Great filter...despite ignorance

By John Hennessy Ranked #517 - Water Filters March 25, 2009

First use on the Missouri River and by the fourth bottle filled the filter was clogged, though no fault of the device. Ignorance will clog this filter. Either wrap intake in a coffee filter for sediment heavy water, or have a reserve container to let water stand in and sediment settle. I was very surprised when I was able to clean the filter under a tap and restore it to great use contrary to what I was told was possible. Before I tried cleaning it I bought a replacement filter, and it seems that Katadyn has addressed the clogging issue by adding an extra sediment screen around the filter. This filter pumps water very fast. If you're going to need to pump large amounts of water or pump frequently, this is a great filter.

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