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Old 02-15-2006, 10:03 PM
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How often do you guys change out the carbon? Do you ever rinse it out and reuse it?
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Old 02-15-2006, 10:07 PM
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I dont think you can rinse out carbon, because it actually traps stuff, rinsing will not release it. How often you replace it depends on how often you run it, and how much stuff you are soaking up, but most generally switch it out ever month. Some do it weekly, others every couple months.
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How often do you guys change out the carbon? Do you ever rinse it out and reuse it?
i run a cupfull every month in a mircon bag. its basically useless after about 3 days. im to lazy to pull it back out tho till next month.
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