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What do you do when seasonal "bugs" upset holiday plans?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jan 1 11:45am | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
@sueinmn Sue, when you talk about the tubing that runs from the housing to the sink and a line running from the cold water pipe to the filter intake, are you referring to the under sink filter or the counter filter unit? I’m sorry- I am a bit confused. When you say you change the filter every 2-3 months, is this with both the countertop and the under the sink filters?
Thank you so much for your detailed explanation. This could really be a game changer! I just need a little more clarification. I can tell that you are very familiar with all of this.
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@formergardener It is ordinary plastic 1/4 inch plumbing line. Ours is vertical, and doesn't hold water, so I don't worry about frequent replacement, but if I had horizontal tubing I would replace it when I replaced the filters. It is VERY cheap, comes in 25', 50' and 100' rolls.
Filters are rated by gallons of use, I can't remember the specifics. Instead of trying to calculate, we just replace. The same would apply to a countertop unit (I don't have one.) The choice between countertop and undersink is either/or - you don't need both. I only described the countertop unit because @blm1007blm1007 was concerned about access to the undersink model for filter changing.
I forgot to mention one step - which we do as a precaution - we wash the filter housing tubes with dish detergent and a brush when changing the filters and rinse them well so no crud builds up.