I have two in line sediment filter canisters in my well line after my pressure tank. should I use these 5 um filters in the first canister with a finer filter in the second canister downstream. Please comment? I have two in line sediment filter canisters in my well line after my pressure tank. should I use these 5 um filters in the first canister with a finer filter in the second canister downstream.... » Read More I have two in line sediment filter canisters in my well line after my pressure tank. should I use these 5 um filters in the first canister with a finer filter in the second canister downstream. Please comment? « Show Less
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I have my filter BEFORE my pressure tank. I really don't know how much difference that makes. My thinking would be to put the coarser filter in front, and the finer one aft. I think that it makes sense to filter MOST of the sediment first and then follow up with a finer filter to clean up what it missed. I am no expert, so take that with a grain of salt, and hopefully someone who is an expert can give better advice. Good Luck!
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Hector, the answer by B.B.Waters is correct. The filter is ONLY NEEDED in high pressure HOSE (Like the F273702 Hose) operations where you feed high pressure gas from a larger cylinder to the 1# canister connection on the heater. Doing that, the filter will fit inside the canister compartment OK.Again, you DO NOT need the filter when using 1# propane canisters.
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Alex,I installed the pre-filter. Unfortunately it didn't solve the problem and even with the pre-filter the main filters clogged up in about three weeks. I live in NYC and our water is consistently rated very highly. I've never heard that it is high in sediments. I was happy with the old filters for a few years and was on the Water for Life program. After my recent experiences I cancelled WFL and am searching for a non-Aquasana replacement system.
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I have no idea, but the filter removes calcium, which is why I put it in front of my on demand water heater, to protect the coils. I have both a sediment filter (by the well) and this filter on the hot water line. They serve different purposes. But I am dealing with a fair amount of sediment, since I have well water.
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Yes a sediment filter, but of the same size 5 micron. The idea is that the sediment filter's job is to get the "junk" out it's a physical barrier, the carbon filters are there to deal with chemically removing stuff from water not physically blocking. If you go with a large sized filter before you're going to let through things that are less than 20 microns and those will end up clogging these carbon filters since they will then become your physical barrier for stuff larger than 5micron.
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I'm a fan of the Emperor line of filters. I have goldfish in this tank and actually run two filters b/c goldfish are so gross. But I do love them and their cute personalities. I can't remember the name of the exact Emperor filters I'm using, but they use the "Rite Size E" filter cartridges. If you search on that, the Emperor filter that uses that size should come up. If you don't have goldfish, you should need only one filter this size. I think even the next size down is supposed to be able to handle up to 50 gallons. Note: In order to use the two filters, my husband had to cut me some extra space on this tank using a hand saw. But again, I only run two filters b/c I have goldfish in the tank, and I like crystal clear water. When I was was running only one filter, even with a sterilizer, there was still a slightly yellow tint to the water no matter what I did. I also like white gravel, and with one filter, the gravel got dirty very quickly and very often. In any case, I'm a fan of the Emperor line of filters and use them on all my tanks. It's only on this tank where I'm running two filters b/c goldfish are so messy! They are lucky they are so cute and have such gentle personalities. :-)
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Once I applied this in line filter, it drasticly reduced my air pressure. So I just canned it. I apologize for bit directly answering your question. But it's somethig I wish I knew prior to purchasing this item
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I use two in tandem for SEDIMENT removal.For TASTE I then run thru a de-acidifier and an activated carbon filter.
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You can use 2 filters minimum and four maximum at a time. Don't know why you couldn't use two of each. There's nothing that would prevent it. I'd contact customer service at British Berkfeld to make sure that you'll be getting the benefits from this setup that you hope for. My experience with two filters has been great. Water from the tap here tastes awful but once it goes through the Berkie filter, it tastes great.
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"50- micron pre-filter; 5-micron post-filter (nominal)". The unit is presented as a "dual-gradient density" filter. I believe that means the outer layers are more loosely wrapped and trap particles at the 50 micron size, and the inner core is tighter wrapped filtering down to 5 microns. This design should extend filter life as far as maintain a decent flow rate for a longer time, from my understanding.
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Pierce- check out the Wynn Environmental website. They make some great aftermarket filters. I believe the one I picked up a year ago (I'm not home right now) is the 35A canister, which requires a slight fit adjustment to my (your) Delta dust collector, but it works great. I think it's 0.5 micron. Also remember that there's a trade-off between filtering capability and airflow, so the "low micron" filters require more surface area on the filter to ensure adequate airflow.Chris
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We use 2 ceramic filters for 2 years and are pleased with the r5esults - time, volume, quality of pass thru. We use tap water as a source so it is not heavy work for the filters and may affect your decision.
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I installed a water blocking canister filter http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/2000x2000/170/170308_2000x2000.jpg right under the wheel well where the filler neck is. Works perfect. I've had it now for a few years. I wanted a filter just in case there was any debris in the tank. Plus if it gets condensation in it the filter will pick it up and stop flowing before it lets it pass.
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The filter that comes with it is a 5 micron carbon filter... I bought 2 canisters and replaced one of the carbon filters with a 2 micron sediment filter as the primary and carbon filter as the secondary... Works great. Clean great tasting water
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The higher the Micron rating (50) the less likely you are to lose any pressure.The lower the rating (5), you may see a slight drop in pressure.But keep in mind,the lower the rating,the MORE crap is being filtered out. And you have to change filters on a regular basis,dont wait until the filter is is so covered in sludge that you cant tell that it WAS at one time,white.
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We have a Kinetico water softener system. We have a LOT of iron in our well water. We must use the Iron Out salts. The 5 micron filter works well for us. We used to use a 50 or 30 micron. If anything the 5 micron just filters better, finer particles. We change it every 6 months or so. It gets red with the iron, unless you are losing water pressure it is OK to use continue to use, we have gone 9 months without changing it before. I don't know what kind of sediment your trying to filter or how much is in your well water so I can't say how it would work in your system. I would recommend trying one of the filters for six months and see how it goes. If no problems then I'd buy the bulk package. We own our system so we can do as we like with it. I don't know what Kinetico would say about it. Good luck. Let us know if it works out for you OK. We were paying much more for our filters before we found this steal of a deal.
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The 50 micron prefilter before the sediment filter is designed to catch the big stuff to increase the life of the sediment filter. The prefilter is usually washable, the sediment filter is not. So if your water is full of large particulates a 5 micron filter will plug quickly. If not it might be worth a try. The cost makes it fairly inexpensive but you have to factor in the hassle factorof replacing the sediment filter more frequently.