What should I do if my activated carbon filter is clogged?

When you find that the activated carbon filter at home, the water flow becomes slow, the water smell, or the purification effect is obviously reduced, do not rush to replace the equipment. When you find the activated carbon filter at home, the water flow slows down, the water odour, or the purification effect decreases significantly, do not rush to replace the equipment, the filter may be clogged.

 

Once found that the filter is clogged, you can give priority to the use of backwashing unclogging method. After carefully removing the filter element, use low-pressure water to rinse in the opposite direction of the normal water flow, so that the water flow to take away the impurities attached to the surface of the activated carbon. Special attention should be paid to the operation, do not use hot water or high-pressure water gun, because high temperature and high pressure is easy to destroy the pore structure of activated carbon, weakening its adsorption capacity. If the effect of backwashing is not good, the removable cartridge can also be cleaned with the aid of a soft-bristled toothbrush. After gently brushing the surface of the cartridge, tap the filter shell, using vibration to dislodge the deep clogging particles and help the activated carbon regain permeability.

 

If you try a variety of dredging methods, the water speed is still significantly slower, or the water quality appears odour, yellow, black sticky surface of the cartridge, which means that the activated carbon has been close to or reached saturation, this time it should be replaced in a timely manner cartridge. Generally speaking, the replacement cycle of activated carbon filter in 3-6 months, but the actual use of local water quality needs to be combined with flexible adjustment.

 

Through these methods, not only can quickly solve the urgent problem of activated carbon filter clogging, but also can guarantee its long-term purification performance, so that every drop of water, every mouthful of air are clean and safe. We sell coconut shell activated charcoal, activated carbon water filter for home, activated carbon shower filter and so on, if there is any question you can contact us.