How to Make Whole House Carbon Filter Unit

Two Common Types -

In & Out Head on "City" water,

Automatic Valve used on Well water

Start by reading about these two applications,

here:

On chlorinated city water, you can use a simple IN & OUT head on the tank.

reference:

On well water, you want to use an automatic backwashing valve type system,

Reference:

To Build your own,

First you'll need a TANK,

see:

What you NEED to use with your TANK,

** You need CARBON ( amount based on tank height and diameter )

see:

GRAVEL ( amount based on tank diameter )

see:

* A Distributor for the bottom,

Use this to make your Riser Pipe for in the tank,

and

TOP Distributor,

is required or carbon will flow out of tank during backwashing

THEN Either,

IN & OUT Head ( Clack brand recommended ),

see:

Matching Bypass,

here:

Adapter couplers Required,

such as

* OR

An Automatic Valve

( when purchased from us, they include top and bottom distributors at no charge )

Such as the Fleck 5600 Backwash only valve,

and

matching steel bypass ( no adapters needed )