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Review on πŸ’§ Experience Unlimited Potable Water with Aquamira Frontier Max (Worldwide) by Monty Barganier

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Very Very Slow in Gravity Mode - Identified Issue

Watch the video - it's slower in Gravity Mode. The video was shot with a 1000 gallon Aquamira AQ67014 Series IV bacterial filter in an Aquamira Frontier Max housing. Update 4-5-20. So I ran 3 tests to determine how long it takes to filter a gallon of water. Test 1 using a standard compressed air fitting to connect 3/8" hose to the filter inlet; 4'-6" drip into the filter; 1 hour 40 minutes. Test.2 drilled the c.air fitting to its maximum ID 1 hour 20 minutes Test.3 Increased drop to 8'-4" 1 hour 10 minutes It was really surprising that adding almost 4 feet of additional vertical tubing to the inlet side of the filter had very little effect Update 4-7-20 So I replaced the 3/8" inlet with a 5/8" garden hose.(except for about 1" of 3/8" hose that still attaches to the top of the cartridge had to) and the flow improved so that it was dripping so fast it was almost a constant flow, but after about 3 hours the dripping almost stopped... Then I noticed that the filtered water (the water was from a stream ) contained many different impurities. Looks like the organi chemical substance clogged the filter to the point where gravity flow was impossible. I then put a water filter from an RV garden hose in the line that filled my storage tank from the creek - yes, you can do that with an electric pump. I then hooked up an Aquamira filter with a 5/8" feed line and a new viral filter and the gravity flow from my holding tank became a full flow that filled a 1 gallon jug in 8 minutes. So the filter only works well with a low pollutant water source because not only is my stream not cloudy but if you look at the water in the stream you would say it looks crystal clear although it is obvious. t. This is because the tiny particles both get to the filter and quickly clog it.

Pros
  • Impressive
Cons
  • Crumpled Package