Installing water filters by yourself

Given the degree of contamination of tap water, the installation of filters to clean it is a necessary step. Filters clean the water well, and you can verify this by examining any of them, which is in operation for 3 to 7 months. The grid filtering liquid will be sealed with sand and small grains of rust, which, penetrating into household appliances (dishwasher or washing machine), mixers, negatively affect internal devices. That's why you need to install water filters.

What are they needed for?

The water that flows from the tap is cleaned by the city's sewerage system according to standards completely far from flawless. To water was drinking, used without boiling and was used directly from the tap, you need to put a multistage filter. Installing a drinking water filter Will help to mitigate it, will also remove harmful impurities, excess mineral and various hazardous elements. Cleaning will take place in the usual way, without the participation of consumers. Washing is usually completed with a separate drinking tap, the installation of which also requires absolutely no labor.

What you need to know about the filter

Installing water filters involves cleaning it with the help of certain cartridges, the change of which should be made after some time. The installation kit should include:

• key;
• Set of fasteners;
• fitting;
• crane;
• Water treatment tools;
• Connecting hoses.

What a washing machine in the apartment does not matter. At the end of the expiration date of the cartridges, they will need to be replaced, even if little water is used.

Advantages of filters

Advantages of such systems are in considerable amount. The installation of filters for water treatment has the following advantages:

• availability;
• functionality;
• Ease of construction;
• Variability of possible solutions;
• Usability;
• little weight;
• The permissibility of replacing the filters at their own discretion.

And this is not all the advantages that can be listed for a long time. Especially if you consider the fact that filters can be changed the way you want. And this, in turn, affects the quality of water filtration. For example, it is sufficient to install recirculation equipment with rear osmosis to use extremely clean water from the tap without any impurities.

Initial stage of work

Before the installation of water filters in the apartment, you will need to decide on a good location for their location.

1. It is not allowed to be too warm (in particular, for the storage vessels of reverse osmosis).
2. The space should be freely available, so that to change the cartridges in the future you could immediately pull out the design without disconnecting it.
3. The active light should not be exposed to sunlight in any way.
4. If you decide to attach the filter to the wall, you need to retreat 20 cm from the bottom to the level at which it will be installed (this will facilitate the replacement of the cartridge without removing the filter).

Very important

When the filter location is already defined, it will be necessary to find the area where the tap for purified water should be located. From it will go the filtered liquid. Then it will be necessary to measure the distance of the plastic hose spacer. Quite often it turns out that the footage of an ordinary pipe that is part of the set of devices (somewhere 1-1.5 m) is not enough.

Installing filters for water purification requires this: to connect them to a network with a cold liquid, there is absolutely no need to cut or saw, since there is a tee, which is usually included. It is designed for connection to pipes with diameters, which are most common in apartments. If the risers have a different diameter, the adapter is purchased individually.

Installing the water filter under the sink

There are several rules that should be followed in this work:

1. A simple assembly of the filters must begin with the installation of a conventional tap for purified water. He goes in the kit with the device. It is mounted in a countertop or a sink. It is best to place it near the typical water taps for hot and cold water. For installation it is necessary to drill a hole of the required diameter in the tabletop or sink.
2. The mechanism of branching cold tap water. Through it, water will flow into the filter itself. It is necessary to close cold water and drain its residues. Next, you need to detach the bending hose with a steel braid from the pipe. It is separated simultaneously with the fastening to the drainpipe.
3. Now the installation of the filter for the water under the sink will follow the scheme included in the kit. In the passage area you need to put the adapter. The tee is fixed on a pipe with cold water, then the thread is compressed with sealant or with a foamed tape. The tee is attached to a hose with a metal coating, which is connected to a tap with cold water on the sink. Further it is necessary to screw in a tee cock, and also to squeeze a carving.
4. Then the installation of water filters from their component parts will go. For installation in the box there is everything you need: a tap to turn off the filter and bend its connections, the body of the device and installed in it cartridges, tee, fastening plastic pipes, gaskets and more.
5. The connection of the filter starts by connecting the hoses to the outlet and the inlet to it. Beforehand, pull out the retaining half rings and remove the plugs. The plastic pipe must be mounted, putting a little of its work into it.
6. Now it is necessary to connect the water supply tap to the filter inlet with plastic hoses, and connect the output to a tap with clean water. To connect the output, it is required to install it through the existing drilled slot. It is fixed with nuts, which are screwed onto a hollow hose with thread and originally put on it by an internal washer.
7. The installation of water filters is already coming to an end. After the installation of the clean water tap is completed, it is necessary to fit the pipe onto the piston from the set. Only after this, you can connect the tap to the lower fastener. To install the hose, insert the valve into the pipe and press it against the wall, holding the pipe. Until the end of the piston, the hose should not be about 2 mm. After this, it is required to pass the other end of the pipe through the fixing nut and tighten it tightly.

The final stage

At the final stage of the work, it will be superfluous to check the instruction on which the installation of water filters in the apartment was made. Especially it is necessary to pay attention to such actions as:

• Robust mounting of the crane to a permanent place;
• Adapter connection;
• Absence of kinks of plastic hoses in the wiring;
• The presence of 3 filter flasks, which must be with cartridges and tightly tightened.

This is how the water filter is installed . With your hands it can be made without much effort in any apartment or private house.