Whole House Water Filter Housing (DB20P), 20" x 4.5" Sediment Carbon Filter Universal Housing, Pre-Filtration System for Well and City Water, 1" NPT Port, Pressure Release

This filter housing is a reliable and affordable way to set up whole house water filtration. It was easy to install and works perfectly with standard filter cartridges. The quality seems great, ensuring clean water throughout my home!

Seems like the only ones that are bursting are the clear ones, and leaks at the pipe connections on the blue ones. Put some pipe seal on threads, a good thread sealer, and should do the trick. I got the blue one.

Works great easy to install. The see through housing make checking filter simple. Filter changes are done quickly with the wrench that comes with the unit.

Product is exactly what I needed, the filter and mounting bracket are robust, The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because 1 of the 2 O-rings ( top one ) of the filter body is difficult to keep in place while installing. But the old mechanics trick of using a little Vaseline in the channel to keep it in its place works well.

We have well water with heavy sediment/heavy iron. We have a 100 micron, jumbo, self flushing spin down sediment filter that is INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE, then this canister with a 50 micron filter, then finally a standard size whole house with a 5 micron filter. Because our problem was at times extreme, this set up effectively corrected our issue. The spin down back washes every 3 days, this large cartridge we hose the filter once monthly, this has extended the life of the 5 micron to requiring a change about every three months. When we started, we had a standard spin down, with a 200 micron filter, going straight to a 5 micron. Both would clog anywhere between 2-4 weeks. The key was to increase the pre filters (spin down and canister) to jumbo sizes, and to make sure the initial spin down is back washed every few days, and your filter screen sizes are the correct micron. This is what worked for us, and we had a big issue. Hope this helps the next guy.

GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE! I had a persistent leak due to a messed up o-ring, and they were really helpful and replaced the system right away. Have observed no loss of flow or pressure. One suggestion: put a 1/4 inch piece of luan or plastic behind the mounting plate, this gives the input and output pipes a little wiggle room-helpful for us amateur plumbers.

It took me about ten minutes to regret purchasing this piece of junk. As other reviews note, the pressure relief valve leaks no matter what -- and the manufacturer obviously knows it is a problem, because they send a replacement relief valve kit with it! I spent more on fittings than I spent on this canister, and wasted considerable time doing the install, only to find that this thing is incapable of containing water. I highly recommend that you buy something else. I'll be tearing this down, returning it, and searching for another product -- probably locally, since this kind of low quality bad experience is becoming par for the course for things purchased through Amazon. EDIT: I am updating this review due to the continuous contact I have had from the seller since I submitted it. First, they offered to "address any issues or concerns," and to "work to resolve the issues." That was useless, as I had already processed the return and refund through Amazon. Plus, there is no way to address or resolve a water filter housing which is incapable of containing water. Second, the following day, they contacted me again and offered to replace the product by sending me a "backup." It was unclear whether this would be free or at my cost, but in either case, I was not interested and did not respond. They offered to "meet my requirements" to "solve this issue with a wonderful ending," which I suppose means that I could have demanded something in return for editing or deleting my negative review. As noted, I did not respond. Third, a week later, I was again contacted, this time purportedly to discuss why I was returning the housing as an "unwanted item." The message from SimPure implied that I didn't want it because "it didn't meet my needs," to gather information to correct anything "inaccurate on the product detail page." I did not appreciate the implication that I returned the item because it did not meet my need. It was exactly what I needed -- or would have been, if it had the ability to contain water without leaking. I suppose if there is an inaccuracy on the product page, it is the statement that this plastic bucket will hold water and not leak. Although never stated (to avoid violating Amazon policy), it always seemed obvious that SimPure was fishing for a way to make me retract or at least tone down my negative review. Ultimately, all they accomplished was this edit -- my first ever in nearly 20 years of using Amazon -- to reflect an even more negative experience than originally experienced. In the end, I bought an AO Smith filter housing locally at the big box store, at a lower cost -- along with a couple of filter cartridges. That item installed easily and didn't leak a drop -- leaving me far more satisfied than SimPure's product and barrage of communications.

I bought this unit because of the great flow rate. It has metal input and output fittings which allow for both teflon tape and joint compound to prevent leaks. It works great.