Review of Honeywell 50028044-001 Replacement Inline Filter for TrueSteam

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Don't pay a technician to change your inline water filter.

This filter installs easily and quickly. No tools are necessary. Just turn the water off where the humidifier's water line tapped into your water pipe, then remove the tube endings from the old filter, insert them into the new, and turn the water back on. It may take you longer to read the directions that come with the filter than to install the filter, and the directions are themselves straightforward and simple.

Replace the filter each heating season to help prevent sediment buildup.

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I replaced my existing Honeywell TruSteam in line Filter after 1 year with this new one. The installation was extremely simple and the old filter had filtered the scale and sediment from the water suppy for a whole year with only a 1/4 inch of sediment in the humidifier when it was cleaned. I highly recommend this filter.

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Filter was just what was needed for Humidifier... worked so well I bought a replacement in anticipation of the next season!

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This is a polyphosphate cartridge. Practically, it cannot "filter" the scale-causing minerals from the water, as there is far too much volume of minerals to hold in the tiny cartridge. Instead, the cartridge releases a small amount of polyphosphates into the water. Those chemicals inhibit the formation of the scale -in simple terms, they keep the minerals suspended in the water and inhibit them from forming the white deposits. Of course, the minerals have to go somewhere, and they can't stay suspended indefinitely as they won't evaporate as steam. Some of the mineral material inevitably forms scale, while the rest is flushed out of the humidifier tank in the flush cycle (which is frequently problematic on the troublesome TrueSteam humidifiers). So the polyphosphates released by this cartridge help to inhibit scale by keeping the minerals suspended until they get flushed.

Now that you understand how it works, you can go get a standard 1/4" quick-connect, in-line polyphosphate scale-inhibiting filter that's twice the size for half the price. Either way, you can only expect it to last about 6 months. The polyphosphates used in these filters are "food grade" and considered acceptable for whole-house use, including drinking water (although there's no benefit for drinking). Polyphosphates are sometimes used in lieu of water softeners.

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We have very hard water, at least according to the test kit from Honeywell. It destroyed my first humidifier packed with minerals. Fortunately, the warranty covered the equipment and I was only out labor. But didn't want to chance this again (as the humidifier is wonderful). So a filter seemed necessary and this one was recommended. Upon shaking it, it seems as if it is filled with some type of grain I kinda wondered if it wasn't salt to soften the water. In any event, it installed very easily (just cut the water line and inserted an end into each side of filter note that it does have a flow direction). I won't really know how well it worked until the next cleaning. As well a little pricey.