How to Install a Whole-House Water Filter | This Old House

This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to ensure clean water for your entire home. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Install a Whole-House Water Filter:
- whole-house water filter
- ball valves, used to shut off water before and after filter
- solderless brass fittings, for joining cold-water line to copper pipe and filter housing
- copper pipe, for connecting filter to cold-water line
- teflon tape, for sealing threaded fittings
- plywood panel, used to attach the filter's mounting bracket
Tools for How to Install a Whole-House Water Filter:
- pliers, for tightening plumbing connections
- pipe wrench, for tightening plumbing connections
- ratchet wrench and sockets, for fastening the filter's mounting bracket
- close-quarter hacksaw, used to cut water pipes
- cordless drill, for screwing the plywood panel to the wall
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