The Sawyer Mini claims to be able to filter 100,000 gallons of water. How much water can this one filter?
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Dear Valued Customer, Sawyer states, "1 Million Gallons Guaranteed! We didn't actually run a million gallons through the filter, because that's a lot of water... but we could have. We are confident in our million gallon claim because you can continually clean the filter by backwashing it with clean water. So there really is no end to its useful life. That is why we can GUARANTEE THE FILTER FOR LIFE as long as you follow the simple care and use instructions." We hope that this sufficiently answers your question, please let us know if you have an additional questions. Sincerely, Thunder Mountain (ThndrMntn) Sales and Service
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Dear Valued Customer,Sawyer states, "1 Million Gallons Guaranteed! We didn't actually run a million gallons through the filter, because that's a lot of water... but we could have. We are confident in our million gallon claim because you can continually clean the filter by backwashing it with clean water. So there really is no end to its useful life. That is why we can GUARANTEE THE FILTER FOR LIFE as long as you follow the simple care and use instructions."We hope that this sufficiently answers your question, please let us know if you have an additional questions.Sincerely,Thunder Mountain (ThndrMntn)Sales and Service Dear Valued Customer,Sawyer states, "1 Million Gallons Guaranteed! We didn't actually run a million gallons through the filter, because that's a lot of water... but we could have. We are confident in our million gallon claim because you can continually clean the filter by backwashing it with clean water. So there really is no end to its useful life. That is why we can GUARANTEE THE FILTER FOR LIFE as long as you follow the simple care and use instructions."We hope that this sufficiently answers your question, please let us know if you have an additional... » Read More Dear Valued Customer,Sawyer states, "1 Million Gallons Guaranteed! We didn't actually run a million gallons through the filter, because that's a lot of water... but we could have. We are confident in our million gallon claim because you can continually clean the filter by backwashing it with clean water. So there really is no end to its useful life. That is why we can GUARANTEE THE FILTER FOR LIFE as long as you follow the simple care and use instructions."We hope that this sufficiently answers your question, please let us know if you have an additional questions.Sincerely,Thunder Mountain (ThndrMntn)Sales and Service « Show Less
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Sawyer provides a 1 Million Gallon Guarantee, with a life-time warranty on this filter: https://sawyer.com/lifetime-warranty
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the 200 gallon size filter will filter 200 gallons so you have to gauge your family's water usage to predict when you hit 200. I have had my filter for 6 months now and have only filter 116 gallons of water and I only use it for drinking
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With proper maintenance they say 100,000 gallons . Even 10% of that makes it an awesome filter.
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Filters holds 2.25 gallons of filtered water. as given in the description. thank you. - J
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Dupont makes 2 filters one is 100 gallons and the other is 200 gallons. How long it lasts is in direct proportion to how much water that it has to filter.
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Here is a write up I did on mine right before they were released to the public. Also, I think it is important (for those that are counting oz, or grams) to note that the wet weight (1.7 oz) of the filter should be recorded as opposed to the dry weight (1.4 oz) since once the filter is used, it will be wet when carrying in your pack.http://sticksblog.com/2013/09/18/first-look-the-sawyer-mini-water-filter/
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This particular technology is proprietary and the manufacturer doesn't give a number. In marine applications, a 10μ filter is usual for fuel-water separation.
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I don't have a sawyer filter but if it connects to kind of the standard tubing I suspect you could just connect the tube to the standard platypus cap that has an adapter to tubing.
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Per ZeroWater's website: Though we are lab-certified for 22.5 gallons per filter under the strictest conditions, our customers with tap water near 200 TDS tell us that one filter will treat about 30 gallons of water before seeing a reading of 006 on their TDS meter. The lower the TDS, the longer the filters will last. You need to test your water to know for yourself.We are a household of 2 and our water tests at about 300 and we change the filter about every five weeks.
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This filter can handle up to 2500 gallons under a normal fish load. It comes with a 180 manufacturer's warranty.
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This unit actually has .2 micron glassfiber filter. You can get access to the white sheets for it here: http://www.katadyn.com/usen/katadyn-products/products/katadynshopconnect/katadyn-water-filters-backcountry-series-products/katadyn-hiker-microfilter/ - This unit produces good clean water but I've only used it in mountain lakes and streams. Would I use it for water from the river behind my house in Florida? No, absolutely not. But for backpacking it is great, light, compact and easy to use.
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Only thing I can find is on the sawyer website is the lifetime warranty so if you read it the will fix/replace the filter for life as long as you dont modify the filter in anyway or open the housing or run juice or drink mixes thru it they will replace it the 100,000 gallon guarantee is to tell you you will have it for life you will lose it beforeit breaks I hope I was of help you can find all the tech data sheets on there website
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Filters around 1 million gallons, honest. It works though. tried it on the waters in Bangladesh and Maldives (filtered salt water) still works great. Don't squeeze the bag too hard, too fast. I'm finding they sprout leaks quicker with the force used...FYI
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From what I have heard, it can handle 1000 gallons at low pressure. I guess rain water from a barrel would be very low pressure. As the company has suggested, I added a water regulator because I use city water.
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We use the black filters and I believe it's 3,000 gallons each. They say to multiply the filters times that. So I have two filters. We get 6,000 gallons till need replaced. We also use fluoride filters and I believe those are 1,000 gallons. As far as not removing chlorine that's bogus. It removed bacterias, antibiotics,lead,chlorine etc. that's why it is good for survivalists because u can put swamp water in it to make drinkable.
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The short answer is YES it will work as a gravity filter but using pressure or squeezing will assist you in filtering much quicker. Take a look at this video and you'll see the Sawyer Mini Filter in action as a gravity filter. I hope this helps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXQ2zBhiUlI
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I purchased a Tetra Whisper Air Pump from Amazon for approximately $7, which would have been more than enough if this filter had actually worked. The smallest Tetra pump is good for tanks up to 10 gallons.