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Posted by JIMMIE on September 14, 2009, 12:33 pm
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> I kept having problems with my toilet not refilling all the way in the bo=
wl.
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> There is a little tube which sends water into the overflow tube when
> refilling. This opening in the refill valve for this was getting clogged =
> particles in the water pipes. (The same particles which clog up faucet
> aerators.)
> So I decided to put a water filter on my toilet. But the replacement
> cartridges are too expensive! Instead I looked for a "screen" type filter
> which I could clean and not need to buy replacement cartridges.
> All I could find is a screen filter for an outside water hose (in the gar=
den
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> section of home improvement stores). The filter I found looks like this..=
.http://www.jspg.com/uploadfile/fpxkkScreen%20filter.jpg
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> Anyway it works!
> After having it installed for 6 months, the toilet bowl is still filling =
all
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> the way up like it should. I turned off the water and unscrewed the filte=
> and there was all sorts of particles in there. I just rinsed it and screw=
> it back on. (The toilet was still refilling just fine, I was just curious
> about what particles it was catching. Probably just need to clean it once=
> year.)
> Anyway because of the angle of the connections on this filter, the plumbi=
> behind my toilet looks tacky. I was told there are other types of screen
> filters with straight in connections? And that these are used for boilers=
> What I would like to do is install a whole house screen filter or screen
> filters under each sink. Like the above where I could just clean it and n=
> need to buy replacement cartridges.
> Anyone know where you can get a "whole house screen filter"????
A lot of the crud may be coming from within the house. Scale builds up
in the pipes and then breaks loose. I had a similar problem on my
humidifier and had to replace an expensive valve twice in 3 years. I
added an inline filter , the type you use on refrigerators. It is 7
years old and I have never replaced the cartridge and have never had
to replace the valve again since I put it on.
Jimmie
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