The issue is air in the canister. I can see air bubbles in this glass canister, after I turn the ball valve to let water back into the canister. Once the air bubbles in the canister go away, the air in the faucets goes away.

Note - I have a bypass that allows non-filtered water into the house, while I am changing the filter. I turn the ball valve on for the bypass, before I turn the ball valve off for the filter (before changing it). So there should always be water in the pipes.

I press the bleeder after I shut the water off to the filter (very little water comes out). Again, the issue is when pressing the bleeder after water is going back through the filter. I can't believe that the only way to get air out of the canister is to spray water all over the place... But I can't figure out what I'm doing incorrectly.

thanks

Does this bleeder have a tube like spout that one can attach a rubber hose to to direct the spray, or have a threaded fitting to which an air bleed valve can be attached?

My whole house filter housing is also clear but without its own bleeder. I just run water where necessary to clear the worst of the air out of the pipes. If there was any inconvenience, I would adapt something more sophisticated, but I can hardly imagine any faucet or shower effect that is as inconvenient as soaking and drying 4 wet towels.

I can try leaving a faucet running next time I change the filter. I do know that it allows one to still use water in the house, while changing the filter. But perhaps air is still getting in the system.

And yes, the filter is lower than any faucet.

It also sounds like others just keep the faucet running until the air is out of the pipes?

But that sounds like a waste of water.

I do know that last time I changed the filter, I had soaked a couple of towels, and noticed that there were still bubbles when getting water from the kitchen faucet.

I went back and soaked a few more towels, getting most of the air out of the canister.

I immediately went and tested the kitchen faucet again and there were no more air bubbles.

Another possibility: I saw a help video that said to turn the water back on slowly (my manual also says that). I haven't been doing that. Perhaps "slowly" helps to avoid getting air in the canister?

Thanks to all for the advice so far.

Why is this an issue? We have to change our filter every 2 months. After the filter is changed and water is back on I run the slop sink faucet where I cleaned the canister to clean out the slop sink and bucket used. Some of the air comes out then and any remaining will eventually come out with normal water use such as flushing the toilet, washing hands, washing dishes. It really is a non issue.

A clarification - I *can* use the faucets while changing the filter.

Why is this an issue? It's annoying to get bubbly water out of the kitchen faucet, when trying to get a glass of water to drink (tastes funny). So I'd rather not to have to wait for an indefinite period for the bubbles to go away...

An update.

I changed the filter this weekend.

When I turned the ball valve to fill the canister, I turned it just a little - and the canister filled very slowly.

This greatly minimized the bubbles - needed to soak less than 1 towel.

And yes, just using the water (as suggested above) also helped get rid of the bubbles.

But it was nice to immediately get non-bubbly water out of the kitchen faucet.

Thanks again for all the advice.

I started this thread 2 years ago about whole house water filters.

The water filter has been acting fine, except...

The first thing the manual says to do, before unscrewing the cannister, is to press the red pressure-release button to release pressure.

When pushed, a little air/water should should out of the button/vale for about 1 second.

Then, unscrewing the cannister is fairly simple.

If I don't release the pressure, it is impossible to get eh cannister off.

The last 3 times I changed the filter, this "red button" has stopped working well. At first, I pushed it and the water/air flew right out.

Now, I have to push it on/off for about 15 minutes to get it to release the air/water. I try pushing it straight on, at an angle, pushing it quickly, ... it seems to be random as to how long I have to do this before I can get it to work.

I inspected the button from the outside, to see if any dirt had collected - couldn't see anything. I followed the assembly instructions (I didn't install the filter) to dis-assemble everything that can be dis-assembled, to see if I could clean out the back of the valve; however, the problem is that the back of the red button is inside a molded plastic plastic part that you can't get to.

Has anyone had similar problems - that is, trouble releasing water/air pressure, before removing cannister?

thanks