Culligan Whole House Sediment Filter

[vacfanatic]

This summer I installed a whole house water sediment filter and a water softener. I'd had the fill valve in my dishwasher block up with hard water deposits or sediment.

Here is a picture of the filter after 6 months of use. I should have taken a picture of the sediment and pebbles in the canister but wasn't thinking There was quite a bit of fine sediment, limescale and a couple of foreign items - one looked like a piece of teflon and a tiny piece of black plastic (almost looked like a snip of a zip tie!).

At least the fine sediment is being kept out of my softener resin bed, and of course all of my faucets and fixtures are sediment and limescale free

Andrew

 

[vacfanatic]

After 6 Months

Yuck!

 

[vacfanatic]

 

[arbilab]

As Brasilians might say, mais que nada (but that's nothing). My R/O sediment filters used to come out coated in what looked like red clay. Probably mains rust.

 

[gansky1]

Yuk. Pebbles and rocks coming out of the tap here! I have a water softener as well but have always wondered how these would improve the water-quality. Do you think it lowers the water pressure at all? I wouldn't want all these thirsty washers to get dehydrated.

 

[yogitunes]

I have one to install, and like Gansky's concern....its a 3/4 inch pipe going in and out, but with the valve and bypass chamber inside, it looks like it would reduce the pipe water flow to 1/2 inch......still considering it, but gonna go with the 1 inch in/out unit, and just use reducers on the outside......I have seen these filters turn black at a friends house....just think, your drinking, bathing and washing in this stuff, and don't know it!

definately worth the money!.....actually very minimal cost....around 50.00 for the large 1 inch one......but that is just the unit casing.....the filters run about 10.00....

 

[vacfanatic]

I just changed my filter because I could tell the water pressure was getting a bit weak in the house. Notably the shower valve was making a high pitch squeeling noise. The filters are cheap, 2 of the are like $10. They are supposed to last 4 months or so. Since it's mostly just me here at home, I can get by with probably 2 a year.

Also my outside water valves are bypassed for hard water, so lawn watering water does not go though this sediment filter which helps.

I just didn't want all of the city muck ending up in my softener resin bed over time. Proof is in the filters

Andrew

 

[retro-man]

I have one in the house but the next size up. These last for about 1 month then when they come out they are completly covered. Not at all what the new one looks like. we have city water and the amount of rust and shit flowing through our pipes is incredible. If they have to open a fire hydrant any where near the area the filter is trashed and has to be replaced. Although I can make hot water heaters go for 20+ years with regular flushing is something to be said of the filters. Your dirty filters look like my new ones when I first turn the water back on. lol

 

[mistereric]

We just installed on at B's house. Cuts down on sediment and iron - finally, water no longer smells of rust! He already has pathetic pressure so we never noticed a diff.

 

[wayupnorth]

Same filter here

I have the same Culligan whole house filter. Being on a well, I have very hard water and high iron content. In 3 months time, my cartridge is orange and the sediment in the bottom almost looks like gold flakes. I also have an older Rain Soft system which is on the blink as I can not find parts for it, but when running, makes a world of difference in the water quality.