Hi all,
I've searched the forums some, which has been helpful, but need some additional advice before pulling the trigger. We moved into a home in Baltimore, MD in July. Home had a rusco 1.5" spin down filter installed (not sure the micron level). It was completely chocked full of orange/brown sediment (fine--like clay, maybe rust?). Cleaned it and had our water tested by a recommended vendor. Water quality was good in terms of TDS, pH, chlorine, hardness, and many other contaminants. Iron forms weren't particularly elevated either.
That said, we're still having sediment issues. Switched to a finer mesh, including a 30 micron mesh for the rusco. It's completely covered in sediment within a week. My fiancé is apoplectic over the issue, despite the fact that I think this is mostly a nuisance issue rather than a health issue. We replaced the 10 year old water heater in the home because we had it flushed and the amount of sediment that came out was jaw dropping. The fiancé had them install a new one on the spot.
I have devised three options for your consideration and kind (or not) criticism:
A) Install two more rusco 1.5 inch spin down filters in order of decreasing mesh size (e.g., 250-->100-->30 microns). According to rusco adding filters in series is acceptable.
B) Use my existing spin down filter as a prefilter for one of the 24 x 4.5 inch filters, such as this: https://www.supplyhouse.com/3M-Aqua...le-House-Large-Diameter-Filter-Housing-45-GPM and this filter: https://www.supplyhouse.com/3M-Aqua...acement-Cartridge-Standard-Sediment-Reduction
So that would be two filters in series. I would also order a couple pressure gauges: https://www.supplyhouse.com/Watts-0121640-DPG1-2-1-2-Pressure-Gauge-Lead-Free-0-100-psi
C) Use my existing rusco spin down filter as pre-filter and install this or something similar you recommend: https://www.freedrinkingwater.com/wts-sed-20.htm
Obviously option C is an order of magnitude more expensive and I'm not DIY'ing this. Our plumber will do it and the install for C will also be more expensive. House has 3 full baths and 2 half baths, 3200 Sqft. It was built in 1937 if that matters.
My fiancé is urging me to fix this ASAP, so any advice you have would be welcome. Thank you!
I've searched the forums some, which has been helpful, but need some additional advice before pulling the trigger. We moved into a home in Baltimore, MD in July. Home had a rusco 1.5" spin down filter installed (not sure the micron level). It was completely chocked full of orange/brown sediment (fine--like clay, maybe rust?). Cleaned it and had our water tested by a recommended vendor. Water quality was good in terms of TDS, pH, chlorine, hardness, and many other contaminants. Iron forms weren't particularly elevated either.
That said, we're still having sediment issues. Switched to a finer mesh, including a 30 micron mesh for the rusco. It's completely covered in sediment within a week. My fiancé is apoplectic over the issue, despite the fact that I think this is mostly a nuisance issue rather than a health issue. We replaced the 10 year old water heater in the home because we had it flushed and the amount of sediment that came out was jaw dropping. The fiancé had them install a new one on the spot.
I have devised three options for your consideration and kind (or not) criticism:
A) Install two more rusco 1.5 inch spin down filters in order of decreasing mesh size (e.g., 250-->100-->30 microns). According to rusco adding filters in series is acceptable.
B) Use my existing spin down filter as a prefilter for one of the 24 x 4.5 inch filters, such as this: https://www.supplyhouse.com/3M-Aqua...le-House-Large-Diameter-Filter-Housing-45-GPM and this filter: https://www.supplyhouse.com/3M-Aqua...acement-Cartridge-Standard-Sediment-Reduction
So that would be two filters in series. I would also order a couple pressure gauges: https://www.supplyhouse.com/Watts-0121640-DPG1-2-1-2-Pressure-Gauge-Lead-Free-0-100-psi
C) Use my existing rusco spin down filter as pre-filter and install this or something similar you recommend: https://www.freedrinkingwater.com/wts-sed-20.htm
Obviously option C is an order of magnitude more expensive and I'm not DIY'ing this. Our plumber will do it and the install for C will also be more expensive. House has 3 full baths and 2 half baths, 3200 Sqft. It was built in 1937 if that matters.
My fiancé is urging me to fix this ASAP, so any advice you have would be welcome. Thank you!