Culligan HF-360 Whole House Sediment Filter Clear Housing
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Culligan HF-360 Whole House Sediment Filter Clear Housing
Customer Review: Sediment Filter Protects Your Appliances and Drinking Water
Summary: 5 Stars
This is fairly easy to install. It prefilters incoming (well water) and strains out sediment from the water supply. Culligan makes several kinds of filters that slip inside the filter housing. The filters are rated by microns. The higher the filtration desired, the higher the price per filter. The filter housing is clear so one can see the water and the condition of the filter. Generally, the filter begins to turn brown from iron and other minerals, and after several weeks or months, the filter is changed (the interval depends on the content of the water supply). It is easy to change the filter. I turn off the water supply (before the filter), run a faucett to release internal pipe pressure, and then unscrew the clear housing from the cap with the plastic wrench supplied. The old filter is discarded, and the new filter set in place. Tighten the housing with the wrench and turn on the water supply. Place a bowl or trash can under the filter housing when unscrewing to prevent water from dripping onto the floor.
There are not too many places where a prefilter such as this for well water is NOT needed. Most well water has particulates, such as iron, that will collect in water lines, water heater, dishwasher, etc. if not removed. The filtered water then goes into a conditioning unit to remove the mineral content and produce clear water that won't stain sink basins, showers, etc. (Kinetico makes a really good house water conditioner. It is a bit more expensive than its chief competitor, Culligan, but it uses less salt, requires no electricity, and filters on-demand rather than a set time schedule.)
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Customer Review: Inexpensive filter, works great
Summary: 5 Stars
Our home water is supplied by a personal well that unfortunately comes with some brownish sediment that discolors the water and makes it taste a little too much like minerals. Completely harmless, but not very pretty, especially for company. Previously I had been looking into expensive water softeners or whole house filters in the $200+ range. Thankfully I found this little guy for $32 and a two pack of 20 micron filters for another $7 (so cheap!).
It took about 5 minutes to install and only required two $0.50 threaded adapters to hook the filter into my main CPVC line from the pump. I also put two $0.15 pipe clamps on either side of the filter to keep the pipe from wobbling too much when changing the filter, although I probably could have left them off and still been fine, the filter is pretty light weight even when filled. I didn't need to run additional electrical lines, drain hoses, shutoff valves or any of the other stuff required by the more expensive filtering systems, which made me happy.
It's been a week now, water is crystal clear. I like that I can see the filter through the casing, currently it has a light brown tinge so I know it's working. Since the water has been so clear I think I'll be sticking with the cheaper and longer lasting 20 micron filters, they're supposed to last 4 months or 16,000 gallons, putting my total filtration costs at a cool ~$12 a year.
I couldn't be happier!
Customer Review: Very Good Housing. - Much better than the unit it replaces!
Summary: 5 Stars
This whole house filter housing is replacing an Omni housing that was here when we moved into the house 7 years ago. The Omni developed a pinhole leak...so it had to be replaced.
This Culligan Housing is Sooooo Much better! It not only appears to be significantly more be more durable and much better made than the Omni...but the fact that the housing container is clear let's you accurately see the condition of the filter within. Additionally it accepts wider cartridges than the Omni...which allows you greater choice when choosing replacement filters.
All in all I rate this Culligan unit 5 Big Stars! Much better quality than what I was expecting!! The pictures here on Amazon don't do this unit justice. Very good choice.
Customer Review: filter
Summary: 5 Stars
we live on a well, and only the washing machine collects enough sediment, blue granite, to clog up the small thimble sized machine filter. solution....spend the 30$ or so and put this filter between the cold water entry to machine.........simple...but 2x 3/4 brass couplings to attach to the filter, get an extra 5$ washing machine hose, and connect. now i dont have to clean out the trap every 2 weeks....its more like avery 9 months. and a new filter is only have installed it in the main water line from well, but add another 100$ plus labor for a certified plumber.....this is an ez do-it-yourself job......Customer Review: Love it
Summary: 5 Stars
5 stars for a water filter?
Well my current one conked out, and this is the replacement one that fits my existing filters. Best price I could find, no tax, no shipping. Sometimes Amazon really amazes me with the amount of stuff you can find here.
Unbolted my old filter, bolted this one in, and saved myself a fortune in plumbing costs. And the $50 worth of cartridges I have won't go to waste.
Couldn't be more pleased with both the product and Amazon