Should I just skip the ceramic dome filter since the source is city water not pond water? Hardly a drop of water has passed through it in an hour.
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Hi, this ceramic dome filter features 5-stage cartridge filter, stones for mineral, stone filter and is indeed a perfect replacement for water tap with fittings
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Take it out of the water, let it set for a few minutes and you should be fine. Or you can unscrew the three filters. It doesn't really hold water.
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Mine was the same and caused me much concern at first. Just brush off the filters and wait until they become saturated. Within a couple days mine sped up to where it will now fill the reservoir within four hours or so. Been using it for a year now with no problems and am completely satisfied.
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This happened to me as well on the 2nd day. Initially, I soaked my filter many times and that didn't help. Eventually it finally stopped today after I shook the filter. It was so frustrating. I guessing maybe this has something to do with the fact that there are 3 layers of the filter materials. Perhaps the mineral particles shuffled to the very bottom but they're supposed to be at the top, according to the pic in the brochure. This is just a guess.
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I don't own the water filter. I sent it back as the dome filter would not work. I am sure you need both filters.
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It takes a while actually a lot to filter....first you need to let the water go through the filter for 30minutes Did you do that? Than you putvthe pieces together.....in the beginning its takes more time than regular i think
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Hi Lev, I've never had that problem! You say that the water collects on top of the filter, which tells me that you may have the center piece upside down like a dome, you need to turn it over like a bowl so after it goes thru the ceramic filter it has time to go thru the 5 stage filter, also make sure that the nut on the bottom of the ceramic is tight!
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I really don't know how many gallons per minute pass through the filter. I have a 1 HP pump and all 1" pvc until it divides under the house into half inch pipes. The shower that is the farthest from the pump produces more pressure than I can stand UNTIL the filter begins to clog, and then drops rapidly. I use that as a simple indicator that it's time to change filters. I use 50 micron in the subject housing and my water comes directly from a clear river, so there are times that there is a lot of sediment. I have had other types of sediment filters and this one has far higher throughput than any I've used. I really don't know how many gallons per minute pass through the filter. I have a 1 HP pump and all 1" pvc until it divides under the house into half inch pipes. The shower that is the farthest from the pump produces more pressure than I can stand UNTIL the filter begins to clog, and then drops rapidly. I use that as a simple indicator that it's time to change filters. I use 50 micron in the subject housing and my water comes directly from a clear river, so there are times that there is a lot of sediment. I have had other types of sediment filters and this one has far higher throughput... » Read More I really don't know how many gallons per minute pass through the filter. I have a 1 HP pump and all 1" pvc until it divides under the house into half inch pipes. The shower that is the farthest from the pump produces more pressure than I can stand UNTIL the filter begins to clog, and then drops rapidly. I use that as a simple indicator that it's time to change filters. I use 50 micron in the subject housing and my water comes directly from a clear river, so there are times that there is a lot of sediment. I have had other types of sediment filters and this one has far higher throughput than any I've used. « Show Less
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Fine... I always squeezed/filtered the best water I could find. I thought the lake water might have a bad taste, but even that was palatable right out of the filter. That said, I typically keep a little lemon juice for my pack-bladder. After my trip, I back-flushed the filter and didn't see any particulates, so again, all the water I filtered was pretty clear. My $.02
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It will be a bit cloudy for a little while until the filters get rinsed thru well enough. Be sure you have completely drained the tank once if not twice. A water tester will help you verify that it is working. Ours was cloudy for a little while but quickly became very clear.
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Not sure what tour question is, but am wondering if you turned off the water supply before installing. I've forgotten this step and had it leak. Once I redid the installation process, it worked quote fine. If that's not the problem, maybe it is a defective filter? Wishing you luck.
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i do not have that problem. its only for cold water. my problem with this filter is, it don't last the way it used to to about 4 to 6 months.in my case, the last few filters lasted only about 6 to 8 weeks and the flow becomes very slow and restricted inspite of having the samesource of city water.
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The instructions state that the filter should be inside the unfiltered water container with the drip going into the filtered water container. Contact your vendor. I was told that ProPur had a batch of defective filters. I am waiting for a replacement. It is taking extra time because of the holidays backlog. So, I am getting by on 100 drops per day... Strict rationing.
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Check to see if your water level is covering the entire intake pipe. It should be. Also, If you have the skimmer attachment installed, it might be contributing to the problem. I run my filter with it out of the intake line, with better results.
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No, I don't think it's normal. Mine was clear first time. My guess is, if you use cloudy water, there is a leak there somewhere, most likely to be the filter elements or the plugs(holes - if you use 2 elements instead of 4) not tight enough. If you use clear water then I'm not sure...if you didn't clean the elements and primed them then may be dusts would have got int there and make it cloudy...I hope this helps
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A few hours, overnight at most! I would call and discuss with the manufacturer's rep. Older filters can slow down, and my older ones don't take any longer than overnight. I use city water which is not particular hard.
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The answers to your concerns are really good, it might be a bad unit. Like they said, call support line, check the water level. If it buzzes all the time I'd want a new filter. Good Luck