The best way to get it off is as follows. 1. Turn the incoming water off. 2. Open the closest cold water faucet and let it run until pressure is relieved. 3. Close the outlet of pre-filter housing. 4. Push the pressure relief button and hold it down until no more water comes out. 5. Use the filter housing wrench to unscrew housing. 6. If it is still hard to take off repeat steps 2-5. 7. Clean the housing and o-ring, lubricate the threads of housing and head with silicone lube or plumbers faucet lube. Lubricate the o-ring with same. 8. Replace filter 9. Only tighten the by hand NOT with wrench. 10. Turn water back on and hold pressure relief button to bleed off air.
The number one reason for filter housings being so hard to get off is people tightening the filter housing with a wrench when re-installing it.
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The best way to get it off is as follows.
1. Turn the incoming water off.
2. Open the closest cold water faucet and let it run until pressure is relieved.
3. Close the outlet of pre-filter housing.
4. Push the pressure relief button and hold it down until no more water comes out.
5. Use the filter housing wrench to unscrew housing.
6. If it is still hard to take off repeat steps 2-5.
7. Clean the housing and o-ring, lubricate the threads of housing and head with silicone lube or plumbers faucet lube. Lubricate the o-ring with same.
8. Replace filter
9. Only tighten the by hand NOT with wrench.
10. Turn water back on and hold pressure relief button to bleed off air.
The number one reason for filter housings being so hard to get off is people tightening the filter housing with a wrench when re-installing it.
RJ