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    How Best to Replace Media (Birm) in Filter

    Finally got around to pulling the Birm filter out of service, temporarily replaced with a Pentek 4x20 iron reduction cartridge. I dropped a siphon hose down the distributor tube and removed most of the water. Then used the shop vac with a home-made adapter to 1-1/4" PVC. Required three passes to...
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    How Best to Replace Media (Birm) in Filter

    Great feedback. The reference to the mineral extractor was quite illuminating. As Dittohead notes, for a decade event it does not seem worth the cost, but is very neat. I will use a combination of siphon plus shop vac to get the weight manageable and then strap it to a dolly to move outside...
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    How Best to Replace Media (Birm) in Filter

    Am using a Birm based iron removal filter that has worked well for almost 8 years. However, I have noticed performance degradation in the past six months or so. My understanding is that Birm has finite life and so was planning to replace the media. My setup uses a WS-1, 13x54 tank, 2.5 cu/ft...
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