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After reading all of the replies, I agree you do not have a LEAK. If you have concerns about excessive sediment, try going to a pet store and getting a water test kit for aquariums or possible ACE hardware for a water hardness test kit and an iron test kit. This should provide you with some additional information. Assuming you are friendly with your neighbors, you could ask to test theirs also to see if you get the same results. If you get different results, then you will need to investigate why you are getting different results. I know several of the water treatment companies will be glad to test the water, and will provide samples proving you need new filters and the associated high pressure sales pitch, that is why I am suggesting a DIY test.

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 (Post 2423915)

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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Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 2424253)

Don't you think if he had a leak that the pressure from the street would be pushing water out and not sediment in to his pipe? Also, we have had a flood of people with the same clear housing in their filter system reporting the same throughout the Villages recently.

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Originally Posted by turneronce (Post 2423641)

I have 2 whole-house water filters, see picture, and the sediment filter gets dirty in a matter of weeks rather than months.

Is there a company that can detect leaks in the water pipe coming to the house without having to dig up the neighborhood? The water company has flushed its pipes but that hasn’t helped.

Looks like your sediment filter is doing what it is supposed to do. Mine develops a similar appearance quickly after changing the filter. If your water pressure is not dropping, it seems ok. Of course if you notice problems with the quality of water coming out of your fixtures, then you may have an issue that should be addressed.

Looking at the Ops picture again, I like the electric extension cord dangling by the water stuff! :doh: