Stuck Water Filters - How to remove - NO special tools required

Tips and Tricks for how to get filters unstuck and how to prevent them from getting stuck again. Whole house water filters / rainwater harvesting filters / Big Blue filters.
Your filters may be different to mine, however you should still be able to use the information in the video to help with your filter replacement.
Here is a video explaining everything you need to know about these filter systems • Top 5 Tips for Water F...
Tools and Parts Needed:
🧰 Plastic filter wrench amzn.to/3Oqj0aG (First check if the spanner fits your filter housing)
🧰 Steel filter wrench amzn.to/3Ivp4eu (First check if the spanner fits your filter housing)
🧰 Silicone grease amzn.to/3OoONcf
🧰 Strap wrench amzn.to/43bEpc2
Main parts of my Off-Grid water system:
⚙️ Davey Rainbank pump controller
⚙️ DAB pump amzn.to/3JMW2rL (couldn't find a reference to the exact pump I used but the DAB Minibox is also a great pump with built-in controller - I used the JetCOM 82M)
⚙️ 20" Filter housing amzn.to/3ZVjngx (this is the regular size filter - I used the 20" slimline)
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and a few other common tools like screw drivers, hammers, etc.
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Thanks for this useful how to demo! While you talk about the O-rings and not tightening the filter housing too much, it's useful to recognize that the tightness of the filter housing DOES NOT affect the O-ring seal. The housing just needs to be hand tightened so that it stays in place. The O-rings are compressed by the press-in fitting and this is not directly affected by 'tightening' the filter housing into the top. So it is not like a tapered pipe fitting or even a fitting with a rubber washer or gasket where the clamping pressure is part of what makes the seal. Another tip is to inspect the O-ring carefully before re-assempling the filter. If there are any cracks or irregularities or if the O-ring is "old" just replace it, they are not expensive. Be sure to carefully clean the surfaces that the O-ring will touch to remove any debris that might interfere with a good seal. Then apply a very light coating of silicone grease to the O-ring and re-install it, and then screw the filter housing back in hand tight.