Rusco/Vu-Flow 1 100 Mesh Spin Down Sediment Water Filter System

Product worked great until the bottom broke off. I went to flush the sediment from the filter after being installed for a few months and it broke off in my hand, spraying water everywhere.

Sprinklers were clogging due to sediment from well. This solved the problem. You do need to clear the trap regularly depending on how much its catching or pressure will drop behind it as it becomes clogged. I setup a little solenoid that drains the trap on a regular basis and it works great. No more clogged sprinklers.

Well

The picture clearly shows the unit with the purge valve. The box shows the unit with the purge valve. The instructions show the unit with a purge valve. And the parts list lists the purge valve. The Rusco Spin Down Separator I received did not come with the purge valve so I had to make a special trip into town to the hardware store to buy the purge valve -- for $4.59. This is not right.

THIS IS HELPING WITH THE SAND COMING FORM OUR WELL FOR OUR LAWN SPRINKLER SYSTEM, PURCHASED A SECOND ONE JUST IN CASE

Concept good, but requires manual clearing. Spinning throws heavy contaminants outward where they sink to the bottom. Lighter material clings to the screen and clogs pores. One I bought had its cartridge screwed on too tight--could not remove to clean except with extreme force of pipe wrench & hammer(light tapping on wrench). If impurities at low enough level that could be handled by a disposable cartridge, this device could extend cartridge life, but if impurities are high then the frequent manual flushes and cleaning can be impractical. A backwashable filter would be preferable in those cases. Will clog with light silt and or fine sand requiring periodic disassembly and cleaning. If particles are coarse sand or larger, this is fine. Otherwise too much manual cleaning and pressure loss.

Works exactly as expected - very satisfied.

The 100 mesh filter is a little much for irrigation,youd be better with 40 or 60 mesh.

Get higher number than 100 if you have well water

I replaced the housing because of a small leak in the discharge side of pvc joint. I’m using this as a pre filter for my sediment filtration system. This spindown filter works great. I have an automatic valve on this filter that cleans itself every day.