O/T Filtering municipal water ??

jCarroll · Nov 25, 2009

We have city water in a town of 500,000 or so. House is 35 years old with all copper pipe. Over the years I've discovered sand in the water: a dishwasher valve plugged, icemaker fouled - and today I pulled a toilet which had been installed about 3 years ago which had several tablespoons of sand in the tank.

When I replaced the icemaker, I put a filter in it's supply line.

Now I'm thinking about a whole house particulate filter to stop the downstream contamination of sand in the incoming water (yeah, I've talked with the city - we're close to the end of a main). Is a whole house filter reasonable? or will I just spend my time changing filters? Advice on size - type ??

Anonymous-0 · Nov 25, 2009

A sediment filter for the whole house is much better then the cartridge type. Good water pressure is required for proper regeneration. Is this filter reasonable in price ? Depends on what you consider reasonable. Water conditioners, water filters and iron filters are a hefty price if you buy from the top brands. Most of these salesmen work on commission and they do not sell several per day. The commissions are built into the price. I would shop around and compare quality and service. If you are handy you can install and service this unit yourself. Do you want it installed or do you wish to do it yourself ? Do you have an adequate supply line ? Is it 3/4" ?
Talk with suppliers and get yourself educated as to what is available in your area, how it functions, etc. Do not take the first price.

showcrop · Nov 25, 2009

A filter for your whole house doesn't have to be anything complicated or expensive. Your local hardware should have what you need. For your problem all you need is a rust and sand cartridge. The one that goes in the standard filter housing will flow about six gallons, which is adequate for most homes and you will probably replace the element only about once a year. should be under $100.00

Anonymous-0 · Nov 25, 2009

You couldent pay me to drink municipal , or bottled water. Your own well water is the only way to go. Expensive, but so worth it if you get good water. J

BCnT · Nov 25, 2009

get a back flush filter...its got a screen inside a bowl and a flush valve on the bottom of bowl...no filters to change...i got mine off ebay from a store called fixyurwater or something close to that.

kyplowboy · Nov 25, 2009

All depends on where you live. For a mile around my house there is no if, you ain't gonna find it. Pipe in county water or dig a lake is the only way to go.

Dave

kyplowboy · Nov 25, 2009

If all your getting is "sand" then a cheap cartridge filter will fine. If you are not have'n problems with Iron, Manganese, or any taste and oders I would not be out the money for a "better" filter. When I had to use well water here at the house Lowes had some filter cartidges that said they got out iron and t and o problems. I put three in a row come'n it to the house and it took about a week for them to get saturated and stop working.

I have to ask, what does the sand look like? If you are the end of the line, they have not had a break, and there is no back flow from some where I wander what it is. Might be some reaction going on. If they are feeding a good bit of caustic and bleach and the feed points are close they may be "salting" out but that should be left in the plant. Most of the time reacations take place close to the source insted of at the end of the line. It could also be minneral build up that is breaking looks in the lines, do you notice any more or less of it after a wild pressure swing like when they flush lines?

Dave

Russ from MN · Nov 25, 2009

I would not be without my own filter, you ever look inside one of those water mains? We get along just fine with a plain sediment filter, $20 for housing and $2 for cartridges, avoid clear housings as light will cause bacteria to grow, and you cant tell if there plugging by looking at them anyhow! Our last house (private well) about every 2-3 months the wife would say change the filter, the washing machine takes forever to fill! At this house (private well) the seem to last a year but have 2 inches of fine sand in canister, but flow rate is still pretty good. At the cabin (private well) I change it once a year when I winterize the system, I put a new cartridge in before I blow out the system. I have always had softeners and you don't want any crud getting in them! Mount the filter in an accessible area where you can get a bucket under it when you change the cartridge, it will be kind of messy! Most likely when you change your first filter you will wonder how you ever drank the water, although with city water the chlorine might keep it from looking so bad! Good luck!

old art · Nov 25, 2009

many citys are on drilled wells for water some wells are 1,500 feet deep and these well some time giveup sand when pumped aa capasity of 100 GPM at 100 PSI ask them to flush your water mains to clear out the sand , KEEP AFTER THEM TO CLEAR UP YOUR WATER. make waves in the paper they dont like that.

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