- My name's Aaron Massey from MrFixItDIY.com.
And welcome back to another episode of "Home School'd."
For today's episode, I'm gonna show you
how you can easily install a water filter for your home
to remove contaminants from your drinking water.
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This episode is brought to you by Survivor Filters
who generously supplied the filtration systems
that you'll be seeing me install today.
Survivor Filter carries a wide range of water filters
whether you're at home or on the go
so you can quickly transform water
from contaminated to clean in just a matter of minutes.
Whether you're on a well or on town or public water,
having clean water is essential
for you and your family's safety and everyday tasks.
Many people don't know what contaminants
are present in their drinking water,
whether it's bacteria, lead, corrosion from old pipes,
or just something that makes your drinking water
taste a little funky.
Installing a water filtration system in your home
can go a long way to adding peace of mind
to you and your family
that you're drinking the highest quality possible water
on a daily basis.
I rate these projects
by how many F-bombs you're likely to drop
while tackling the project.
This one is pretty (beep) easy.
What's great about the Survivor Filter options
is that they have both larger sized systems
for use and higher usage areas like kitchens,
and smaller systems for use and less use areas
like bathroom sinks,
and all their in-home systems are manufactured here
in the United States.
So today I'll show you
how you can easily install both systems.
First, we'll start with the larger system for the kitchen
which is called the Max Filter System.
It's a two-stage system that removes 95% of fluoride
and 99.9% of lead, chlorine, volatile organic compounds,
toxic chemicals, and heavy metals
while leaving the essential minerals in your drinking water.
The first step is to clean out the area under the sink
that you'll be working in.
We tend to keep a lot of cleaning stuff
and clutter under there,
so get everything out of the way
so you have a nice place to work.
Next, you'll want to find an area
to mount the filter bracket.
Now this can be the wall or the inside of the cabinet
or wherever you're working.
The system comes with attached water lines
so find a location that's within reach of the water lines,
or if you don't have a space available,
you can purchase a longer set of lines to put it elsewhere.
Mount the included bracket
to the side of the cabinet or wall
with the included screws and a drill or a screwdriver.
From there, turn the valve off for the cold water line
at the valve on the wall
or at the nearest supply valve for that sink.
If you don't have a valve anywhere,
you can shut off the main water line for the house
if you have to.
Next, turn on the faucet
and let the excess water in the line drain out.
From there, disconnect the outlet hose line
from the valve body
but leave the other end connected to the faucet.
Then connect the inlet line
for the filter system in its place
with some thread tape and an adjustable wrench.
The inlet side has a threaded female nut on it
and is on the left side as you're looking at it.
If you have different sized outlet lines
on your water valves,
you may need to purchase an adapter to fit.
The water lines included on the system are 3/8 inch.
Next, install the outlet hose
to the bottom of your supply line running to the faucet.
If you choose to, you can get rid of that line
and just connect directly from the filter to the faucet,
but that's up to you.
Use a pair of adjustable wrenches
to make sure you get a nice, tight seal.
From there, turn the water valve back on
and check the system for leaks.
Once you verified that there are no leaks,
you're good to go and you can run 5,000 gallons of water
before you need to replace the stage one filter
which is about a year and a half,
and 8,000 gallons of water through the stage two filter
before it needs to be replaced.
My wife and I have used a Britta
for clean drinking water for years,
but it gets pretty annoying
when someone forgets to refill it
or you need more than it holds for cooking or whatever.
At one point we had an old reverse osmosis system installed
but you could always hear the water running from it
because in order for them to work,
they have to use between four and seven gallons of water
to produce one gallon of consumable drinking water.
So there's a lot of waste involved
and as someone who is environmentally conscious,
it's not something that I'm really interested in.
With this system, we've got on demand, filtered, cold water
without additional waste or complex installation.
Next, I'm gonna show you
the Pure 10K in-line filtration system,
which is perfect for the bathroom.
The Pure 10K is similar
in that it removes 99.9% of contaminants,
including chlorine, lead, volatile organic compounds,
sediment, pesticides, fuel residue and chloroform,
all while leaving essential minerals in your drinking water.
This system's great for bathrooms or as an inline filter
for a refrigerator water line or something similar.
Installation is really similar to the larger unit.
First you'll want to clear out under the cabinet
and find a spot to mount the included mounting bracket
and install it with the included screw.
Next, turn off the cold water supply line at the valve,
turn on the faucet
and drain any remaining water in the line,
then disconnect the outlet line at the valve.
You may get a little bit of dripping here
so it's good to have a towel on hand if you can.
From there, connect the inlet line on the filter
to the cold water valve
and connect the other end to the water line for the faucet
using thread tape and adjustable wrenches.
Again, if you choose to,
you can go straight from the filter to the faucet
if you have enough space.
Lastly, turn the water valve back on, check for leaks
and you're good to go.
As the Pure 10K name suggests, this system has the capacity
to filter 10,000 gallons of water
before you need to replace the filter.
So it should last at least two and a half years
in a small bathroom like this.
So that's it for this video.
I hope it showed you guys how you can easily
get clean drinking water for you and your family.
If you're not sure what type of water your house has,
I have a post on my website
on how you can easily do a DIY water test
to see what potential contaminants are in your water
and see if installing a filter system
is even needed for you.
In my house, many of the old pipes are galvanized steel
and so there are areas of my home
where the water pressure is lower than others
and in some cases, the water can actually be a little brown
when it turns on.
I've replaced many of the water lines
in areas of the home that I've remodeled,
but many of the trunk lines
and the supply lines in the kitchen
that I haven't remodeled yet are still galvanized.
I also want to say a quick thank you to Survivor Filter
for sending over the filters
that you saw me install in this video
and encourage you guys to check out their full line
of water filtration systems.
Not only did they have these systems for your home,
but they also have outdoor and on-the-go systems
that are perfect for backpacking, camping,
fishing, hunting, or really any outdoor activity
that has you on the move.
And they're designed to be environmentally friendly.
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And as always, you can find all my DIY home improvement
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at MrFixItDIY.com.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
I'll see you next time.
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