Installing the water filter

Unfortunately, the quality of water, which is being served in the apartment today, leaves much to be desired. And this suffers from this not only human health, but also technique. The results of official studies have shown that tap water contains a large number of chemical and organic substances. Moreover, their number is often higher than the norm. This situation is often associated with the fact that worn equipment is used on water treatment facilities. In addition, soil contamination and old pipes affect water quality. Therefore, water from the water pipe cannot be called drinking. Therefore, the question of its cleaning is now very relevant. For this, special filters for water purification are installed.

Main characteristics

Today, you can find filters for water for various designs. Sold as simple devices in the form of tap nozzles, in the form of a jug and more complex - overall stationary installations. The best degree of cleaning have those that purify water through the reverse osmosis process.

All type filters can be divided into:

• coal
• membrane
• mechanical.

Applying such installations, you can get clean water for cooking. In addition, they solve problems associated with the use of devices that have direct contact with water. It is much better to purchase a high-quality cleaning device once than to constantly use a busy water. It is enough just to correct the installation of filters for water under the sink either up to the top of the crane, after which it will be possible to change the cartridges periodically to obtain clean water. Below will look more details some of the types of filters.

Mechanical cleaning devices

Filters for water. Photos of some of them are presented below.

Such instruments are usually part of the multi-stage water treatment system. In some cases, only mechanical devices are used. Normal application is purification of water from various kinds of mechanical particles. This, for example, can be dirt, rust, sand, viscous garbage in the form of a snack or oxidized iron. Such filtration systems allow you to make water much cleaner and more transparent. At the same time, particles that are able to cause a home appliances and water pipes are removed from it. We must not forget that water after cleaning this way cannot be drunk. The fact is that in the design of mechanical filters there are details such as: nonwoven polypropylene, steel grid of stainless steel and multi-layer backfills. These elements are able to remove only large particles. In the future, water should be boiled.

Phased installation order:

1. Such cleaning devices are installed at a floor of at least 400 mm. In this case, the lower edge of the device must be 100 mm at a distance. If you adhere to these requirements, the replacement of the replacement cartridge should not be a problem.
2. To install a mechanical filter for water, first on the pipe of the water pipe is a segment for entering the instrument. Then this part is separated using a pipe cut, after which it makes the thread of the desired diameter.
3. In this area, a coupling and locking is installed, and on them, using sealing materials, filter is fixed.
4. Sometimes the fitting is used for external connections. They can be used when installing a mixed appliance option. If there are plastic or metal pipes, then fittings are used with a special design.
5. Sometimes a place where it is planned to place a cleaning installation, has non-standard sizes or is difficult to access. In this case, you can use special flexible hoses.

Reverse Osmosis system

With this cleaning system, even sea water can be cleaned until the drinking stage. In this case, precipitate and contamination are destroyed using the installed membrane, which is arranged in such a way as to pass exclusively water molecules.

In this system, the reverse osmosis pressure is actively used. As for the configuration, it usually includes components such as a cumulative tank and replaceable cartridges. In addition, there are still membranes and connecting equipment. No less important is the presence of a crane for drinking water. If you previously installed a multistage cleaning system, the installation process of this device will seem familiar to you.

Phased installation order:

1. This system is mounted under the sink by cutting into a cold water pipe. This includes flexible hoses and ballcover. In addition, the filtering system must be attached to the drainage coupling. A waste water will be removed across the drain.
2. This cleaning system can be installed both in the vertical and horizontal position. In any case, you need to leave enough space for free access to the cleaning unit. This is necessary to ensure comfort when replacing worn filter elements or with a different type of service.
3. If you do not have enough space under the sink, then the accumulative tank, which is part of the system, is allowed to put on the side. You can still install it in a conventional kitchen cabinet. The way it will be located does not actually affect the performance of the filtering system.
4. The device is usually equipped with a pins in a plumbing consisting of a tee and a crane having access to the tube. First of all, you need to overlap cold water. Then you should set the insert. At the same time, all the existing threads are wrapped with the usual film FMU.
5. After that, you can install a crane on the sink using the locksters and the fastening nut. They usually exist complete with a tube.
6. Sometimes it happens that there are no additional holes that are needed to install a thin crane. If this is your case, then in addition to the drill, a diamond drill with a diameter of 12 mm will be required. Using it is done by the necessary holes. In mandatory, the entire surface layer is removed until you reach the metal base.
7. After that, in a metal basis, the drill with a diameter of 8 mm need to make a hole. The drilling process should pass slowly and neatly. After that, the hole is drilled already larger, using 13 mm drill.
8. Then the tap is inserted into this hole and the nut is delayed. At the same time, it is necessary to hold it with the help of an adjustable wrench.
9. When installing instruments for cleaning water to waste pipe, do not forget to place a hollow support. It can be installed on a horizontal or vertical section of the pipe. After that, it makes holes with a diameter of 8 mm. Around it must be installed using glue protective gum.
10. When installing clamps, it is important that the holes on the tube are coincided and on the support itself. It is convenient to do with the drill inserted into the hole. It remains to tighten the screws to a dense contact with the clamps.
11. The next step will be the installation of the cumulative unit. It should be noted that the internal pressure in it, when it is not filled, is about 0.9 atm. The tank thread should be wrapped with teflon tape (preferably in several turns). After that, the plastic crane is attached to Baku. At the same time, it is impossible to drag the mount. Otherwise, the overall operation of the system may violate.
12. When the above will be done, the filter can be started. After turning on the water, you need to watch the system and see if there is no leakage. What should pay attention to? It is important to make sure that the valve is in the tank in the closed position.
13. Then open the crane through which by about a quarter of an hour should begin to arrive purified water.
14. At the last stage of the installation of the device, it is always necessary to rinse all blocks of the system. Therefore, the first purified water should not be knitted. Give her a little to move so that the system is washed.
15. After that, it is necessary to open the valve on the tank and close the crane. As a result, water will accumulate in the cleaning compartment. When it becomes complete, the water needs to be drained into the sewer through the crane. Wash filters and tank make the system ready to use.

How to install a carbon filter for water

First of all, you should carefully examine the applied instructions for the purchased instrument. If there is no confidence that you have to make installation work yourself, you can contact the service services that specialize in this. Some companies provide the filter installation service to their customers completely free. But for non-standard installation it is often anyway to pay.

Although, in fact, such cleaning systems can be installed independently. In addition, it will better know the device device, which will help in the future with its service.

So, how to personally install the filter for water:

1. First you need to decide where the device will be installed. It is important that the temperature in this place is within the normal range. In addition, it is desirable to be able to push the device to clean the water out without the need to disconnect the hoses. This is useful in the future so that you can quickly and conveniently replace various filter details.
2. Attaching active sun rays can harm the instrument. This is necessary to consider when selecting the installation site. If you decide to take advantage of a special bracket for mounting the device on the wall, which is sometimes offered complete with the device, then at the bottom to the floor should be left about 210 mm so that it is possible to change the cartridge without removing the filter and unscrew the flasks.
3. It is necessary to still decide on the place in the kitchen, where to place a faucet from which clean water will flow.
4. Before mounting the filter, you need to calculate the length of the gasket for the plastic hose. Measurements are made from the punch point in the pipe to the place of installation of the filter itself. It is also necessary to make the length of the length from the device to the place where the cray is placed.
5. The maximum length of the standard hose that comes in the kit is only 1.4-1.5 m. Therefore, unfortunately, it is not always enough for a successful installation. The kit usually goes a chrome tee. It is made under the pipe 1/2 ". This must be taken into account when choosing a place to install a trunk filter for water.
6. The approximate pipe diameter is only 20 mm. However, measurements need to be done. After all, in fact, its dimensions may be more. If this is true, then you most likely have a 3/4 pipe. " To mount a tee in this case, you will need to buy a pair of adapters in advance - one from 3/4 "per 1/2", another with 1/2 "on 3/4".
7. Note that it is not always in a place where pipes pass, you can install an adapter. If you have such a case, you can take a couple of hoses with a metal chromed braid. There should be a small length.
8. When installing a domestic watering device for cleaning, you need to cut into a sink or tap tabletop. From it will receive purified water. To produce such work, a hole is made 12 mm. The drill is selected depending on the material. Special drill you may not be. In this case, it does not make sense for one hole, but it is better to take the usual metal drill. If only it was enough sharp.
9. Carefully notice the point where you will drill. In order for the drilling process easier, the place where the hole will be, it is desirable to lubricate the fat and, so as not to cause overheating of the drill, the drill should be drilled on small revs.
10. It is much more difficult to do the well in the sink made of solid composite natural and polymeric materials. To drill such a design, you need to use a winning drill (has a special tip). They need to drill similarly on small revs.
11. When the crane was finished, you need to trim the tee in the cold water pipe. It will perform the function of the node through which even crude water from the water supply will be supplied directly to the filter. To do this, first should be covered with cold water. After that, to merge what remains.
12. Then the reinforced hose is unscrewed from the plumbing pipe. On the pipe you need to place a tee that is usually included. At the same time, with the help of the FUM film, consolidate the threads on which it will be installed.
13. Then it is necessary to attach a hose reinforced by a chromed braid. It interconnects the valve and a pipe through which cold water is fed. After that, the tee is screwed into a ball cock, which is similar to commonly supplied in the kit. Thread here too it is necessary to seal the film FUM.
14. The next step will be the installation of the filter element. (Sometimes you do not need to - if this part was installed by the manufacturer). Components should include - the housing, a removable cartridge, bulb key and ball cock. In addition, the kit includes a white or red connecting tube, tee, seals and some other details.
15. At the factory, the manufacturer in the filter is often inserted with plugs. This is done in order to protect the system from damage during transportation. These most plugs must be obtained from the device after installing the filter elements. Then the hoses made of plastic join the input and output.
16. You can safely fasten the hoses using quick-release plastic fittings that are sometimes sold along with the device.
17. Next, the input of the filter using hoses is connected to the tee installed at the input point. The output of the device is fixed with the crane. For this, the hose is in the nut, removed from the crane using a filler key. After that, he puts on to stop the ball washing.
18. When it is done, the rejected nut is located back. It remains to insert the free end of the hose into a special clip and set the crane of clean water. The latter is done by screwing the nut on an empty threaded tube.

Water filter: video