Water filter for garden hose

[dedee]

With this hose pipe ban in place I'd like to make better use of the water in by butts and thought I might use the karcher pressure washer as a pump but I need to ensure that there are no bits sucked up into the pump.

Karcher supply a suction hose and filter at about £30 which seems excessive.

Has anyone come across a simple hose end water filter? I've googled without success, so far.

thanks

Andy

 

[Chris Knight]

Andy,
You could raid your wife's tights drawer. Alternatively, in days of yore when home brewing was popular, you could buy nylon mesh filters to filter the mash - possibly these are available still.

 

[Woodmagnet]

You could try a pet shop/aquarium stockist. :wink:

 

[RogerS]

Just a thought, Andy, but are you sure the Karcher will work without any incoming pressure?

 

[jasonB]

Machine mart do small filters with built in non-return valves.

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/search.asp?q=051020139

Or you could get a small submersible pump from £40 which will handle any impurities and no risk of damaging the presure washer.

Don't aim the pressure washer at your best blooms

Jason

 

[Chris Knight]

Andy,
Roger has a good point. It reminds me that I used to have a Karcher but it was so sensitive to inlet pressure, it stopped pumping if inlet pressure dropped too low - I gave it away in the end.

Perhaps one of those little pumps that are driven by an electric drill might do?

 

[dedee]

Roger/Chris

According to the manual and this accessory it should be OK
http://www.tooled-up.com/ManProduct.asp ... r-K-Series

I have experimented without any filter and it seems Ok

Andy