Karen's idea from Muck Vac thread
Buried in the middle of the thread asking about a device called a muck
vac, Karen Mullin posted about putting cotton batting in her filter to catch the finest particles. We cut some pads out of it to sandwich in with our other filter pads for our canister style filters, and the very next day, our semi-clear water looked like it had been scrubbed. It was so clear. So, this is a public thank you to Karen, and encouragement for others who are frustrated with trying to get the tiniest floating particles of any kind out of your water. The batting doesn't have to be real cotton. We used the poly-fill that they sell in any fabric department. |
Karen's idea from Muck Vac thread
Batting is one of the "cures" for fines, if you can stand the constant
cleaning! Caveat Emptor: make SURE that the batting that you use is 100% pure - hypoallergetic, if you will - with NO fire retardants, etc. The poly will last longer than cotton. Also, give consideration to Jan's window screen pillow: it will last quite a while (mine's been in over a year), and will hose off nicely. My water's gin clear, and I credit the window screen (and the bridal net bag) with filtering out the fines. Lee "ann in houston" wrote in message m... Buried in the middle of the thread asking about a device called a muck vac, Karen Mullin posted about putting cotton batting in her filter to catch the finest particles. We cut some pads out of it to sandwich in with our other filter pads for our canister style filters, and the very next day, our semi-clear water looked like it had been scrubbed. It was so clear. So, this is a public thank you to Karen, and encouragement for others who are frustrated with trying to get the tiniest floating particles of any kind out of your water. The batting doesn't have to be real cotton. We used the poly-fill that they sell in any fabric department. |
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