1 micron filter clogging quickly

[walywr]

What would be the best option to help solve a 1 micron filter clogging too quickly?

[waterfilters]

The quick answer is you need one or both of these 2 things. A bigger housing with larger cartridges, which provides more filter media surface area, or multiple housings for multi stage filtration. Larger pores down to smaller pores. This is most likely the best solution, as it shares the sediment load over 2 or 3 filters, rather than forcing one filter to remove the entire load of sediment. Here is a large housing: 20 Inch Big Blue Whole House Water Filter Housing #20 from Ametek, USFilter, and Pentek

For heavy sediment loads, you would use 3 of these in series with successively tighter filters.

Thank you,
WaterFilters.NET

[zenn1]

Originally Posted by waterfilters

The quick answer is you need one or both of these 2 things. A bigger housing with larger cartridges, which provides more filter media surface area, or multiple housings for multi stage filtration. Larger pores down to smaller pores. This is most likely the best solution, as it shares the sediment load over 2 or 3 filters, rather than forcing one filter to remove the entire load of sediment. Here is a large housing: 20 Inch Big Blue Whole House Water Filter Housing #20 from Ametek, USFilter, and Pentek

For heavy sediment loads, you would use 3 of these in series with successively tighter filters.

Thank you,
WaterFilters.NET

Excellent suggestion for a cartridge filter application for particulate removal.

A 10"x54" backwashable system with 3 cycle filter control valve with media mix would allow a range of 20 micron + down to 3 micron household heavy duty filtering without cartridge changes.

These may sell around 500 dollars in the US, and give many years service before media needs to be changed. The media should cost under 100 dollars from 5 years to replenish. Physical hardware should last 30 years or more with limited service.

[awc222]

Originally Posted by walywr

What would be the best option to help solve a 1 micron filter clogging too quickly?

First determine what it is being clogged with. If it is iron bacteria, say, then other options may be needed. Graduated filteration is good advice in many circumstances.

Andy Christensen, CWS-II