Whole House Water Filter~ Cheap & Easy DIY
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Cheap & Easy ~ Whole House Water Filtration DIY
This system costs just over $300 and is comparable to many that installers charge thousands for!
The parts were purchased online from sites like Ebay and Amazon and also at Lowes.
It was plumbed using 1" pex pipe, stainless cinch rings and brass pex fittings and connections.
Parts list
20 stainless cinch-rings
2- Brass T's
4- Brass elbows
3 shutoff valves
4- 1" connectors (push-fit X 1" MNTP threaded)
Your sediment filter/pre-filter is DIRECTIONAL and has an arrow pointing to how the water should flow. Stated another way, there is an IN and OUT designated and you have installed it backwards flow. You may think "no big deal" but it does matter. How? When installed correctly, the water goes in and any sediment is collected on the outer layer of the inner filter so that you can visibly tell it should be cleaned out through the bottom. The way you have it - the water enters the filter housing from the inner part and water goes out. This means the sediment get trapped on the inside. Looks like you have Sharbite connectors so you should be able to pop it out and flip it 180 degrees for a correct install.
Oh wow… I hope he flips it around. Maybe he can put in that female slip fit that he was talking about in the video when he flips it around.
Forgive my ignorance, but is the IN indicating supply input? If so he states his input is on the right. EDIT: nvm didn’t notice you were talking about the pre filter took me a bit to see that
I have done a number of these systems over the years and have to say. Couldn't have said it better myself. Great job. Thanks
Thanks for being supportive Joe!
Where you located brotha?
Good choice, I am doing the same thing only I went with the 3-stage 20"x4.5" filters plus a 2-stage pre-filter spin-down (my water company supplies bad water).
You may want to add a couple of pressure gauges (oil filled ones last longer) - upstream (before filters) and downstream (after filters) so that you can get a better idea of when the filter cartridges should be replaced. You can always visibly check it for severe cases but there will be a approx. 5-10 PSI water pressure drop when the filters get too dirty.
This is a myth! The pressure baggies will always show the same pressure as long as the water isn’t shut off because the oil pressure gauges are contained in standing water. If they were inline with the flow they could detect difference in pressure but see almost nobody with their gauges inline with the passing water. Essentially making the gauge useless
You did a great job explaining what you did. Shark bites rule. You have inspired me to do a similar system in my home. Thanks.
Awesome! Thank you and best of luck, I am surer you will be pleased and proud.
Simple and to the point 🙌🏽 I’m doing this soon myself
Fantastic job. Better than how I did mine. Something to be proud of
Thank you Mitchell. Best to you!
I wish they made a spin down filter that was much larger for a decent price. Larger is way best in spin downs. I have on for my fuel system that’s 4x that size.
Thanks for the info I like the compass on your light fixture 1:42
Thank you! Can you show a video how to change the filters out?
Great system. Why did you choose 2 cartridge sediment and carbon system? and not choose sediment carbon and block carbon . Is the first time i see that sediment and carbon is chosen instead 3 filters. For me is fine to use 2 filters sediment and carbon. Why you select 2 vs 3? Is carbon block filter useless ?
I was going to use PEX but realized the 1” ball valves aren’t 1”, they’re like 3/4”, which necks down the whole system.
Hopefully you have a GFCI near that outlet in case if a leaking fitting especially since you not down in that area regularly 🇺🇸
Thanks for the good show and info 👍
You bet, thanks for visiting.
How often do you have to change your filters?
@Exoman why 2 prefilter ?
why you didn't put an nano filter since it take off virus and torbedety from watrer
Nice work!! The filter you showed under your sink, is it a Reverse Osmosis?
No, it's just a final stage carbon filter. Thank you!
No it’s just a simple carbon filter
So how is the quality after filtration?
just wondering why you have to filter your water, is the water not drinkable straight from the tap
It is drinkable but it is highly advisable in most areas to filter what treated with chemicals and sent through miles of pipe. Ours seems to have a good bit of sediment and chlorine.
I know this isn’t a water softener but do you get any of those benefits?
I commend you for trying. Just watch the arrows they are directional for a reason. So ➡️ goes with the flow.just flip it around. I would have done it for you if you were close by.
You have the filter before the boiler? So the filter purifies the cold water through out the house as well?
How many time do you change filters that they recommend. And how much is that of a cost to the consumer. I have been looking into that. We have a sulfur taste and smell and am looking to get rid of that. Will this work.
For sulfur you’re going to need to utilize ozone.
This would be made possible by having an initial large tank that the water is stored in and “zapped” with ozone for about ten minutes.
The water would then go through those filters and be stored in another tank that is the pure water would be.
Nice work. Do you get much of a pressure drop?
Pressure here is not real good so I was worried about that. I would say there has to be some but I really have not noticed and drop in pressure.
Thanks for the feed back.@@exoman
If you want to reduce pressure drop I recommend flex hose instead of 90 degree elbows, or a pair of 45 degree bends.
So is yours hard water or chlorine
Will this system remove calcium deposits? I live in an area where the water is very hard.
You need a water softener for that
You have your sediment filter water flow flowing the wrong way. Great video though.
Link to the system?
Im astouded that you have to go to these lengths to treat public water supply. Youve more filters than me and I take my supply from a burn on my propert. This just wouldnt happen in Scotland
Okay but what is it filtering. And don't tell me water. What is it filtering out of the water
Probably Odor, chlorine, generally bad tasting water
Pre sediment is exactly that, first 10x4 filter is a particulate filter, which catches anything the pre filter doesn’t
2nd filter is the activated carbon filter ( black carbon) filters out most all bad smells and tastes!
Depends on filter cartridge capability and what is in water to start with. The brass filter with the drain hose filters larger particles, like when city turns water off and back on again then so much large garbage comes in. The sediment cartridge is probably 5 microns so it filters out anything greater than 5 millionths of a meter in size. The last one, carbon block, will remove chlorine and other problems depending on how it was made and what materials. Read the individual filter information.
D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. !
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