Pentair Pentek 150071 Traditional Standard Filter Housing, 3/4" NPT #10

I am on a well and wanted to reduce the sediments getting into my plumbing. I had started noticing a film in my bathroom sinks and a discoloration in the toilets only after a couple of days after cleaning. I checked the toilet tank to see if the parts were rusting only to find partials of sediments in the bottom of the tank. So I knew what I needed to do. I had previously ordered a different brand comparable in price because it had brass threads on the inlet and outlet. It very slow leak from the top seam where the plastic was moulded. Rather than remove it I knew I could find a different one and have it delivered the next day. So I would return the other one once I got the new one. I ordered this one in hopes it was constructed a bit differently. It was very well made. I liked the fact that it has the clear canister and I can monitor the filter. Before I started I washed the housing and canister in warm soapy water. Then gave it time to dry. I used brass sharkbite fittings just in case I ever need to remove it. Make sure to use plenty of Teflon tape on the inlet and outlet. I used about 8 rounds making sure I covered the threads from the thread start to the shoulder. I ran the couplings all the way in to the shoulders with a good snug turn. A thin wall wrench is helpful due to the limited amount of space left between the fitting and the housing. I Ioaded the filter before installing and made sure not to handle the filter with my bare hands. This was to prevent any contamination. I went ahead and used a little silicone lubricant to the O-ring even though it had some from the manufacturer. When I turned the water on I noticed water seeping into the threads of the canister and gave it another snug turn. I got it to move about an inch. I went back into the house and ran water from all my faucets to flush the lines and filter. A few other reviews mentioned a plastic taste from the filter and I think running a few gallons through the system can prevent that. So far it's been installed about 3 weeks and I have checked it weekly and found no issues. My water is clear and no buildup. I liked the fact that they sent instructions for cleaning the canister with a diluted mixture of 3 cups of water and 2 tablespoons of bleach and rinse. Make sure to run some clean water into a container before turning off the water for the mixture and for rinsing. Use a silicone food grade plumbing lubricant to the O-ring when reinstalling the canister to make it easier to remove when the time comes. I had to order the bracket and it came with the bolts to attach the canister, but not for mounting. I also order the canister wrench and filters. I went with the 5 micron.

There aren't as many options for filter housings without pressure relief valves, but this one is definitely worth it. The pressure relief valves on just about any of these will eventually leak if you keep using them because they're not made well. I had to remove and plug the last one up because it wouldn't stop leaking. Then the old housing started leaking because of a hairline crack. The Pentek 150072 is much beefier than what it replaced - both the blue upper and clear lower housing are thicker and very solid. My only gripes are that you have to get the bracket separately (Pentek 150578 MC-1A Bracket for 3/4" 3G Filter Housings) and the female threads could be tighter. The first shot at installing this with CPVC fittings resulted in a very slow leak from the fitting on the outlet side even though I used plenty of PTFE thread tape with thread sealant and fully threaded the fitting into the housing. The second try was with brass fittings, PTFE thread tape with thread sealant, and fully threading the fitting into the housing resulted in no leaks. Even when the 3/4in NPT male fittings fully threaded there are still about 3/8in of the female threads exposed inside the housing. I'm not sure if they make 3/4in fittings with longer male threads (didn't seem to be any CPVC ones), but that would also help prevent leaks on the first shot. The filter housing screws smoothly onto the upper housing and compresses the o-ring nicely. It only needs to be hand tight to seal. There are nice protruding ribs on the housing that make it easy to grab and loosen by hand. A plastic wrench would have been nice but isn't really needed. All in all this is a solid housing that's a bit more expensive than other options, appears to be well made, and will hopefully last longer without leaking.

Used to make a water filter system in my camper. Works great

At first impression, this housing looks awesome because it's so large, while fitting the standard 10" filter. My experience (many leaks at first) relies on previous reviews. For the 3/4" NPT, make sure to track if your fittings are MIP (straight) instead of NPT (tapered) and potentially use 5-6 wraps of tape, which seemed absurd to me at first. The canisters leaked around their edges until I ensured the gasket track was 100% void of water and then lubed the crap out of the gasket (food grade lube). As soon as I did that, the gaskets sealed. If there's just a bit of moisture in the gasket track, it'll create a water path past the lube. I wish the gasket was 20% more thick.

replaced an older GE model (about 20 years old) that the seal had flattened and started leaking. I was worried the "bypass" valve with the relief button would eventually go as well. So I replace it with this unit. I was surprised how substantial this was the plastic is thicker than I expected, its def a heavier duty unit than the GE.

Housing is heavy duty. I am going using two Pentek housings to replace the two I have in parallel with valves on each side to isolate each individually, if there is a leak in one or when replacing filters. This enables me to continue having water supply for repair and avoid water shutdown. That is exactly what happened. There was a hairline crack/leak in the valve in head of the old housing of my 13 year old filter housing. I tried to order a similar item (Culligan) but upon arrival I found the spacing between inlet and outlet was much shorter so piping adjustments or adapters would have to be used (piping is rigid). I received the 2 Pentek housings - found them to be heavier duty construction and spacing between inlet and outlet connections is identical to the old ones, so no piping changes were required, making replacement easier. I see Pentek is recommending replacement of clear housings after 5 years, and opaque housings after 10 years. The only negative with the order is the two housings were were shipped in one box without any padding around them or air pillows between them, which allowed them to bang together in transit. The housings look OK but have some light scuff marks on the clear plastic part which may or may not be due to the poor packing. Amazon Prime delivery did place the box gently on the front step.

the vent kept leaking could not get it to stop!

These seem to be a good product. However, the packaging was absolute garbage. They basically threw the filters in a box and put about 6ft of packing paper in there. Absolutely no padding to protect the filters from banging on each other.

I have used these particular units for 20 years and I have nothing but good things to say about it's performance and pricing. Great product!

Parecía buen producto, fuerte, resistente, de calidad, muy bonito. Pero tiene la etiqueta causa cáncer y problemas reproductivos "Warning-Cancer and Reproductive Harm". Por lo menos son sinceros en dejar la etiqueta de advertencia o porque la ley los obliga, y ya uno decide qué hacer. Mejor lo regresé, no me arriesgo, se supone que busca uno un filtro por salud lo que menos se espera es lo contrario, mejor nada. Lástima porque está muy bonito y transparente.

Great filters. Uses inexpensive filters...not like the Rainbird ones that use costly filters. I have 2 of these on my well as pre-filters in front of the main filter...you lose some pressure sure, but the I'd rather change a $2 50u once a month, a 2$ 5u twice a year and a $50 polyspun annually. These are very high quality and highly recommended.

Come with gasket only, that do the job very well , no restriction , Can see the sand, dirt and all the s*** that come in my alimentation.

Not that it’s a bad product, it’s big and solid. The problem is it’s expensive, and if you need the wall mount…more money, and the spanner wrench…more money. It all adds up to, too much money for this housing.