Hello Breaktimers, I’m getting ready to close up a basement job (drywall) and I noticed that the ice in the frezzer had some sediment in it and was wondering what type of inline filter set-up we could install down below in the basement storage room where the shutoff is located? anyone have ideas. ie: ease of changing, maybe some type of bypass while changing filter so water does not get all over.
Thanks for the help, Lou
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I feed my icemaker from the cold water valve that supplies the kitchen sink. I installed a two outlet valve (one of the outlets is a 1/4" compression fitting). I use 1/4" tubing between the supply valve and the icemaker with an in-line charcoal filter under the sink.
When it's time to replace the filter (thanks for reminding me, BTW), it's about a 15 minute job. Five minutes to clear out the junk under the sink, five minutes to change the filter, and five minutes to put the junk back. - lol
There are all kinds of filter systems.
The basic icemaker filters are inline and have connections on each end. IMHSO they are worthless for many reason. One is no real place for them (just lay behidn the refigerator or in the bottom of the sink cabinet and not valving or way to control the water.
Then there are the "fancy" systems. They have a bayonet system that you can just twice and release with self sealing connections (like quick disconnect air hoses). Simple and quick. But the cartridges are propriotory and realatively expensive. But you can get them in several different levels of filtration upto and including reverse osmosis.
When I got my new refigerator it had a builtin filter. While I have good water I like the taste better, but was too cheap for the $40 filter every 6 months.
Now that was a supper filter interms of what it removed. But all I needed was a basic Taste and Odder filter.
So I got a baic under the cabinet filter. The cartridges run about $8-10 and last 6 months. The system cost about $35-40. Some brands come with shut off valves, but if you are installing it next to the shutoff then you don't need this feature. Some come with mounting brackets, other you need to buy those separately.
Lowes and HD sell them and they use an universal filter that many of the water filter companies supply.
When you unscrew the housing you have about a pint of water and a ittle will drip out and you need to have a sponge handy, but it is not a "wet" problem, just need to be carefull.
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Thanks, Lou C
This is what we use - http://residential.everpure.com/GetState.aspx
Jeff
About 18 months ago, I picked up a GE filter at Home Depot. It splices into my icemaker line in the basement. I mounted the filter housing on the wall. Seems like it was about $30 and the replacement filters are about $15.
Honestly, we have good municipal water here and I can't say that I've noticed a difference with the new filter, but, it makes me feel better!
Bob.
Tap off the hot water line and let the water heater collect the sediment. The ice maker uses so little water that it doesn't have time to warm up as it fills the device.
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In this part of the country (it's not Spring yet), we prefer to run unsoftened water to our drinking water, including ice makers. It's very good tasting municipal well water. The water in the heater is softened, and it doesn't taste as good. Sediment isn't an issue.