Recent content by EricRLarson

Hello Gary and others, I figured out what the problem was. The filter is actually going to be fine, the cartridge that was in it was defective. It is a rolled paper(?) filter and one or two layers had com free in the center of the filter, blocking the flow of water out of the filter housing...

Hello folks, I just installed a water filter and a water softener, and we have noticed a significant drop in water pressure. Additionally the showers now whine because there is not enough pressure to close the valve completely. I have isolated the issue to the filter. If I put it in bypass...

Thanks for the advice. I checked it out and using the diswasher drain is fine.

Hmm so the going wisdom is to not worry about putting the overflow drain tube into a drain. So if it did overflow then it would damage anything around it. Now that I think of it, the furnace and water heater overflow drains are just hanging down in the same way...no drain involved. OK, so...

Hello I am trying to install a water softener. This is a new house, with a basement that does not have a washer/dryer in it, but is plumbed for a bathroom. I want to install the water softener between the well pressure tank and the water heater. The trouble is there is no place to drain it since...