How to Install an Under-The-Sink Water Filter
An under-the-sink water filter leaves your counter top clean and your faucet head unfettered. It's an elegant solution to water filtration, but a more complex one than faucet-mounted or pitcher units. It requires slightly more time, but is worth the streamlined approach to filtration. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Installation of an under-the-sink water filter is usually something you can do with a little know-how and elbow grease. If it proves more complicated than you're willing to bother with, give the owner's manual to a handy friend or enlist a professional to help you.
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Mount the water filter under the sink with the given mounting hardware in the kit. Try to screw it into a stud, but if you can't, use screws for hollow-wall mounting. You may need to purchase these separately.
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Find your cold water line, disconnect it from the sink (with the water off) and connect it to the top of the filter. The filter should have a hose of some kind and fittings to connect back to the sink where you just disconnected the cold water line.
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Run your water. To confirm that the water is being filtered, consider purchasing an at-home water purity test.
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Always replace the filters in your under-sink filter regularly at the given intervals on the packaging or in the owner's manual. This varies between filters and is dependent on the amount of water usage, but is usually on the order of many months.
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Tips & Warnings
Always replace your filters at the suggested intervals to maintain optimal water quality.
Some companies require their technician install the unit and replace filters.
