Rusco Sediment Trapper Install and Test

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Rusco Sediment Trapper Install and Test

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We use well water here at the house and it taste great! There is only one issue, lots of Sediment. I purchased the Rusco Sediment Trapper with 100 mesh stainless steel filter to take care of the problem. In this video I install and test the Rusco pre-filter. If you would like to check this filter out here is the link:
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@8056443232 7 жыл бұрын

I sure enjoy your channel! Tip: if you moved the filters to be in line ahead of the P tank, you will certainly need to check and clean the filters on a VERY regular basis. It works either way, but if you want to keep sediment out of the P tank and make the move, be sure to watch those filters! If a filter plugs up ahead of the P tank, the pump can run away and that's not good. Also, be aware that PVC shrinks with age. All PVC. Those sched 80 nipples will shrink and loosen. May not leak, but you'll notice the filters can spin around on the thread as you are changing the cartridges down the road. Brass nipples are the only way to go in that application. The PVC fittings (such as the body of the filter housings and/or the union) will shrink as well, so if you had put brass nipples, the connections simply get tighter with age as the threads close up on the brass. And in conclusion ( :-) ), Bend your PEX. Hmm, good name for a band? Bend the PEX around all your corners, don't us 90 fittings. Each fitting slows the flow, and PEX, as great as it is, doesn't flow the same as copper. One reason is the tiny little holes which the water has to squeeze through on all the fittings. That Sharkbite press-on fitting you used is an exception: it grips the outside of the tube AND has a larger bore as well. The PEX corner thingies are called "Plastic Polymer PEX Pipe 90-Degree Bend Support with Mounting Bracket." They are about eighty cents each in a bag of fifty from a supply house, a LOT more from Lowes/Home Depot. They come with and without a tab which allows you to fasten them to something. www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/1000/d8/d86fa0b1-308e-4510-9307-c06d339d3154_1000.jpg

@truth6600 Жыл бұрын

Always filter after pressure tank. Before would restrict flow and possibly cause pump damage.

@jeffm2787 3 жыл бұрын

Observation: You put the Teflon tape on the wrong direction. Should go clockwise. Looked like you had a mixture of right and wrong.

@Alexmogan23 3 жыл бұрын

I was looking to see if anyone else caught that lol

@sam-and-angela 7 жыл бұрын

I put one in our system when I built our Well House a while back. It's GREAT!! It has changed my filter life from about a month to three months. We have a lot of black sand sediment in our well water. Edited to add: Look at that crisp footage! :)

@LandtoHouse 7 жыл бұрын

After a couple days the house filter is still white. This new filter is helping a lot!

@mguerramd 3 жыл бұрын

Those clear filter housings have a tendency to crack, be sure to keep a couple of spares around at all times. You do not have a bypass loop going around your filter system so when that housing cracks you’ll need to turn off the water to the house and change it out right quick. If that housing cracked when you are not around you’re going to have a hell of a flood on your hands so you might want to put a flood stop valve in the line ahead of the filter system

@jasonhayes4290 6 жыл бұрын

I added one to our house a couple of years ago. I piped the drain on the spin down filter to a new hose bib I installed on the exterior foundation wall. That way all I have to do is turn on the spigot to clean the filter and I don’t even have to crawl under the house. Work smarter, not harder I say.

@LandtoHouse 6 жыл бұрын

That is a really good way to do it! Mine is annoying because I have to go under the house every month. I will likely make it easy like you have.

@daleval2182 2 жыл бұрын

Im in Canada, that idea is excellent 👍, but not where i live, would freeze up, but I'll be doing a pre filter in the basement for sure,

@WiSeNhEiMeR-1369 2 жыл бұрын

NOTE: you WRAPPED your Teflon TAPE on Counter-Clockwise ( BACKWARDS) always wrap the TAPE on the direction that your FITTING will SCREW-ON (clockwise in your case ) ...

@sam-and-angela 7 жыл бұрын

If you ever go to redo it, put your filters on before your pressure tank. I did this when I moved our tank out from under the house to the well house. We had sediment begin to interfere with the small holes for the pressure switch and pressure gauge. Since redoing it, we've had no issues. Maybe also plan to drain your pressure tank a few times a year to help address any sediment build up. :-)

@Michael34SD 7 жыл бұрын

I would be careful putting filters before the pressure tank. I asked a licensed plumber about this, and he said it was against code here. He said that the issue is that, if you don't check the filter regularly, the filter can clog, and you can get a pressure build up before the filter. This could cause it to leak/fail, and the pressure switch will just keep calling for more water from the pump, flooding your basement. This would be especially true if you have anything like a sprinkler system, something that might continue to draw water even when you're away from home, such that you could get debris buildup and wouldn't even be in a place to check or clear it.

@sam-and-angela 7 жыл бұрын

Michael Hotaling ahhhh... makes sense!

@lizlangauraceneenvellum8716 3 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful - thank you! I'm replacing a spindown filter/housing but really our well-water system probably needs the big one too. Now I'll have a leg-up on it.

@LandtoHouse 3 жыл бұрын

This has made all the difference in our water. I can now go a full month without cleaning. Way better than every 3 days.

@timklassen421 3 жыл бұрын

a new well should fix your sediment problem or raise your pump up a few feet it might be to close to the bottom of well sediment filter is a bandage fix.

@stevenguenther1088 7 жыл бұрын

Unions are your friend! That's a fun little filter, seems to have a self cleaning with the find that guide the sediment down into the catch.

@LandtoHouse 7 жыл бұрын

Yes it seems to be self cleaning. I am looking forward to seeing how it does in a few weeks.

@pauldepaul3905 4 жыл бұрын

Good job. But you should have gotten some silicone grease and greased the "o" ring inside the housing. This will prevent friction from causing you to have a hard time in tightening the housing and possibly damaging the "o" ring.

@cwlindWX 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for! I'll probably copy your setup, and maybe add a water timer/sprinkler timer to run once a day to pump the sediment out through a hose.

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

Be sure to install a union. It is very helpful if something goes wrong.

@user-ll3jr4ci2q 3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't the sprinkler timer get clogged by the sediment ... !?

@cfisupply 7 жыл бұрын

One thing that is nice with the SharkBite fittings is they are removable & reusable. A clip is available to remove the fitting. Makes things easy! Nice job with the filter. I've been looking at them myself.

@kuhrd 7 жыл бұрын

Sharkbite fittings are removable but they are not reusable in a permanent installation. They are fine to reuse for test and temporary purposes but they are one-time use for permanent installation since the barbs inside can become damaged and the seals on the fitting may not reseal well enough the second or subsequent times.

@cfisupply 7 жыл бұрын

kuhrd Huh... I've been using & reusing them for several years without a problem. maybe I'm just lucky.

@LandtoHouse 7 жыл бұрын

My dad has mentioned reusing the component.

@kuhrd 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah generally you can get away with reusing them but it is another one of those situations where liability becomes a problem.

@acoustic4037 5 жыл бұрын

Or instead of having to buy and locate those cheap clips, you can use the crescent wrench in your tool box to do the job. I find it's easier to find the wrench (had a freebie come in a package once, havn't seen it since).

@crude4u1948 4 жыл бұрын

Great looking system. I'd like you to make a follow-up video with any comments you might make or adjustments to your process. I am in Mexico and have a gravity feed system with water tanks on the roof. About a 12 foot fall to the washing machine. I'm wondering if this system would work with gravity flow system or if it needs the pressure of a captive air system.

@redamaleki 7 жыл бұрын

Nice, I need to go change my whole house filter, didn't realize it was so easy to do. I also gotta say I like the new camera. Your content has been great but when you were filming yourself talking with the old camera, it was just close enough to be awkward. The new camera is much better.

@LandtoHouse 7 жыл бұрын

Yes it really is easy to change out that filter. I have been changing mine every month but now I think it will be every 2 or 3. The new camera is so great! I have really enjoyed it.

@kirkkoblect5915 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice. It was satisfying not seeing any leaks. I have a verticle water line under my house that comes straight up out of the ground directly into my mobile home. Do u know if its ok to install a water filter like that or do i need to make some elbows?

@thebaconized4733 5 жыл бұрын

Great video but it looks like that PEX was still rough after cutting it with a hacksaw. It can be abrasive to the Sharkbite O-ring.

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Hmm interesting thought. So far it has not leaked. Those shark bite are great.

@acoustic4037 5 жыл бұрын

Novices use hack saws lol. Get a pvc cutter. Real men use the Ridgid one, but you can get a cheapo at home depot for $10.00 that still cuts clean, straight, and quick. Doesn't the shark bite fitting make the use of a union redundant? Hey anyhow this is a great topic for a video and it's over all very cool! Thanks for sharing your project!

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of ways to cut pvc. I actually use a miter saw for some of my cuts. (I make at least 10 cuts a week and its the fastest way to cut 4" pipe) . I guess that shark bite does have a way to remove the component but you have to have that tool and its annoying. The union is fast and simple. So far this has been a great filter. It does fill up every 3 or so weeks and needs a cleaning.

@guidedbygreen1480 3 жыл бұрын

Try using a pipe cutter on 5-10+ year old CPVC.. It will shatter... There's a tool for Every job

@lizlangauraceneenvellum8716 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a complete novice but I studied up when I had to partially re-plumb a well-house with PEX. I found a PEX-specific cutter from Lowes and worked to make sure my cuts were clean and 90 degrees. Used the Shark-bite fittings. No leaks when I finished! Thanks for showing the union - super handy to know about. I'll probably be hacking up some PVC in the near future.

@LandtoHouse 3 жыл бұрын

Plumbing is fun when it works out. Not so fun when water goes all over your house.

@urbanturbine Жыл бұрын

4:00 Is that threaded nipple NSF certified for potable water? i find it at home depot but it doesn't say NSF. Great video. thank you for posting!!

@Artifacts407 5 жыл бұрын

Just a little tip. Never use a metal male fitting on a plastic female fitting, unless it is sch80 or has some type of steel band embedded on the female adapter. You're applying stress to that plastic fitting which will almost always lead to it eventually cracking.

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Seems like good advice. Sadly the spin down does not have the metal insert. Might have to replace it someday.

@a892728 6 жыл бұрын

Sediment Trapper look like a good idea. In my house I use 2-tier filter one was y-type120MESH 130Micron with Spin-Down,and the other one was 10" long 5 Micron PP filter. But if big rain coming the sediment the dirt the sand ...... I just recently replace one of the filter. And my country may not sell filter like Rusco Sediment Trapper. May be the next time I replace the filter I will find like rusco one.

@LandtoHouse 6 жыл бұрын

We have a lot of sediment at my house. I have to clean the rusco every 20 to 30 days. But it does allow the other filter to last 3 moths.

@peadaromaoileoin5684 5 жыл бұрын

Do you mean you have to open it up and clean the filter inside every 20 to 30 days, or just flush it every 20 to 30 days? We have a lot of sediment at my house, I'm thinking there's something wrong with my well or tank because it's always sand sediment that gets caught in the spin down filter. My spin down filter is completely blocked after about a week and pressure drops in the house completely by then.

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Our sediment is so fine that it sticks to the spin down. I have to unscrew it and clean the screen every 3 to 4 weeks.

@TomBrueggen 4 жыл бұрын

I commented on your followup video. Guess i should have watched this one first. Got a couple answers. : )

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

I just got in another rusco system to replace this one. Should be out in video soon.

@103apartment 7 жыл бұрын

Great water filtration system. I've really enjoyed watching your experiences as you go and learn things. Also you might look at Pure Living for Life videos. You might enjoy them and get some ideas as "Well" 😏

@LandtoHouse 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. There is so much to learn. . . I have watched a couple of those videos. They are good at what they do.

@be236 11 ай бұрын

I have the smaller version of this Rusco unit... I got a new o-ring that fits tight on that mesh screen unit (at your 6:07), but I can't seem to insert the mesh screen unit back up into the cap... could it be because my o-ring is too thick?

@wildbill1 2 жыл бұрын

Any follow up video on how things are running after the change?

@LandtoHouse 2 жыл бұрын

No follow ups yet. But things are wothings are working well. Some of the screen has gotten clogged with very fine gravel.

@LandtoHouse 2 жыл бұрын

Oh this is the really old video. My apologies. I have upgraded to a much bigger Rusco filter.

@jllaine 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@mikereid2865 4 жыл бұрын

Better perhaps if you had run this system for a few months and then uploaded your video. As it is, we don't know how the project performed. Up date?

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

We have tons of sediment in our water. I clean this out every 4 days. It keeps the main filter clean for about 2 months. I do think that I will upgrade to the larger spin down so I dont have to clean it so often.

@mikereid2865 4 жыл бұрын

@@LandtoHouse Many thanks for your update. I intend to give your design a try, with a larger version as you suggested.

@jimmyjamautrey 4 жыл бұрын

seeing how you have alot of sediment, it appears you are filter the water after it leaves the pressure tank, I would filter it before the presssure tank. I did the same with my well

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

According to a local plumber friend of mine it's a very bad idea to put the filter before the pressure switch. If the filter clogs up and prevents pressure from building to Max the relays will tell the pump motor to always be on.

@guidedbygreen1480 3 жыл бұрын

I've worked on a many filter systems and never installed or worked on filters before the pressure tank.its always after

@michaelhardy8589 4 жыл бұрын

4 water filters whole house UV light system

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

I have seen those UV light filters. I guess they do not work when the power is out?

@michaelhardy8589 4 жыл бұрын

@@LandtoHouse get a whole house backup generator emergency

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

That is a bit out of my budget. It would be really nice though.

@catfischer86 4 жыл бұрын

@@LandtoHouse neither does your well after the pressure tank is empty.

@nintendolunchbox 7 жыл бұрын

Not having a city water bill, I've noticed at least 4 I think filter changes. Is it cheaper still being on the well?

@LandtoHouse 7 жыл бұрын

+nintendolunchbox there are a number of advantages to well water here in the mountains. Much cleaner water no added fluoride or chlorine. The filters have cost a total of $10. The new filter was rather expensive but it will make the filters last three times as long. So I figure over the course of five years it will pay for itself. Water in the town we came from was rather expensive. In the apartment not too bad but my neighbor just up the street was paying $130 a month.

@douginNC28139 5 жыл бұрын

nintendolunchbox its all good until you have to replace the pump. Then your monthly savings pretty much disappear.

@edwardwilcox6712 7 жыл бұрын

all ways good to have clean water

@LandtoHouse 7 жыл бұрын

Yes for sure! This seems like it will do the trick.

@kobepeterson7498 7 жыл бұрын

Hello, I was wondering if instead of a cap on the end of my pressure tank I could use a female adapter with a cap screwed into it

@LandtoHouse 7 жыл бұрын

Are you referring to a ram pump pressure tank?

@kobepeterson7498 7 жыл бұрын

Land to House yup!

@kobepeterson7498 7 жыл бұрын

Yup!

@sfdff1 2 жыл бұрын

What is the other (bigger) filter? I have one but can't find the manufacturer name on it to get a replacement filter.

@LandtoHouse 2 жыл бұрын

To get the other filters you can go to a plumbing store or lowes. I also find them at the local hardware store. They are rather common.

@CatsMeowington 16 күн бұрын

@@LandtoHouse That was my question as well. I have that same filter but I do not know the brand and model. I am reading all of the comments to see if that information was used. When I saw this comment, I held my breathe to read your answer. I was disappointed that you didn't answer the question but perhaps you don't know yourself. I found your channel by looking at images to find my sediment filter and found your channel. Anyway, I enjoyed your content and subbed and liked. Have a great day!😀 Update, I just read further down that you "I have no idea". Rats! I will keep explorer for the answer. There seems to be some interest in the other filter, the one I have. When my plumber installed it for me he said it was a very good filter! BTW did I wish you a great day? Yes I did but here is another one. Have great day!