I located the fresh water strainer.
- Whats the process for cleaning this little sucker please?
- How do your take it apart?
- Its there a service kit with seals etc for it?
- Also, finally, to give 'proper' filtration of water, what have people upgraded to? I used the water treatment tabs (like these https://www.piratescave.co.uk/aqua-clean-tablets-midi-box-x-32.html) in my old boat and a carbon filter (like one of these https://www.piratescave.co.uk/whale-aqua-source-clear-water-filter.html), but still found the water treatment tabs left a nasty taste in the water. I much preferred the taste of the water before I started using the tabs to be frank ;D
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You open it up by unscrewing it counterclockwise, where the black o-ring is. Clean it, check the o-ring, replace if necessary (generic part) and put some silicone grease on before reassembly.
This is not a water filter, just a strainer to protect the pump from debris in the tank. If you want filtering of drinking water, fit an activated charcoal filter under the sink with a separate tap. I think there's a thread or two somewhere around here on that subject, if not, look up Britaly on Youtube, they've done a video on it.
Treatment tabs are usually chlorine, they kill bacteria but do not improve taste, and if you overdose them you get a icky chlorine taste too.
Thanks for that, why put it on a separate tap? Could you not just put the filter before the mixer tap? Or would the hot water kill the filter?
As Yngmar has said, the device near your pump is simply a coarse strainer. To open it up for cleaning, you first have to remove it, which will probably involve removing the 2-way valve below it first.
I use the Aqua Clean tablets you mentioned, primarily to discourage any algal growth in the tank. Yes, the water has a residual taste, but I find that after boiling the water it's not too bad. For drinking cold water, I use bottled mineral water from the fridge.
If you want to fit a charcoal filter, just plumb it in to the cold pipe before the mixer tap. Hot water won't go through it. I think Yngmar suggested a separate tap in order to minimise the amount of use the charcoal filter gets, as they steadily deteriorate with use.