Carbon Filter for kitchen container
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Comments (2)I'm planning on putting a carbon filter on the refill pipe to my 1600 gallon koi pond. I'm thinking a $50 Culligan Man 4.5 x 10" container will do. The internet 'fish' shops seem to charge $80 for the same container? Amazon has Matrikx pb1 filters for about $12 vs the internet 'fish' store cost of $20. Has anyone tried the Culligan Man filters for their pond water?...See MoreWhat type of water filter should I get? I need a course: Filters 101.
Comments (6)Sorry, I didn't see your comment until now - better 2 years late than never. My plumber installed an Aqua Pure filter about 20 years ago and I've never had a problem with it. If you haven't already installed something, try looking at their 102T or 141T models. There are other equally good brands though - my current water treatment company uses Big Blue. The most important thing is to choose the replacement cartridge that you want to use and then choose the appropriate assembly to go with it. Small carbon filters can be very slow (the first one I installed was 3 gpm), so you'll want a bigger one with a high flow rate if you're filtering the water for your entire house. I currently use an Aqua Pure AP817 filter which has a 10gpm flow rate. It works well, but it's pricey (about $32.50 through Amazon Subscribe & Save)....See Moreleaking carbon filter
Comments (4)Hi thanks for both of your replies. The filter has a operating pressure from 10-125 PSI. I put a water pressure gauge that I had on my front hose bib and measured my pressure yesterday at 65 PSI - right in the operating range of pressure for this filter. I made absolutely sure to flush the line before connecting the filter and then I connected the filter and flushed all the carbony water out of the filter outlets side. No, what I am talking about is a ton of the filter media literally just falling out the INLET end of the filter when I removed it off the line to inspect why there was only a trickle coming out of it. I plan on calling the filter manufacturer pentair/everpure in just a bit and asking their take on this. I'm thinking someone dropped my filter when it was sent to me in the mail and the inside broke open or something..or its just plain defective. Hopefully It's not my water supply setup, which is just a angle stop on a 1/2 line feeding a 1/4" copper tube - too simple....See MoreZIP vs Grohe Blue Kitchen Carbonation System
Comments (1)This Zip sounds awesome. Have you priced it? I would imagine you'd need a regular supply of carbonation bottles. We have a countertop carbonation unit, and it honestly doesn't work very well, and the bottles are a pain to supply/replace/recycle. I buy 2-liter seltzer water bottles at the store whenever I can since the carbonation in them is better, and it's nearly as cheap as buying the bottles, but if we could get a unit that worked better, it might be worth it. The hot water element could drive up your electrical bill since it keeps water hot all the time, so just weigh how much you'd use that feature. Also, anything that filters water is going to need replacement filters over the months. I've just about decided to go with a countertop water filter since it would be easier I think to get reliable filtering that way and clean the filters. So many choices. Grohe's quality has gone way down in recent years according to Starcraft Custom Builder's faucet reviews, so I'd stay away from that company until their track record for quality improves back to where it was a few years ago....See MoreKimmsr
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