get better tasting water.

William Ball new builds use cpvc to plumb so putting copper in to go back into cpvc is not going to make that big of a difference. In older homes pre-2010 sure copper would be the way to go.

@@JScott30349 I've seen more go PEX than CPVC even back when your comment was posted two years ago.

@@nova31337 I wish they would have used PEX in my home I had built during the pandemic.

@@JScott30349 that's crazy. I'm guessing there was a shortage of materials at the time?

I'm slowly converting my house to PEX, but it's not a simple task. As we remodel each plumbing spot, I'm converting. Our house was originally copper through the concrete slab, but almost every house in my neighborhood has been converted due to slab leaks. A prior owner replumbed the whole house through the attic using CPVC, which I guess was fine at the time. At some point I'll replumb the water filter as well. Our drinking water is filtered RO at the sink, so not too concerned with plastic issues.