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Monday, July 4th 2011, 10:23am

by chris1434

Will do! Thanks...

Monday, July 4th 2011, 10:14am

by Wet_Boots

Trust us - don't get creative - straight up and down

Monday, July 4th 2011, 9:02am

by chris1434

Thank you. I will order it today. I am curious though...is there a problem with mounting it at a slight downward angle (maybe 20 or 30 degrees) as opposed to vertically? I assumed the water has to go thru the filter no matter what angle and I would just have to make sure the angle was sufficient for all the water to flow out of the drain.

Thanks again for the quick responses. I am new to the site but spent a few hours on it and have already learned a lot.

Monday, July 4th 2011, 8:46am

by Wet_Boots

Sure, you can elbow up and back down

Sunday, July 3rd 2011, 6:54pm

by chris1434

Thanks. I have not seen any instructions yet. Will they state it should be mounted vertically? It is almost 16" long so i was trying to figure out an easy way to see/clean the filter. I am in the deep south so freezing isn't really an issue. Could I tee up above ground, install the filter and then tee back down? Would that cause a loss in pressure or flow? It would not be easily seen so that isn't a problem.

Sunday, July 3rd 2011, 6:30pm

by Wet_Boots

If you are collecting a lot of sand, you will have to live with a highly visible T-filter, so it works according to mfr instructions. For 20 gpm, the 1-1/2 inch size is worth the extra expense

Sunday, July 3rd 2011, 6:01pm

by chris1434

Filter installation help needed

I am adding a filter to my sprinkler system. Since installing the system I have had a problem with sand stopping up the pop up heads. The water source is a shallow well. The lines are 1" and I was told the pump provides around 20 gpm. The T style filters I have been looking at are fairly long with a drain on the bottom.

If I install a 1-1/2" filter, will I get a higher flow rate? I don't want to lose any volume and minimal pressure.

Also, can I mount the filter almost horizontal (tilted slightly down) so I can easily get to the drain valve? If I mount it vertically, the drain valve would be 1-1/2 to 2 feet below the ground and would be hard to get to.

From my reading, I assume I need a 100 mesh filter. I am looking at the ones at the link below. Are these good filters? If not, can anyone suggest better ones?

link to Filters

Thanks in advance for any help or advice.