{"product_id":"cfs-2-pack-spun-polypropylene-sediment-filter-for-rs16-r-05-1-micron","title":"CFS 2 Pack Spun Polypropylene Sediment Filter for RS16-R-05 1 Micron","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTWO SPUN POLYPROPYLENE SEDIMENT CARTRIDGES - A matched pair of 1 micron spun cartridges for RS16-R-05 housings, so you have the next change on the shelf when the first one loads up. Food grade polypropylene, no binders or adhesives added to the media.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWHAT A SPUN SEDIMENT CARTRIDGE DOES - Melt-blown polypropylene is spun into a graded structure, coarser on the outside and finer toward the core. Larger particles are held at the surface and finer ones deeper in, which uses the whole thickness of the wall rather than loading up the face. That means sand, silt, dirt, rust and scale particles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSEDIMENT ONLY - This cartridge does not treat chlorine, taste or odor. There is no carbon in it. If taste and smell are what you are trying to fix, you want a carbon block or a GAC cartridge instead, and many systems run a sediment cartridge first with carbon behind it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFITS RS16-R-05 HOUSINGS - Sized for RS16-R-05 and standard housings of the same dimensions. Measure your existing cartridge before ordering rather than going by the housing model alone, since the same model number sometimes covers more than one length.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMATCH THE FILTER TO YOUR WATER - A 1 micron cartridge holds finer particles but loads faster than a coarser rating, so on a well or a heavy sediment supply you may prefer a 5 micron ahead of it. Falling pressure at the taps is the signal to change it, not the calendar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo spun polypropylene sediment cartridges for RS16-R-05 housings, rated at 1 micron. Buying the pair means the next change is already on the shelf, which matters more with sediment than with any other stage, because a loaded sediment cartridge is what people notice first as falling pressure. Spun polypropylene is made by melt-blowing the fibre into a graded structure: coarser at the outer surface and progressively finer toward the core. Larger particles are held near the outside and finer ones deeper in, so the cartridge uses the full thickness of its wall instead of blinding off at the face the way a flat surface filter does. What it holds is particulate, which means sand, silt, dirt, rust and loose scale. It is worth being clear about what this cartridge does not do. There is no carbon in it, so it does not treat chlorine, taste or smell. If that is the problem you are trying to solve, a carbon block or a granular carbon cartridge is the right part, and plenty of systems run sediment first with carbon in the stage behind it, letting the sediment cartridge protect the carbon from loading up early. Check the size before ordering. These are sized for RS16-R-05 and standard housings of the same dimensions, but measuring the cartridge you are replacing is more reliable than going by the housing model alone. On micron rating, finer is not automatically better. A 1 micron cartridge holds smaller particles but loads faster, so on a well or any supply carrying heavy sediment a coarser rating ahead of it can extend the life of both. Watch the pressure at your taps rather than the calendar. Complete Filtration Services has built and supplied replacement filtration since 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CFS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379316551814,"sku":"QS-YNND-DGVL","price":27.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1454\/5650\/files\/21efQCKSduL.jpg?v=1789386115","url":"https:\/\/shop.cfsbrandfilters.com\/products\/cfs-2-pack-spun-polypropylene-sediment-filter-for-rs16-r-05-1-micron","provider":"Filters4you","version":"1.0","type":"link"}