Prefilter installation location

Greetings and Salutations,

I purchased this prefilter to install at my daughters house. The most logical (and convenient) location is at the well head. It has a cover similar to this .

The only possible downside is freezing but, on the other hand, there are existing white PVC pipes here that have not frozen. She lives in Greensboro,NC.

Opinions?

Thanks in advance,
Ken

Here is the prefilter http://images.lowes.com/product/659647/659647911004.jpg

All filters should be after the pressure tank.

And there isn't much sense in filtering invisible 'sediment', so is there visible particles in the water or is the water dirty at times?

Some one cobbled in a "whole house" filter after the tank. The first time I checked the filter it was half full of silt/sludge. I was concerned that the pressure tank, being unprotected, might be likewise.

Since it is called a "pre"filter I "assumed" it went before the tank. Unable to Google a definite answer I arrived at this great forum.

Hopefully, this weekend, I am going to try and test integrity of the bladder in the tank. Thanks to this site I believe it will not be difficult to tackle.

I told her before she bought this house it would be a maintenance hog but does anyone listen ? Noooooo......

Thanks,
Ken

neksiwel356 said:

Some one cobbled in a "whole house" filter after the tank. The first time I checked the filter it was half full of silt/sludge. I was concerned that the pressure tank, being unprotected, might be likewise.

Since it is called a "pre"filter I "assumed" it went before the tank. Unable to Google a definite answer I arrived at this great forum.

Hopefully, this weekend, I am going to try and test integrity of the bladder in the tank. Thanks to this site I believe it will not be difficult to tackle.

I told her before she bought this house it would be a maintenance hog but does anyone listen ? Noooooo......

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What you see is a build up of invisible dirt. Pressure tanks, especially captive air bladder types don't need protection from that because they all but empty every pump cycle.

Prefilter is usually applied to a water softener, icemaker, RO etc. but, disposable cartridge filters where never intended to be used as POE (point of entry) whole house filters; they were meant to be used as point of use (POU).

You'll do fine with the pressure tank project.