Am using a Birm based iron removal filter that has worked well for almost 8 years. However, I have noticed performance degradation in the past six months or so. My understanding is that Birm has finite life and so was planning to replace the media. My setup uses a WS-1, 13x54 tank, 2.5 cu/ft media.
Can somebody describe or point me to a good guide that discusses (in practical terms) how to replace media in this kind of filter? I did assemble/install the filter and am thus familiar with it. However, removing media seems more challenging that installing it. Have seen a couple videos on softener resin replacement, but they showed simplistic approaches of dumping over the tank. (With the weight of water in my tank, that is not realistic in its current location plus would turn into a huge mess.)
My thought was to first siphon the water via the product tube to address the weight issue.
Once that is done, should I remove the product tube before attempting to remove the media?
It would be optimal if there was some method to remove some of the media in place (shop vac?)
Once the weight is down, I can likely get the tank outdoors and use a hose/gravity to remove the rest.
Appreciate thoughts on how to get this done with the least mess and hassle.
Can somebody describe or point me to a good guide that discusses (in practical terms) how to replace media in this kind of filter? I did assemble/install the filter and am thus familiar with it. However, removing media seems more challenging that installing it. Have seen a couple videos on softener resin replacement, but they showed simplistic approaches of dumping over the tank. (With the weight of water in my tank, that is not realistic in its current location plus would turn into a huge mess.)
My thought was to first siphon the water via the product tube to address the weight issue.
Once that is done, should I remove the product tube before attempting to remove the media?
It would be optimal if there was some method to remove some of the media in place (shop vac?)
Once the weight is down, I can likely get the tank outdoors and use a hose/gravity to remove the rest.
Appreciate thoughts on how to get this done with the least mess and hassle.