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    angiehav Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 25, 2012, 11:04 PM
    I can't get my filter housings off my Watts Premier WP4V.
    I have a Watts Premier Reverse Osmosis water purifier installed. I am trying to do the annual maintenance and change all of the filters. I cannot get any of the filter housings to unscrew. I'm using the tool that came with it but they will not budge.
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    Feb 26, 2012, 06:17 AM
    I suspect that the filter bowls are seized by sediment or may have got too tight, and/or the wrench is too short to get any leverage to turn the filer bowls off.

    https://www.wattspremier.com/manuals/199349.pdf

    The wrench tool looks a bit cheesy.

    You may need a strap pipe wrench from a hardware store, see several pictures here:

    strap pipe wrench - Google Search

    They also use these types of tools to remove oil filters on vehicles, and can be found at auto parts stores.

    With this handle you can use a short piece of pipe as a handle extension to give more leverage.

    Once the filter bowls are off, use the same water soluble lubricant used on the O rings to lubricate the threads of the filter bowl.
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    angiehav Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 26, 2012, 01:32 PM
    Thank you, I bought a strap wrench at Lowe's and am going to try that. I will post after I am finished--and make sure to lubricate the threads also.
    Thanks!!
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