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The empty housing idea sounds attractive. I can get those all day long at the local home improvments stores. I've located a 1" Big Blue 10" housing at a local plumbing supply house for $70 & have also found them on the web in the $50's. No-one around here stocks the 50 micron cartridges though...

Well, I'm glad we had this talk, because I was about to commit a major blunder. The 1 1/4" pipe is on the suction side of the pump. the discharge is 3/4". I'll look at a 3/4 or 1" x 20" housing now & rethink this. Thanks again.

Thanks Bob, The well pipe is 1 1/4", so I was planning to order a 1 1/2" version of the 10" housing and use a couple of 1 1/2" - 1 1/4" nylon bushings to fit it into the line. Speedbump (bob) mentioned that my 1/2 hp jet pump will deliver about 10 gpm, which seems about right. You...

Installation of filter A couple more questions, if I may. There is only about 8 inches of vertical clearance on the horizontal run of pipe out of the well. I'll need about 12 or 13 inches to mount the filter housing vertically. 1. Can I pull the well pipe up 4 to 5 inches with a...

;) Thanks guys, you're advice is appreciated. Since I have to do whatever I'm going to do within a 32x40x18-inch box, I'll try the Big Blue filter solution first.

We have a shallow well (maybe 25') that is only used for watering the yard, etc. It's a 1 1/4" inlet to a 1/2 hp shallow well jet pump on a pad at the surface with a bronze checkvalve just before the pump. No tank. Occasionally I get a fine sand through the hose, usually after shutting the...