I live in an area where the water is very brackish. Will this filter help with that?
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Christina, my family has been using this filter for 6 months. While we don't have brackish water (heavy limestone is our problem,) the filter has delivered above and beyond our expectations to softening the water. It doesn't mention brackish water, nor does any other filter I see on Amazon. However, http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/brackish-water-filter.html (website) shows a few filters that may help for you. If you are wanting to try something, I recommend this shower head filter. It's been wonderful for us, and we switched from another filter to this one. Hope this helps!
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It depends on how hard the water is. I have a water softener and the water saturation screen (not really a filter) lasts several years. Untreated water in areas with very hard water could reduce the time to six months, I imagine.
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Yes, but the unit will have to be positioned horizontally at that shallow water depth. You can remove the bracket and lay the filter directly on the bottom of the tank to make the profile shallower. This unit is larger than most people expect, but as long as the vents on the side are covered with water, you should be fine.
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I can't really say for sure, but I don't think so. I don't notice the water being any "softer" with the filter.
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Not sure what filter you're referring to. If Jonathan - I don't believe so because only a large reverse osmosis system can do that and this justhangs on the shower....
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it'll work but not properly. if you stop the water level at the lip of the filter you are fine. as for the noise it's not noisy at all you can barely hear it!
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It is an excellent filter and will do a great job for you. I have a 26,500 gallon pool and used a sand filter, the water always looked ok, when I changed to the Hayward DE filter the water looks polished! My installer told me they are his favorite filter. I wish you luck.
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This filter is designed to be used indoors so,if you want it outdoors you have to think how to protect it from rain, sun and dust. Second. If filter is placed at the same level of pond surface or above the level of ponds surface, it wont work out becuse this device is meant to be below a tank, it uses gravity to prime, so being at the same level or above the level of water it wont suck water in. Cheers.
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No, I do not think that this filter will remove any significant amount of minerals dissolved in the water; nor does it "purify" water.
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When I first bought this filtration system, I ran a water test. It turns out most of solubles are still in water. I suspect you will not eliminate hard water residue with this filter.
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I'm assuming that it is dependent on the volume of water that passes through the filter. I haven't actually tested it.
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I am sure it does...but depending where u are, te water has a high calcium content meaning the filter will not last long. Mine lasted for not even a mth with little usage in the Virgin Islands with a high salt water content. Good luck as I eared to send mine back,,.but it was too much of a hassle so I just use the cup in the fridge for water on the go and filter is history as too expensive to continue to replace.
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The answers you got were right on . Water pressure being a big factor. It's a great filter, you will be happy with it.
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I use it and seem to have no problems but I can't atest to the use in salt water. I should replace any filter sand.
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We are not on well water; however, this does filter out the "bad taste" we had in our water. Hope this helps.
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I have only installed this filter a few weeks ago, looking at the glass it removes a lot of sediment,I have a well. So far so good, I am happy with this filter,I would recommend it to a friend.
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Yes,I have the same kind of pool,this filter work very good on my open pool, it do the super job for clean up all the falling leafs and dirt.I very happy for this filter.