January 16, 2013
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Water filter/conditioner
When I got home the other day, I checked all the plumbing connections I had made. Everything was dry! I was most worried about the ones at the bottom, where I had to deal with a constant drip of water while I was putting the fittings together.
The old broken water softener was a box-shaped thing that sat in the depression just in front of the jumbled TV cables. (That’s another mess I need to untangle. A lot of those cables are no longer connected and need to come down.)
In case you’re wondering, the water comes from the well pump through the pipe covered by the leaf. It goes up the right side, through the filter, and down the left into the ground. If I ever need to change to a different type of filter or a water softener, I can turn off the valves on the filter pipes and open the one at the bottom, and the water will go straight from the pump into the house (which is what it was doing before I installed this filter). That way we can still have water while I work on the plumbing. Those lumps on the two vertical pipes are universal joints, which let me disconnect the filter without cutting the pipes. (Whoever installed the old water softener had put universal joints on the wrong side of the cutoff valves, so they didn’t do any good.)
This filter is supposed to condition the water as well as clean it. I haven’t tried drinking the water yet because I wanted to wait for some of the sediment to wash out of the pipes. I need to ask Alicia if she notices any difference when she washes her hair or showers.
By installing an Aquios filter in this simple housing instead of buying the full Aquios unit, I saved $360. I can’t see that the Aquios unit is anything more than a fancy filter housing. This filter is supposed to remove VOCs and sediment down to 1 micron, which is nearly as good as a ceramic filter.
Comments (9)
good job Tim, what are you going to do with the money you saved?
@mlbncsga - Huh! Pay bills.
Be my handyman? I need to put some insulation behind my cabinets under the sink.
So this is a ceramic filter then?
@Thatslifekid - It’s carbon block.
@chronic_masticator - Wish I could help. I need the money.
I REALLY need a handyman. But you live FAR away now.
Good job, Tim! If the water still tastes mineralish, you can always use a Brita for drinking water. It’s amazing what a difference it can make
I know this change in your life is fabulous but also expensive. Praying good things for you, & debt relief for us both!
Saludos y un abrazo grande a Alicia.
I am continually amazed at all the things you know how to do. It must make life much less stressful to know you can handle these problems yourself. I hope your kids have tried to glean as much as possible from you.