Does the granular activated charcoal come with the Katadyn Combi Microfilter? Also, after priming the filter for first use, does the filter have to be kept wet? Thank you
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Regarding keeping the filter wet, I have not and it has worked fine. The activated charcoal DOES come with the kit in a sealed package. Keep in mind that once the packaged is opened after about 6 months or so, for best protection you should completely replace it with a fresh activated charcoal filter package regardless of the amount of water you have filtered with it. So it makes sense to purchase backup sealed packages. Hope this helps.
1498472
There is a rubber seal that is on the filter itself, which may be a good thing as it is replaced with each filter (once a year). In addition, it is an excellent basic unit that removes a great deal of particles, especially dust. I take the charcoal pre-filter out every two weeks to vacuum it as if picks up a great deal of dust from the air. We dust much less since we purchased this unit.
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This is a replacement filter for the Katadyn Guide water purifier. It filters all microbial bacteria that one would worry about on a long distance hike where filtering water is a necessity. I would consult the Katadyn site to see what this filter removes from water to get specifics, but I have used it regularly for week long hikes.
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This unit comes with the charcoal filters necessary for ventless operation. No separate purchase is necessary. Thank you!
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It could be defective. However, I know after you replace one, and the older filter has captured a lot of particulates in it, the water flows through it slowly. When a new one is put in, it seem to flow through fast just because it hasn't captured any of the microscopic particulates yet. As the activated charcoal in the filter captures more particulates, it will begin to slow down some.I suggest you call Brita on their customer service number and express your concerns. Most of the time these companies are very interested in making sure you are satisfied, so call them.
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No, but the Katadyn Drip Gravidyn (charcoal in the filter) does reduce chemicals, but doesn't last as long. I went with the Ceradyn and then filter thru a Britta charcoal water filter, for added chemical/taste removal.
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Hi Charlie.I get the charcoal at Walmart in the "fish" department. It's called Aqua-Tech activated carbon. It's for aquariums. It is in a square plastic container, net weight 9 oz. The charcoal works perfectly in the Reusable Filter and lasts me about 6 or 8 months. With 13 cats in the house (and 5 outside that come in and go out at their pleasure) I clean my fountain about every 3-4 days. I have had the fountain for over a year and I just bought my second container from Walmart. It's easy to find and at Walmart it costs $6.99. Hope this helps.
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The filter's starting supplies do include a filter bag with charcoal, a new foam filter and ceramic bio media, if you want to get technical about the rocks. I was able to set it up as soon as it arrived. I did run the charcoal filter given for about a week, and then changed over to my preferred loose charcoal.
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I've only seen the filter itself on Amazon; however, I get the charcoal in the fish section at Petsmart.
195600
You probably do not need to use the charcoal filters. You will need to use the filter housing to make the connection between the pump and the top of the tower. I also highly recommend that you use the foam pre filter. It sits around the pump and stops larger items (like pet hair) from entering the pump. I have been surprised at how much cat hair this filter stops and I am hoping it helps lengthen the life of the pump.
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I've never had that happen to me but ZeroWater's troubleshooting page says that "The carbon inside the filter is rinsed before it's packed into the filter and will sometimes still be a bit wet when it's packaged. Having your filters arrive wet will not affect the performance of the filter." So I think you're ok.
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The filters have been pre-soaked already, instructions tell you to immerse the filter in water and shake it to remove air bubbles, and to discard the first gallon of water, the dust is likely small particles of charcoal or other filtration media and should not be harmful at all.
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a quick web search of "katadyn guide" will show all sorts of info. I use same filter on older PUR Scout filter, just unscrew one end of pump body...just wash your filter body on outside before opening to avoid introducing contaminates to interior.
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We have a Kinetico water softener system. We have a LOT of iron in our well water. We must use the Iron Out salts. The 5 micron filter works well for us. We used to use a 50 or 30 micron. If anything the 5 micron just filters better, finer particles. We change it every 6 months or so. It gets red with the iron, unless you are losing water pressure it is OK to use continue to use, we have gone 9 months without changing it before. I don't know what kind of sediment your trying to filter or how much is in your well water so I can't say how it would work in your system. I would recommend trying one of the filters for six months and see how it goes. If no problems then I'd buy the bulk package. We own our system so we can do as we like with it. I don't know what Kinetico would say about it. Good luck. Let us know if it works out for you OK. We were paying much more for our filters before we found this steal of a deal.
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If there is room in your filter, you may as well just add it. However, it can take the place of your charcoal if you don't have the room. My filters not have the room, so I put it where the charcoal would. It is a nice product.
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Yes it does come with one filter. Yes I would go ahead and keep an extra filter or two on hand. They do work nice and collect. I rinse mine off, but will need changed soon. Not sure why, but my filter's charcoal was pieces, my son opened the filter, removed the charcoal, and now I just have a filter to catch hair and dirt. We use a water filter on our faucet, so do not need the charcoal.
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I have bought 2 of these and the only thing I don't think it comes with is active carbon. It does have one pre filter. But I have bought extras to swap out while the other is being cleaned. It also comes with the bio media that you clean every 6 weeks and replace some at 6 months. All the hoses and connectors also come with any new g6 or g3. I hope this helps