I'm a DIY kind of person. I rate myself as a DIY 2nd Class. Whenever I do a project, I must donate blood to the DIY GOD. Your video gave me a great idea. I'll put red carpet on my garage floor. After watching many repair videos, I'm amazed at how often I see crescent and adjustable wrenches being used. I prefer to only use regular or flare wrenches.
I like that the homeowner's filter body wasn't soldiered on each end like mine. Mine leaked, I replaced each end of the filter body with brass threaded fittings and braided stainless washer hoses connecting to my main water line on each side of the filter unit. I made (welded) a steel rack to hold/support the filter unit up. The hoses let me take the filter unit down to floor level to replace the inside filter when needed. I set it up 10 years ago and it is working well.
You have to be careful about what type of grease you put on o-rings (100% silicone grease with no other additives is a safe bet) if you use an incompatible grease the o-ring will swell and you won't be able to remove the filter housing. Ask me how I know.
Hey Steve! So, I was under the impression that you were going to have to do some soldering to attach a new fitting. But when you exclaimed, "it's a leaker," my heart skipped a beat, thinking that the main ball valve might be bad . Phew! Thankfully, the old fittings smoothly screwed into the new filter. I'm an apprentice plumber and like watching your videos. They're both educational and entertaining! Keep up the great work!
My clear housing is still good after 21 years, but I'm changing the whole thing because the built in bypass valve is shot. I'm installing the new one with a pressure gauge so I can see the pressure drop across the filter and know when it's time to change it, it won't matter if it's clear or not.
@@MaMa-qh4dy I have had mine for 13 years and still going strong. At first, I thought this would fail but no problems yet. I have heard of failures when not changed in years, especially with well water. Steve's video on replacement of her whole house water filter shows everything you should not do when installing.
Steve please get a milk crate and cut out 1 side then mount that side right by the window so it acts like a 10” see through fence. The dog whisperer says Molly is scared of falling out the window. Just food for thought.
They are psychotic & psychic, my dog would not sit in the back on day(the door seemed closed by all accounts, but the light came on {door ajar }. I opened and closed the door then she was fine.
I have two in tandem at my house. They are in a very convenient place and clear. First filter for "dead rabbits" and second is fine. I date and change about once a year.
I made the mistake by not using plumbers grease before, i had to use a heat gun to heat up the upper housing and she came out. I used your tech tip and lubed her up before it went back in.
I want to install one of these at our Adirondack Lake Cottage. We pump our water out of the lake for our toilet and shower. The toilet filler always clogs up with pine needles.
That grease is the key. I learned the hard way not using it on an undersink reverse osmosis kit with tubes similar to thos one. You don't use the grease? You will regret it.
Can't believe you didn't put a bypass with ball valves on both ends. A metal L bracket bolted to the joist is a must also for leverage in changing filters. In the case of well water they should be changed every 2 months.
Ik you'd have to charge more for it but wouldn't it make sense to drop the placement of the housing somewhere more accessible and also throw in a bypass
Agreed, you had the same thoughts, also a drain down to de-pressurize the housing to allow it to be easily dismantled for a filter change. I would have told the customer that I was not going up a ladder in the basement to do the job. What pillock fitted the filter up there in the first place. The pipework needs modifying to bring the filter housing nearer to ground level so it can be worked on comfortably (safely) whilst standing up. Customer will not be happy when you fall off your ladder and hurt yourself!!
Fridge filters can be stupid-expensive. I bypassed mine in the fridge and added an inline filter outside the fridge. The cost is less than a third the price of a fridge filter element.
I like the threads in the filter housing are metal and not plastic. Plastic sometimes leak no matter how much tape you use. The filter you installed seems good quality.
first filter is too small for an entire house, should be a 4.5" x 20" filter. 2nd, should be a 50 to 5 micron spun polyester filter. the filter installed is intended for sink water filter systems and refrigerators.
Those filters are useless unless you change them on a regular bases. That one looks like he never changed the cartridge. I have duals and change them yearly.
The install guide for my GE filter required a 6-gauge ground strap across it to restore continuity. Some old homes depend on this for earth ground connection in places. Also filters need replaced every 3 months.
@@TheOtherBill Agree. Was stating the recommendations on my filter label. In my case there is a lot of iron in the water source. I have to be vigilant with filters to prevent my water softener beads from getting contaminated. Iron will lead to needing to replace the beads with isn’t cheap and a pain.
Our Family used to Raise Chickens for People to eat, We were supposed to Raise about 50,000 Chickens at a time. We Even Grew For Old Crazy Frank Purdue for a While When He was Putting Merigolds in The Feed to make The Chickens Beaks and Legs More Yellow.
You might want to provide links to the two products you just used. Amazon pays a small commision. I have no idea what the blue stuff is that you used. Harding/Non Harding? Help!
@@paulroggemann1017 Yeah, I'm on my 3rd house filter. The first company went out of business, so I had to go to a different one to buy filters. On my second filter, the bleeder valve got stuck. So I'm now on my 3rd filter and contemplating a tent: no need for windows, furnaces, chimneys, electricity, septic, plumbers, carpenters.....
