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  • 07/23/2019 at 7:42 pm#32434
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        falconhunter
        Ever wonder what was inside the blue screw on water filters? Something about a filter that I have to cut it open. Water filters, fuel filters, any kind of filter just to see what it has filtered. In this filter is a 1/4″ thick foam filter on both ends, not enough to do any filtering. The rest is full of granulated charcoal so don’t expect any more than a taste filter. I don’t think it could be any kind of particulate filter like my big 3M whole house filter. I’m always amazed as to how much junk that big filter removes.

        Chip

        Posted: 1:47 PM – Aug 02, 2015
        Traveler
        Chip, do you use the blue filter as a pre-filter for your 3M whole house filter?
        Posted: 2:34 PM – Aug 02, 2015
        JohnD222
        For what it is worth, my pre filter is the 3M whole house unit. The housing is about an inch larger than the filter on all sides- the element is 4.75 inches across and 10.0 inches tall. They make a paper one and a large capacity fiber one. The first gas an advertise dude if 3 months, the latter 6 months. I think both are 25 micron filters.

        Then comes a water softener.

        After that, the same 3M housing unit with a 4.75×10.0 charcoal element. That is a 5 micron cyst, taste, etc filter.

        3/4 inch line starts at utility closet to pressure regulator to one way valve to pre filter to softener to charcoal. After that it goes to house 1/2 inch pipe or fresh water tank via 3/4 inch pipe.

        Zero pressure drop in use, but if camp has low pressure so do I. In that case, I fill, not overfill, my tank and run on pump.

        Posted: 5:45 PM – Aug 02, 2015
        falconhunter
        Traveler wrote:Chip, do you use the blue filter as a pre-filter for your 3M whole house filter?

        Yes. As cheap as they are I change them every 3 months.
        Chip

        Posted: 5:47 PM – Aug 02, 2015
        falconhunter
        I also have a water softener and my residential fridge has a filter for drinking water and ice.
        Posted: 6:35 AM – Jan 21, 2016
        outwestbound
        Got a 2011 36 xtrm5 with the whole house 3M filter. It hangs from the ceiling of the basement’s forward, drivers side next to the docking station. I’m concerned that it will get broken off in travel with shifting cargo and this limits my willingness to stack containers on that side of the basement. If it broke or cracked, I’d never notice the problem until a flood I fear. Maybe Carriage forgot to strap it down; don’t know, but wouldn’t take much of a hit to break it.

        I wonder if it makes sense to relocate the filer towards the rear about 40″ just on the furnace side of the basement partition wall.

        Posted: 6:57 AM – Jan 21, 2016
        JohnD222
        EZ to do, just don’t mix up in and out. These spin on filters are fast, easy, and convenient, but expensive.

        If you have things apart, you may want to consider a larger filter. Lasts longer before water pressure drop.

        Both Lowes and Home Depot have the pipe,fittings, tools, and adapters if you go with a larger filter, but I find Lowes has more.

        The large filter assembly with one paper filter is about $65; after that filters are $15 for the paper, or $35 for the charcoal/taste/odor filters which I use:

        http://m.lowes.com/pd/Whirlpool-10-in-W … m/50412472

        Posted: 7:27 AM – Jan 21, 2016
        falconhunter
        If your concerned with it breaking you could fabricate a curved bracket with Velcro straps to secure it to the wall. Kind of like a fire extinguisher bracket. Our rig was 5 years old in December and we have never had a problem with our 3-M filter breaking .

        Chip

        Posted: 8:14 AM – Jan 21, 2016
        outwestbound
        Thanks guys.
        Posted: 1:41 PM – Feb 19, 2016
        Wild Duck
        Just had one of these in-line filters come apart at the top. Could of been running for up to an hr. before I noticed it, what a flooded mess under the trailer. I had just put it in about a week ago. Read on here a while back about turning water off when going to be gone for any length of time, I will be doing that from now on for sure. Called Camco and the gal was really nice and was going to send a new one right away. Has anyone else had a problem with these and should I go with a more permanent one?
        Posted: 2:14 PM – Feb 19, 2016
        falconhunter
        Wild Duck wrote:Just had one of these in-line filters come apart at the top. Could of been running for up to an hr. before I noticed it, what a flooded mess under the trailer. I had just put it in about a week ago. Read on here a while back about turning water off when going to be gone for any length of time, I will be doing that from now on for sure. Called Camco and the gal was really nice and was going to send a new one right away. Has anyone else had a problem with these and should I go with a more permanent one?

        I have never had a problem with them and have been using them for years. I use it for a pre filter for my 3M whole house filter so I can get a little more life out of the very expensive 3M cartridge. I also ALWAYS run a Watts water pressure regulator set at 50 PSI before the hose.
        Chip

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