Pleated Sediment Filter 20 Micron

The Watts WPC20FF975 pleated polyester sediment filter is a high value water filter cartridge at a very competitive price.**

Not all pleated sediment filters perform the same! Watts, cellulose-free, 100% synthetic filter media allows the pleats to retain their form, maintaining a large amount of surface area. This allows the cartridge to handle higher solids loading and flow rates with a lower pressure drop that increases the filter efficiency and life, while reducing filter change out costs and frequency.

These pleated sediment filter cartridges have excellent dirt holding capacity; more surface area; lower initial pressure drop; higher flow rates; longer life; reduced filtration costs.

Length - 9.75"

Diameter - 4.5"

Micron rating - 20 micron

Cartridge details:

• 9.5 sq.ft of pleated polyester media wrapped around a durable polypropylene core.
• Reduces sediment, dirt, scale and rust.
• Gives excellent resistance to chemicals and bacteria.
• You can clean the cartridge which helps it last longer.
• Ideal for use as a Ultra-Violet (UV), Rio or Reverse Osmosis (RO) pre-filter.
• The large surface area makes this cartridge perfect for drinking water filtration in residential, commercial and industrial units.
• High flow rate and low pressure drop.
• Temperature range of 40-140°F

We send out an email every 6 months to remind you to check your filter performance.

**When Watts cartridges are not available we will send a NeoPure cartridge - compatible;equally high quality brand.

Why do I need to change the o-ring?

You can tell if the seals start leaking, which is obvious, I know.

Even if there are no leaks you may find that the profile of the O ring becomes flattened because of prolonged time under compression. The cross section should be round and if it's not it may not seal easily.

However, I recommend that you replace the O rings every two or three years as a precautionary measure.

One of the main reasons for changing O rings periodically is that as they age and compress, the housing bowl needs to be tightened excessively. That leads to difficulty loosening the bowl from the cap next time the cartridge needs to be replaced.