Just How Easy to Use are Under the Counter Water Filters?
An under the counter water filter makes a constant supply of clean water available and does not have to be turned on or off, even as it remains out of sight. The plumbing under the counter is directly attached with the under the counter water filter system, unlike the direct connection that the faucet and some water filters of the portable type have.
However, as compared to the water filters that are attached to taps, the installation work required for under the counter water filters is somewhat more. The cold water tap and main water tap have to be connected to the under the counter water filter through a feed line, even as there is no requirement for a separate drain line. All the parts that are required for the installation of an under the counter water filter, along with all the relevant instructions are usually supplied along with the filter system.
Within a period of time that generally does not exceed an hour, homeowners may install an under the counter water filter system on their own or they may call upon a plumber to install the filter system. Many people prefer the under the counter water filter system because it helps to save counter space, besides the fact that after it has been installed, it is quite unobtrusive and also because the operation of the filter system is quite trasnparent.
Periodically, the cartridge of an under the counter water filter has to be replaced, just like other systems for the filtration of water. It is rather easy to replace the cartridge. A simple set of tasks have to be performed, once the under the counter water filter has been fitted under the sink. The cover generally has to be replaced, after removing the cartridge installed and replacing it with a new one, after unscrewing the cover.
In order to install an under the counter water filter, one has to identify the pipe feeding cold water to the tap, by looking under the sink. One may keep the hot tap running for a minute or two, in order to help in the process of identification, if it is not immediately clear as to which is the pipe that one is looking for. The pipes can then be touched and the warm and the cold one distinctly identified.
The nut at the base has to be tightened after the clamp has been fitted over the mounting block and the pipe. Taking into account the pipe’s diameter, the appropriate side has to be selected, while setting the small mounting block of the clamp on to the pipe. Tubing is attached to the device resembling a small valve, known as saddle valve. The saddle valve clamping device has to be installed on a section of the pipe, after making sure that there is no obstruction or corrosion.
The red end of the tube can then be placed in a receptacle, like a bucket. The copper pipe has to be pierced by fully turning the T-bar handle down in the clockwise direction. Following that the housing bracket of the filter has to be mounted on to the cabinet, at a suitable location, making use of the screws supplied. Following that, the filter’s cartridge has to be installed into its housing. The cartridge may simply have to be placed appropriately into the housing or to be screwed in. Once that is done, the filter housing has to be re-assembled and mounted on the bracket.
The drinking water tap or faucet for the under the counter water filter then has to be installed by drilling a hole in the sink or worktop, at a suitable location. Once the tap and its tubing is in place, the red tube in the bucket can then be connected to the filter housing’s input side. The under the counter water filter’s housing’s output side can be connected to the blue tube from the tap. Water can flow to the tap, through the filter housing, where it flows in to from the red tube, once the saddle valve’s T-bar is turned anti-clockwise.
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