I just got my filter setup, do you rinse before using it?

[geek]

I bought the home filter and cartridge from Filtersfast.com, as depicted in the PDF file posted here.

Do you guys rinse the filter housing AND filter itself at all?
I want to try this on my quad berry DB, which has been clearing VERY slow after back sweetening.

Thoughts?

I have well water at home, if any rinsing I need to use bottled water, what about rinsing with solution of k-meta and drain let go dry?

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[dralarms]

I used to. But I quit and can't tell a flavor difference. Now the housing, yes rinse in in k-meta.

 

[galen1]

Wouldn't hurt a bit. Sanitized the housing also. When I setup my plate and frame filter I circulate and flush the pads before use for 20 minutes to hydrate the pads. This helps to remove a cardboard taste. Flush the filter.

 

[geek]

oh man, was just going to start bottleing with filter and realized I can't find my Teflon or plummer tape to wrap the plastic hose barbs...

I can't go to home depot now (no car in the house)...grrrrr

 

[pjd]

I always run a couple gallons of Kmeta solution through filter before bottling. Yes it adds a trace amount to the wine but I feel better doing it.

 

[Teamsterjohn]

Today I filtered 5 gallons of wine using my allinone, and for the first time, my house filter from fastfilters. I remove the red button on top and used food safe silicone. I also did from reading on here installed a tube inside the filter housing, and that worked out GREAT!!! Very, very little wine was left behind. I can't tell you how easy this went today. The other filtr that I was using, the one with the pads, always lost some wine. I only had to top off the carboy with less then .375ml of wine. And what I did with with the filter, I put it in my corkado (did I spell it right,lol) for a few hours, and added some k-meta in the filter housing and through all the hoses.

 

[geek]

a tube inside the filter housing?, what is that for and what kind of tube?

 

[vacuumpumpman]

I tapped the inside of the filter housing to thread in a 1/2" plastic pipe so it will suck all the way to the bottom without having to tip the housing when done.

And yes I would always run meta thru the filters or anything that will come in contact with my wine.

PG55 - also did a very same thing and gave alot more detailed instructions -
http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f3/review-allinonewinepump-15976/index33.html

 

[GreginND]

So the silicone works well enough to plug the hole? I thought it might be too soft and get sucked in.

I haven't bothered tapping the top with a tube. I simply turn the filter upside down when it's nearing the end and suck all the wine out. Harder to do if you mount your filter but it works for me.

 

[Teamsterjohn]

The silicone worked very good.

 

[Jaggz]

Do you guys know, is this the correct barb to connect the filter set-up? I just ordered my pump & I'm trying to line-up everything that I need. Thanks!

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/THOGUS-Male-Adapters-1VRL2

Jake~

 

[Teamsterjohn]

That looks like it to me. But do you really need 10 of them. A local hardware store should have them also, and you can get yourself 2 of them.

 

[vacuumpumpman]

That is the same connector for the filter fast filtering housing that is on my web page under FAQs as a link

I also sell the barb connectors for those who are purchasing a pump knowing that they will be buying the filtering latter. I would also suggest our buying 5 feet of vacuum racking hose also.

 

[TomC]

That is the same connector for the filter fast filtering housing that is on my web page under FAQs as a link

I also sell the barb connectors for those who are purchasing a pump knowing that they will be buying the filtering latter. I would also suggest our buying 5 feet of vacuum racking hose also.

Not wanting to hijack this thread but, could you give me your thoughts on the experiences I had with a Pentek filter. TIA.
http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f3/pentek-house-filter-woes-36541/