Hot and cold water drip running here for about 1.5 years. 1 year heating the tank as well.
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DRIP SYSTEMS Success & Failures
- Thread starter JK47
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My city destroyed our water.. these filters are rated at 20,000 gallon capacity to filter chlorine (5 micron). They are clogging 100% at 2,015 gallons and I am changing two per week. GET A SEDIMENT FILTER guys... you are playing with fire if not. I am so pissed at my city, this is month four and no improvement.
My sediment prefilters go from 10 micon to 5 micron. Next month I am adding a 1 micon into the setup before going into the chlorine filter.
My sediment prefilters go from 10 micon to 5 micron. Next month I am adding a 1 micon into the setup before going into the chlorine filter.
To give a frame of reference to the pic above this is ONE WEEK of filtering on a chlorine filter without a sediment prefilter at 5 microns alone.
New on left, one week old and clogged on right.
New on left, one week old and clogged on right.
I am seriously intersted on knowing what you chlorine measurements are for your water, do you know? I would love to run the same setup especially the heating portion but do not know my chlorine measurements. If they are low enough I am of the mindset the type of filtering ibam doing is overkill/unnecessary.
Ill try to remember to look while im at work tomorrow morning. Ill look at your area as well. Text me to remind me or get the info after 10am.
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I would not have believed there is so much crap in city water. So with this latest development how much are you spending on cartridges a month? Where I am they only use chlorine so I am grateful. I want to set this up on my system but I'm not really interested on changing filters every week.
I was spending $30+ per week or ever other for a pack of 2 filters.. These filters are 5 micron chlorine filters. By buying cheap 5 micron sediment filters at 5 micron I am removing the clogging in the expensive filter and letting it do it's only job, the chlorine removal. The 5 micron sediment filters can be bought for around $50 shipped for a pack of 25.
$50 - 25 pack = 25 weeks (sediment) @ $2.00 per week / $8.00 per month
$30 - 2 pack = 6 weeks (chlorine) @ $5.00 per week / $20.00 per month
So my filtering cost are now $7.00 per week or $28 per month.
That's what I used to run until my city changed a water main and released all this crap into our water. My filter plugged, blew a water line and flooded my laundry room...
Sediment filters are visual insurance. Honestly they are a must have for anyone with a drip system. I will never run a system again without one.
Currently building mine. Running a very simple drip to my native tank. Tapping my cold main from my water heater, through a Filterguys 2-stage carbon filter (40gpd), right into my tank where the return from the sump is. Using the ever-popular 90 degree elbow in the sump to the evap drain in my utility room. Nothing too fancy, but should work out fine. What I'd love to do is set up a safety switch that, in case my drain clogs and the sump starts filling up, it will shut off at a certain level. I'm re-reading through this thread because I know it's in here. 
