How to install a home water filter yourself! With filter parts selected!

Many people resort to installing a home water filter to purify home water for drinking, cooking, and other uses, and the installation process is not complicated. Once you know its parts and the correct installation method, and have the necessary tools, things become easy. In this article, we will find out all these things.

Necessary tools

• Electric drill.
• Screwdriver and mounting screws.
• Scalpel or sharp knife.
• Pipe wrench.
• Triple T joint, 1/2 in.
• Small 1/2 inch faucet.
• The faucet is installed on the sink.
• Sink drilling rig.

Home water filter spare parts

• Electric pump to pump water to the filter device.
• Product tank to collect filtered water ready for use.
• Filters usually have several stages and must be changed periodically. It can be in 4 steps, 5 steps or 6 steps. And detailed:
• The first stage : to remove solid and suspended impurities such as dust.
• The second step , which is the carbon stage, is used to remove chlorine and organic materials present in the water, as well as removing the bad taste or odor from the water.
• The third step is the solid carbon phase, and is used to confirm the work of the first and second phases.
• The fourth stage : It is called “Membrin” and works to eliminate heavy salts, viruses, and some types of bacteria.
• Level 5 : To remove color and improve the taste and smell of water.
• Step Six : Add calcium to the water, equalizing the ratio of acid and base.
• Filter inlet, produce water outlet and drain outlet The excess rejected water is drained through the filtration process.

How to install a home water filter

1- Preparing entry and exit

• You must first determine the location of the filter depending on the size of the filter you purchased. It is usually installed under the kitchen sink to provide a water source and a place to drain the water rejected by the filtration process and electricity.
• First disconnect the water from the extensions at the bottom of the sink (you will find a box in one of the rooms in the house with pipes for water distribution in the house, disconnect the main valve).
• Average Determine where to install the gasket (T-shaped) To take a branch from the main kitchen faucet supply pipe (cold line, not hot line), then install it after removing the pipe.
• Directly install a small faucet on the installed branch, which will later become the water inlet for the filter.
• You will also need to install a drain for rejected water, which can usually be connected to the sink drain line or washing machine outlet.
• The final stage of treatment in the installation of a filtered water outlet is usually in the form of a tap, which is installed on the sink from above. You need a special hole to drill the hole for the sink (it is better to ask a professional to help you install it), or you can do without it. The outlet is connected directly to a radiator that provides you with hot and cold water.

2- Install the water filter

It is always better to read the user manual to know the correct installation method and how to connect its different parts.

• Now comes the turn of installing the filter device, this is on one side of the cabinet at the bottom of the sink if you want to mount it on the wall, you need a drill to make two holes with screws to hang the filter. But if you want to install it on one side of the furniture, do not use a drill, use only short screws so as not to damage the furniture.
• Then by installing the product tank and connecting all parts with plastic tubes, cutting the tubes to a suitable length with a scalpel.
• Do not forget to connect electricity to the electric pump. Now you need an electrical outlet, which is often under the sink.

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