QUOTE(xproc @ Apr 29 2018, 10:59 AM)
If your mount a bracket to “lift” it will it easier to change / replace the filter
I not happy with my current Aquasana type water filter
Very slow water flow rate and the filter seems not so dirty after 1 year
I brought a water meter (not yet arrive) to test it later
I thinking installing a pre filter and a master filter before this filter
Looking for other solution if possible but the problem is that I still have replacement filter for 2 years
FD has a bracket, can be mounted on it, but what we do is actually slightly different. We leave extra long tubing. This way, when you need to service the system, you just take it out and put in your sink without disconnecting. So any water that leaks when maintenance is done, will go directly into sink without making any mess.
As for Aquasana, what are these cartridges? I tried to find it online, Aquasana bombards you with information, but doesn't tell you what is each cartridge. First one they say is sediment 20 micron, ok, but what is it made of? Is it melt blown cartridge?
One of the stages is clearly 0.5 micron modified carbon block, I'm supposing that would be last stage, but what is stage 2?
Anyway, I see 2 potential problems. If stage 1 and stage 2 are "depth" filtration, meaning they catch particles inside rather than on the surface (like a sponge vs a net), then they get blocked and there is no way to wash it.
Second issue could be that stage 3, being modified carbon block with 0.5 absolute is so heavily modified that it gets blocked in no time with non-sediment type of contaminants.
Solution to problem 1 would be a washable pre-filter, 5 micron or even 1 micron pleated poly, depending on what your stage 2 is. But then you may as well not use stage 1 of Aquasana (it's 20 micron).
This may solve second problem as well, and if not then you need a sub micron pre filter (UF, Disruptor type etc).
But overall, I never understood why Aquasana made these 1/2 filters... Clearly they get blocked 2 times faster than full size filters.
P.S. and why do they say on Lazada that system is made in USA when it is not, but that's not related to our discussion.