Water Filter Advise

Thanks for the tip on the gauge. If I mount like you suggest, which I will now, the lettering will be upside down, but not a big deal. Wonder why they would make them that way unless they're normally used for air?

The other thing I am doing is making the whole lineup removable for the winter so water won't get trapped in anything. I thought about using a finer mesh strainer but I think it would plug up too quickly. Was surprised to see how much crud was on the strainers on the end of the hose and water inlet after just one season.

JBarca wrote:

Oh one heads up on your nice setup, don't know if you where planning on assembling exactly like you show in the pic, here is a suggestion.

The pressure gage, flip the Tee up so the gage is on top verses the bottom. Reason, the gage and the tee pointed down becomes a bug and crud trap. As fine sediment sneaks by your strainer it can fall down into the Tee and Bordon tube of the gage and stay stuck in there.

If you flip the gage and tee up, it still works but gravity is in your favor now. The sediment is more swept straight through the Tee and into the filter, not stuck in the gage. Also the gage has a better chance of drain on top. It will never drain on the bottom and you may crack in the winter.

I have to deal with those kind of things on the machines we have. We call those kind of spots, dead legs. Water and get in, but then no longer moves as it is trapped in there. Crud over time festers, bugs grow and infect our system.

Good luck. The setup looks good.

John