Well water filter
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:02 am
I need to do this so I will put a placeholder here. While I was at Lowes I noticed they had a few whole house water filters. They also had this filter compatibility chart.
I think what I want is the larger 4.5" unit and maybe at 5 micron instead of 20/25/35 micron. If the 5 micron clogged too frequently I could drop to something bigger. Also, I could do a sequential filter, starting with a 25 and ending with a 5. I think that's overkill. I feel like most houses around here probably run the smaller 2.5" filter so going with the big 4.5" should last a while longer.
I was worried about pressure drop also so one of these large 15 GPM units would probably solve that (and again, last longer between filter changes).
https://www.lowes.com/pd/APEC-Water-Big ... 1002824030
That one is huge.
Filters: https://www.lowes.com/pd/APEC-Water-Hig ... 1000850442
Filters are 4.5" x 20" long. They also make one with 10" long filters. Still rated for 15 GPM.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/APEC-Water-10- ... 1002824138
Filters: https://www.lowes.com/pd/APEC-Water-Reu ... 1002824162
That's probably more like it.
This is more of a standard one that most people have. Only rated for 4 GPM. Which is probably enough for most home purposes.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/A-O-Smith-AO-W ... 1000576407
I just like the extra capacity of the huge one. The only downside to the large one is it's bigger and more expensive. Less pressure drop and longer filter life is more important to me. I think the big ones take a 1" fitting so I'd have to adapt that as well.
I think what I want is the larger 4.5" unit and maybe at 5 micron instead of 20/25/35 micron. If the 5 micron clogged too frequently I could drop to something bigger. Also, I could do a sequential filter, starting with a 25 and ending with a 5. I think that's overkill. I feel like most houses around here probably run the smaller 2.5" filter so going with the big 4.5" should last a while longer.
I was worried about pressure drop also so one of these large 15 GPM units would probably solve that (and again, last longer between filter changes).
https://www.lowes.com/pd/APEC-Water-Big ... 1002824030
That one is huge.
Filters: https://www.lowes.com/pd/APEC-Water-Hig ... 1000850442
Filters are 4.5" x 20" long. They also make one with 10" long filters. Still rated for 15 GPM.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/APEC-Water-10- ... 1002824138
Filters: https://www.lowes.com/pd/APEC-Water-Reu ... 1002824162
That's probably more like it.
This is more of a standard one that most people have. Only rated for 4 GPM. Which is probably enough for most home purposes.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/A-O-Smith-AO-W ... 1000576407
I just like the extra capacity of the huge one. The only downside to the large one is it's bigger and more expensive. Less pressure drop and longer filter life is more important to me. I think the big ones take a 1" fitting so I'd have to adapt that as well.