Whole House Water Filter Installation
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2020
- Installing a whole house water filtration system. Filtering out fine dirt, silt, sediment, and total suspended solids (TSS).
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¾” Water Filter Housing
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1” Water Filter Housing
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1 Micron 20” x 4.5” Filter
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5 Micron 20” x 4.5” Filter
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¾” Water Filter Housing
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1” Water Filter Housing
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1 Micron 20” x 4.5” Filter
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5 Micron 20” x 4.5” Filter
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where did the gauges come from?
Links are broken
Cool
If I am using a large rock well cover could this be done outside near the submerged pump? There is no room under crawl space where my air tank is at and the Only other option I have is in the garage. Builds put the hot water heater inside a elevated separate cabinet like area but it would not be easy to get in there to plumb or replace a filter as needed.
As a plumber just gotta say wow. You are very very thorough with your work and I've never used cushion clamps lol very well crafted and very clean work.
Only think I'd do is use a silicone lube for that O-ring for easy maintenance in the future. But otherthan that flawless
A little Vegetable oil on your finger and wipe the threads and o-ring seal works perfect.
Thanks for showing all the little steps like doping and clamping instead of cutting them out. speeding it up but leaving it in was nice
You went Above and Beyond, as any homeowner should do. I had to explain to my GF (she was getting home upgrades done) that if you don't tell Contractors how you want it, that they will do it the easiest/cheapest way possible.
Indeed. This chap is pretty good. I would recommend having the water tested and of affordable install associated filtration systems that apply. UL, Iron, water softeners, carbon and Ro filtration systems should be consider based what kind of water quality your looking for and where you want the water. To what fixtures.
He did a good job on the renovation of this place.
good video. one added note: to test the delta P across the two gauges, the water needs to be flowing at that time, so you need to open a faucet (say 2.5 gpm) and then read the delta. if greater than 10-12 psi, replace.
Good tip. Thanks!
Was going to comment how the gauges would show the same pressure but yes if you run enough water in the system that should show if the flow rate is low thru the filter and I would do a two faucet test.
yes exactly. when there is no flow, gauges will show exactly the same pressure unless their calibration is off.
Well done sir, well done. Ole boy used cushion clamps on the brass- goes to show a nice, fine touch is added to his workmanship. It’s refreshing to see more and more people “give a shit” these days. 🤜🤛👍👍👍
Thanks Tony! I appreciate the kind words. Cheers!
You did an excellent job in the plumbing and set up of the filter. Thank you for sharing. 👍
I googled how to install a home water filter and I picked yours to watch / learn. I will say you made that look so easy which I am sure it was for you. I might attempt it but will definitely need to watch your video as I am doing it. Thank you.
You're welcome. If you decide to tackle the job, make sure to take the time to plan it out and get all the fittings you think you might need. This will help make the job go smoothly. Good Luck!
You don’t need any gauges
Do I need a valve on both sides?
@@PROSDIY I had everything all planned out, but after watching your video I realized
Awesome to see a nice area with all your home utilities coming in.. wish I had a system setup like this.
Really appreciate it. Been trying to determine what is overbuilding and what is not, so I appreciate you showing the system you chose.
Great video!
The Teflon tape and pipe dope is something I did myself today.
Used straight Teflon tape and well I had to take part my connections and redo them I was using nylon fittings.
Like the gauge idea 💡
Thanks for the share
This is exactly what I was looking for and more. Thank you for the comments on the electrical system in the room as well. Safety First!
Two comments:
1. You do not mention the process of changing the filter cardridge. We had a whole house filter installed 6 years ago when our house was built, but the plumber did not leave the instructions for changing the filter cartridge. I found the instructions online and, for 5 years, in accordance with the instructions, I went through the laborious task of draining all the pipes in the house to relieve the pressure so I could remove the filter housing. Finally, a plumber told me I could just isolate the filter by closing the valves on either side of the filter (which were incorrectly labeled), pushing a button on the filter to release the pressure, and removing the housing. The whole process takes me 5 minutes now.
2. Buying cheap filter cartridges on Amazon saves no money because they only last a few weeks and do a poor job. That same plumber told me to buy the original manufacturer's brand filters (Watts Pure Water, in my case). They cost 4 times more, but the water tastes much better and they last about 3 times longer. If you are going to have a water filter, it is worth spending a little extra money on the cartridge to have cleaner water.
I hope this information is helpful.
Great job...especially with the copper work on the boiler the soldering looks perfect well done
Loved how you supported your piping,true
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I installed a whole house water filtration system 15 years ago. Water tastes better. Keep up the great videos.
Hi John. Do you find that the kettle and water in general is better. I guess what I'm after is making sure it clears all the toxins away in it. What brand and one did you go for and would you say it's a good investment?
@@denhaagtrader8781we have a UV Light Tongen, that is what clean the water from Bacteria. Hold house Filtration system. 🏠 and lastly we have a Water softener. The best investment ever.
Super good video and a very nice installation! Much appreciated. I learned proper planning and common sense is the key. As you said, who would put water lines above an electrical panel? Yep, attention to details especially the big ones!
Thanks again....Tom
Nice installation on a rural home. Love the Robertson screws👍🇨🇦. Our filter system also has the UV light 👍🇨🇦
Do have a filter downstream of the uv lamp? You might want to consider it.
You need a filter to catch the microorganisms you destroyed.
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Great video. Excellent idea on having a bypass line. I’m definitely going to install this filter at my place.
Super clean. You made this look easy.
Outstanding video. Thank you. I plan on putting this into our new place this summer.
This whole set up makes me wanna learn soldering techniques for plumbing
First time watcher and now subscriber. I did a similar job using Propex. The things I learned...use heavier screws than drywall screws. Second...put some lube on the filter canister threads and rubber top gasket. In a year its going to be a bear to back the canister out to service using a flimsy plastic wrench. Good video.
Real nice job bud. Appreciate the knowledge
Great video, thanks for your energy in making this sir!
This was very helpful! Thank you
Clean install. Remember to change your clear filter housings every 5 years or as recommended by the manufacturer. Clear housings have a tenancy to crack over time and do have a service life. Also, while the pressure gages are cute, those things tend to fail in 2-3 years. You usually can tell when the pressure is low just by using the faucet.
Lastly, going straight to a 1 micron filter doesnt work in many well water situations. I know most have to start with a 25, then a 5, and if really desired, put a third housing for 1.
Do you have an example of a system you are describing? I'm looking at replacing the big three tank system original to my home. tnx
The Clear housings also have a lower PSI rating than the Blue but are still within the ratings of most residential systems.
Put a healthy dab of silicon grease on the sump threads.
The tightening of the sump with the wrench is about 1/8-1/4 turn only.
Great vid and you made it look so easy, was going to pay to have someone install might just do it myself now!!!
I’m impressed that your wife let you use that towel while assembling the joints! :-)
Hahahahaha
Excellent video and demo! Thank you !
real art right there. thx for posting
WOW you did a great job on the boiler
Hey man, you did a good job. Thanks for sharing it.
I don't know you are a plumbing or video creator. but you did very good job on both thing. it's very clear enough. thanks
Thank you. This was helpful. You did a great job.
Thank you for this. Just installed one in my home with the help of this video
Excellent job and video!
Very helpful video, sir. Thank you!
You're an expert. Great video
Nice job!
Super work 👍
Thanks for this amazingly informative video
thank you for such a helpful video!
Nice install 👍
Great Video. Thanks!!
Great done 👍👍👍
very good. I want to add a filter to one like you put in.. my iron has dropped to .8 ppm and will try with second filter to see how far iron will drop .
great job, nice video!
Great video!
Awesome Job bro
I went with building a 2 stage system since the city likes to over chlorinate the water in the winter. I'm running a 5 micron sediment filter in front of a 5 micron carbon filter.
Ya that 1 micron filter is gonna need to be replaced so often. A 2 stage system is way better. Even a 30 first then 1 micron 2nd works so much better. Depending on your sediment pre filters of course
My city also over chlorinates their water too. What's the best ideal setup if it's really just chlorine and not sediment issues? Same as you described?
Whats the effects on chrloine with CPVC and pex. My house is all CPVC but I just got the tools to do PEX A and I want to go that route with everything eventually. I heard pex doesn't like chlorine idk about cpvc though.
Awesome video man! Clear quality, thorough explanations and neat work. New subscriber here.
Thanks Shea! Cheers!
Awesome video
Awesome vid!!!
If you suffer with silt in water, then perhaps two-stage filtration a better idea, especially if you intend to use a UV unit post filtration.
20 micron filter first, followed by 5 micron filter pre-UV.
Opaque filter housings will discourage any algal growth in filters, which should be changed at least 6 monthly.
Which brand?
Not really an issue in a dark basement, and you give up the ability to check the filters visually, which probably means more clean filters get discarded and make more money for manufacturers.
Well done, thanks!
Fantastic video
Nice job.
i installed 3 of these outside in the vegas sun. The system being 20" allows normal flow. Combined with Pentek filters... sed, carbon block, MAG-chlorine-iron. does well. The idea is that the UV and heat will destroy anything the filters may have missed. filtered to 1Micron. Clear casing. 1 1/4 fed lines. filter the 4000 sqft home easy.
Great job.
Great video, what kind of crimping system are you using for the fittings? Looked pretty good and pretty easy….
Good job Mr Plumber keep safe and God bless
Thank you George! Cheers!
Beautiful
bro this is awesome
Nice video!!
Good stuff!!
A water manifold over your electrical subpanel, nice! Can you say, Danger to humans?
really cool!
Should install the viega system for your water it’s amazing
I was thinking about that PEX above the breaker also. Makes me nervous!
For sure. Currently working on another video to move all the water lines to a header system and clean up that mess, Lol.
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Super video!!!
You did great
great video Thanks
very useful. thx.
Well done
thank you great video!!
Thank you 🙏🏻
Great video.......👍🏼
Great video and very inspiring! I am a novice in DIY. You make plumbing pipe works look so easy. Are those 3/4" PEX pipes? Is it reachable for a newbie to tackle project like what you shown and/or adding a water softener? Is PEX easier to work on than PVC or vise versa. What about cost and time?
its a very nice DIY video. as a new DIYer, could you please add the tools you used in making this project. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your videos Where did you get the wall mounted cushion clamps from! Thank you 😊
Awesome video. Question, if I'm tight on space and running the bypass is easier across the bottom of the filter unit is there any problem with that? Previous filter was GE without a piped bypass and it's built in bypass failed. Definitely want to pipe in a bypass on the new one and space is tight
Nice video very interesting
Pretty good thx
Nice good job.
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Well done video.
I installed two of these in parallel on my well system to avoid ANY drop in pressure. I also use 5 micron carbon block filter elements.
I was seriously considering the use of pre and post pressure gauges, but with a parallel filter system, they may not show any differences until LONG after the filter elements need to be replaced.
I simply change both elements at a 1 year interval.
Did it work? Im thinking about doing that on my well
@@raysmusic49 Yes it works great. I'm using the large 4.5" x 20" filters and I change the elements once each year.
I also have a UV sterilizer and my last water test at a commercial lab was excellent.
This is exactly the video I needed -- thanks!
You're welcome! Thanks for the comment!
Great video but you forgot to mention the drain leg for when it's time for a filter change!!! 😉
In our house, which is my parents', we have had underground well water & septic tank for nearly 40 years now, as we are past city limits. We used to have a water softener but that eventually broke. Never really had filter. I am thinking of getting city water & city sewer, as we are actually at the city limit, we are only in county, but I don't know the costs yet. But if did get it, I would still want some use out of the well water & septic tank, perhaps some certain faucets & toilets, so I don't know if that will make things a little complicated. Anyway, we don't really drink the well water, we buy bottled water & also put "cleaner" tap water in many jugs from another building of ours that we then transport to this house to use that tap water for cooking & additional drinking. The weird thing is now we are one of the last houses in our area that have been around for that many decades & a lot of neighborhoods have been getting built & popping up around us. I have to wonder if that will make the costs of getting city water & sewer a bit less money. We shall see. Installing filters is one way, but you do have to accrue the costs of replacement filters as well. We do get that type of sediment as seen in the video, as well as seeing iron bacteria & some sand. I could at least install a centrifugal filter to remove the sand, but I would have to research on that first.
how tight did you tighten the copper threaded fitting to the filter housing? Did you tighten until you met resistance? I did the same combo as you with tape and pipe compound and was able to meet resistance when hand tightening but when I went to use the wrench I did 1.5 turns and it was still turning easy. Is it supposed to be like that? I don't want to break the plastic.
amazing video. does it effect the water pressure
GOOD JOB
I'd suggest to place lubricant on the filter canister seals so that removal for filter replacement is easier.
Great job! Did you make threads yourself of you bought the threaded pieces of pipes?
If your getting sediment youre probably getting more than just that, have the water tested. I did a job like this on my moms house. She bought 14 acres in the country and the water was ORANGE, and gritty, toilets tubs everything stained orange.. smelled bad too. My mom loves to toss money away, and spent $900 on a 20 inch sediment filters install. That worked, for the orange water and the grit but it still stank like metal.. and tasted bad, it also was now yellow in color. I decided to order a 3 stage whole house 20 inch filter system on black friday. I also ordered a heavy metal filter media. I bypassed the old water softner which is pretty much done and doesnt work. Then i removed that sediment filter the plumbers installed. I then installed the 3 stage filter, this one uses a 5 micron sediment filter, then a 5 micron carbon filter, then a iron and magnanese filter.. Then i took the filter the plumbers installed and i put it right after, and removed the sediment filter and installed a heavy metal/activated carbon filter.
After doing this, the water is now blueish in the tub, and clear in the glass, smells and tastes like good bottle water. However, for added assurance, I am installing a 5 stage RO system under the kitchen sink, This things 5 stages are a sediment filter, a carbon block, then a 2nd carbon block, RO membrane, and then a coconut carbon block. So basically the water is filtered through the house filters i did, then 5 more stages for the kitchen sink... way over kill maybe ? But for cooking, drinking, and giving water to the animals etc.. well worth it especially how nasty the water was before.
I am extremely upset though that this plumbing company charged my mom 980$ for ONE sediment filter.. that 20 inch house filter is 50$ on amazon, and the 20 micron sediment filter is like 30$ for a pack of 3... They used maybe 2 feet of pex piping and plastic elbows.. and the crimp connections.. all together material cost was like $100. Took them aparently 40 min to install. and they made a 800$ profit.. not happy
I like the bypass design, what is the yellow one? extra outlet for water hose? Thanks for the video.
I’ll probably never do this. I didn’t even know what any of this was before the video!!! You did great & we’re very informative.