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I want to eliminate bacteria and cysts from all the water entering my home. Why can I install a filter housing with a ceramic cartridge on my main line?

April 26, 2017bacteria ceramic cysts Eliminate entering filter Home HOUSING install water

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I want to eliminate bacteria and cysts from all the water entering my home. Why can I install a filter housing with a ceramic cartridge on my main line?

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A ceramic cartridge is just too tight / too fine in porosity to be used in that location. It has a typical flow rate of about 1 gpm and this is not enough to handle the main line flow. Also it would block up too quickly and require more frequent cleaning than is reasonable. Only about 2% of all household water is used for drinking and cooking water and that’s all that generally needs to be taken care of.