I got in my AIOWP the other day I still got to fix things up like leveling my table and setting up where my filter will mount. I can see from the get go this will make it a heck alot easier than the way I was doing it before.
Now to show a few pics of how I am doing my filter. I got the filter housing as recommended by Steve. First thing I did was to tap the four holes on the white part of the filter housing 10/24 about 1" deep. The holes that are there were tapped with no problems. I then cut 2 ss 10/24 bolts to make 2 studs 1.25" long. I screwd in the studs 3/4"into the housing. Now I can remove the complete filter housing for cleaning. i have hex nuts on it now but will use wing nuts.
i will try just using 2 studs for now.
Then I tapped the inside of the housing with 1/2 ntpIt did tap but I found the material to be a little thin and tap had a tendecy to cock a little and push out on the walls.Just go slow and work your tap back out and in to clear rhe plastic shavings. I also used water to help as a little lube and to help clear out the shavings. Use teflon tape no more than 2 wraps on the treaded 1/2 pipe. screw it in till it bottoms out or buries all the pipe treads.(As a note I allways find people want to wrap too much teflon tape. A lot otf time the tape just bunches up as it is being screwed in. The tape acts as a lubricant and does seal on the taper treads.)
this was a 12" pvc pipe got at HD by the lawn watering system section. I cut it down to 8.5"
Now this last pic shows how the pipe sits in the housing without a filter.
As you can see it is a little cocked but it does not interfer when putting on a filter.
I wanted a 1/2" clearance from the bottom of the pipe to the top of the clear plastic filter holder . I ended up with 3/4" instead.
I hope you understand what I did which is not much more than whats all ready being done.
All so my local wine/beer making store had 1 micron filters that fit my housing for $2.69 . It is what the beer makers are filtering their beer with. Next time I go I will pick up acouple to try out. I plan on ditching the filter after each use.
Now to show a few pics of how I am doing my filter. I got the filter housing as recommended by Steve. First thing I did was to tap the four holes on the white part of the filter housing 10/24 about 1" deep. The holes that are there were tapped with no problems. I then cut 2 ss 10/24 bolts to make 2 studs 1.25" long. I screwd in the studs 3/4"into the housing. Now I can remove the complete filter housing for cleaning. i have hex nuts on it now but will use wing nuts.
i will try just using 2 studs for now.
Then I tapped the inside of the housing with 1/2 ntpIt did tap but I found the material to be a little thin and tap had a tendecy to cock a little and push out on the walls.Just go slow and work your tap back out and in to clear rhe plastic shavings. I also used water to help as a little lube and to help clear out the shavings. Use teflon tape no more than 2 wraps on the treaded 1/2 pipe. screw it in till it bottoms out or buries all the pipe treads.(As a note I allways find people want to wrap too much teflon tape. A lot otf time the tape just bunches up as it is being screwed in. The tape acts as a lubricant and does seal on the taper treads.)
this was a 12" pvc pipe got at HD by the lawn watering system section. I cut it down to 8.5"
Now this last pic shows how the pipe sits in the housing without a filter.
As you can see it is a little cocked but it does not interfer when putting on a filter.
I wanted a 1/2" clearance from the bottom of the pipe to the top of the clear plastic filter holder . I ended up with 3/4" instead.
I hope you understand what I did which is not much more than whats all ready being done.
All so my local wine/beer making store had 1 micron filters that fit my housing for $2.69 . It is what the beer makers are filtering their beer with. Next time I go I will pick up acouple to try out. I plan on ditching the filter after each use.
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. Step 3 – Stabilizing & Clearing states that “trapped gas in the wine will prevent clearing”. I plan to use the AIOWP for racking and degassing. I’m told that racking with a vacuum pump 3 times will completely degas the wine.
