mikesusz4d ago

today i cleaned out the water inlets to our washing machine, after i was made aware that it doesn't fill from hot or cold.
we have well water, and lots of silt/sand/tiny rocks/rust get pushed through the pipes and land on the screens of the inlet.

i use a lab 'wash bottle' to jet the silt out of there onto an old towel.

i end up doing this every couple of months. this, plus the annual mixing-cartridge replacement for the kitchen sink, means i should probably invest in a whole-house filter.

Show threadJer 🚲4d ago
@mikesusz I look at getting a whole house filter at least once a year. ":^)
Show threadmikesusz
@jerzone i think i might at least put a screen inline at the shutoffs for the kitchen. $45/yr in cartridge tax is getting old
Mar 17 at 7:58pmWeb
Show threadJer 🚲4d ago
@mikesusz I think that's where I get stuck, trying to figure out what each model's cartridge is going to cost. Then I think, "I'll go home and research it" and that's the end for the current year.
Show threadmikesusz4d ago
@jerzone i’m cool with a screen and a chamber where it can build up until it’s emptied or something. i might research something like that (or put it off again until i need to fix the faucet next year)