What minimal filter works best with a CSV?

[Tubby]

My submersible pump is sitting in a shallow spring, and the water generally contains a small amount of debris such as bug parts, fine sediment (stirred by amphibians and well techs), bits of leaf, and so on. We usually don't see much of this by the time the water reaches the house, but I want to have a simple filter in place before I install a cycle stop valve. What type of filter will do the job and is also easy to clean/maintain? I'm concerned mainly with particulate matter large enough to affect valves and fixtures. The spring water does not need a softener.

 

[Valveman]

The CSV1A is designed to handle debris as comes in lake water. It is usually best not to filter before the pressure switch. If kept clean something like a Y strainer with a 20 mesh screen is as fine as I would filter.

 

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[Reach4]

My submersible pump is sitting in a shallow spring, and the water generally contains a small amount of debris such as bug parts, fine sediment (stirred by amphibians and well techs), bits of leaf, and so on. We usually don't see much of this by the time the water reaches the house, but I want to have a simple filter in place before I install a cycle stop valve. What type of filter will do the job and is also easy to clean/maintain? I'm concerned mainly with particulate matter large enough to affect valves and fixtures. The spring water does not need a softener.

Can you build a mesh/screen cage around the pump? https://www.waterlandscapesupply.com/prod-21-1-2562-144/pump-screen-cage.htm

 

[Tubby]

Can you build a mesh/screen cage around the pump? https://www.waterlandscapesupply.com/prod-21-1-2562-144/pump-screen-cage.htm

It's possible; but the pump sits horizontally on two blocks at the ends.

 

[Tubby]

The CSV1A is designed to handle debris as comes in lake water. It is usually best not to filter before the pressure switch. If kept clean something like a Y strainer with a 20 mesh screen is as fine as I would filter.

If coarse stuff such as PVC shavings does get into the CSV1A (which of course I would try to prevent), can it be taken apart and inspected/cleaned?

 

[Valveman]

If coarse stuff such as PVC shavings does get into the CSV1A (which of course I would try to prevent), can it be taken apart and inspected/cleaned?

Certainly. Parts are also replaceable if needed.

CSV1A: Parts Breakdown – Cycle Stop Valves, Inc

Repair Parts A-Cart Repair Kit Spring Cage PSI Adjustment Spring

cyclestopvalves.com

 

[Tubby]

The CSV1A is designed to handle debris as comes in lake water. It is usually best not to filter before the pressure switch. If kept clean something like a Y strainer with a 20 mesh screen is as fine as I would filter.

I'm guessing that the reason not to put a filter before the switch is that if the filter is neglected it could eventually clog to the point where the pressure to the switch never reaches the cutoff point. Is that it?

 

[Reach4]

Yes.