i am after some advice about an under sink water softener,it is a blue LIFF filter housing with the inlet and outlet unions at the bottom and is about 8" tall.i have been trying to get a new filter for it but can only find cartridge types.
i unscrewed the top to see what was fitted and it is just filled with what looks like glass marbles:wonder: and no filter cartridge.

so can anyone tell me where i can source a replacement filter kit? tried googling but every company i email does not bother to reply.

cheers

A photo would be good as it sound strange, the "glass marbles" are usually resin but need a salt supply to coat/regenerate them to act as a true softener ????

Mog

that makes a bit of sense as when i opened it i noticed it was full of white stuff which i presumed was limescale,but may well of been the salt you mentioned.

have a look at this link it is very similar to the housing on the right of screen only 8" with the water connections at the top.

Liff water filters (http://www.liffwaterfilters.co.uk/index.html)

thanks for the reply

This now sounds like someone has used a cartridge filter housing and filled it with siliphos balls which are used in the combimate below.

Cistermiser - water management at its best (http://www.cistermiser.co.uk/technical/combi_tech.shtm)

Mog

This now sounds like someone has used a cartridge filter housing and filled it with siliphos balls which are used in the combimate below.

Cistermiser - water management at its best (http://www.cistermiser.co.uk/technical/combi_tech.shtm)

Mog

cheers for that mog it certainly looks like what is in my liff housing