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

Well

Good price, easy to install, does the job.

The reverse flush valve never worked properly and was difficult to turn. Eventually the valve handle broke and the valve had to be replaced.

Im on well water that has a lot of manganese in it. I put two of these sediment filters upstream of a Big Blue 20 DGD-2501 filter and they extend the filter element life two of three times. I do use the flushing feature fairly regularly (once a week or more in the rainy season) At first I had 100 and 250 mesh screens in these housings, but have stepped it up to 140 and 500 screens to see if I can extend the filter life even more. I great product that does exactly what I wanted. Running the washing machine is where I really see whats going on. However, if I had to do it over again, Id get the bigger housing (1.5 inlet & outlet, vice 1) to see if it would increase flow when the screens were getting plugged.

So far so good

All well water systems with possibility of sand or other particle intrusion should be fitted with one of these. These simple and easy to clean filters will protect any water treatment equipment and plumbing systems from damage...especially here in Florida where many wells have problems with sand or rust flakes from the well casing. I use them on all of my well water installations.

I used this on a sprinkler pump in Florida and a week after install the filter is completely clogged with Algae. If the filter is in bright sunshine, cover the clear tube with a black inner bicycle tire tube or a black thick sock or stocking or even AC coolant line insulation. The sunlight causes the algae to grow and clog frequently. They sell a sunshade as an add-on but it should come with an opaque cover by default.

Filters good but much to small for whole house application raised my pump amps by around 2 amps.

This is a quality filter that works very well with a shallow well pump.

This worksgreat. If you are not handy with home plumbing, however, you may need to hire someone to install it. Not that it is hard, but its not the project to start out your career with. Once it is in, your sand-from-the-well problems stop. Your faucets will thank you!