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06/30/2006, 03:06 PM | #1 |
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How Often Do You Change Out Your Carbon?
I know I'm probably going to get numerous different answer here, but I would still like your input. How often do you change your activated carbon? Every week, once a month, every 3 months, etc? Any input appreciated.
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06/30/2006, 03:13 PM | #2 |
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I try to change it weekly, sometimes I slack and do it every 2 weeks.
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06/30/2006, 03:17 PM | #3 |
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monthly--when i run it
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06/30/2006, 04:55 PM | #4 |
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The goal is monthly, but in reality it ends up happening every couple months.
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06/30/2006, 09:57 PM | #5 |
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lol.... i havent changed mine in awhile myself. Mine is just from my hob filter. should I change those too, but leave the floss stuff in?
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06/30/2006, 10:05 PM | #6 |
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Every two weeks RELIGIOUSLY!
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06/30/2006, 10:26 PM | #7 |
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I've seen a lot of different opinions on this, but I try to change mine monthly.
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06/30/2006, 10:44 PM | #8 |
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Monthly.
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06/30/2006, 11:24 PM | #9 |
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Monthly as well
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06/30/2006, 11:27 PM | #10 |
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every 2 weeks
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06/30/2006, 11:49 PM | #11 |
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Monthly here.....
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07/01/2006, 12:38 AM | #12 |
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Monthly,
on the first sat of each month.
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07/01/2006, 01:09 AM | #13 |
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every 4-6 weeks
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07/01/2006, 01:18 AM | #14 |
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4-6 weeks or when the output flow is noticeably slowing...
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07/01/2006, 01:49 AM | #15 |
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has anybody noticed little white things growing on the carborn baskets... i use a xp3 filter...
there weird looking... but i don't scrape them off... are they bad? |
07/01/2006, 06:51 AM | #16 |
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Well, looks like there is a majority on this one, those whi change about every month
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07/01/2006, 08:23 AM | #17 |
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Monthly.
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