Some areas have more sediment than others. Where I live, between 466A and 44, I clean my 20”x 4.5” 5 micron pleated sediment filter every other year and there is very little to wash away. During our first couple of years, while there was still construction in the area, the filter did show more sediment. You might want to start using a pleated sediment filter that can be hosed off (don’t know if that is what you have or not) and remove it, hose it off, and put it back in when it starts looking dark. The real purpose of the sediment filter is to prevent the carbon filter from getting clogged with sediment so it can’t do its primary job of removing chlorine.
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Originally Posted by turneronce
Thanks to all of you who have responded to my original post, lots of good remarks and suggestions. I live not far from the Savannah center and I found it interesting that someone from the same area has a similar issue. The irrigation system is separate from the house water, but I will have the antisyphoning valve checked.
I do change the filter every few weeks, and the water tastes fine.
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