How Do You Clean PUR Backpack Water Filters?
When camping, backpacking or traveling abroad, a PUR backpack water filter will reduce your risk of contracting gastrointestinal illnesses from drinking contaminated water. Properly cleaning your filter will ensure efficient operation both during your excursion and once you return home and store it for later use. By pumping a mild chlorine bleach solution through the device, you can protect yourself against the growth of illness-causing microorganisms that can live inside a dirty water filter. Fill a 1-qt. container with water. Add 2 teaspoons of ordinary household bleach. Assemble your filter for use. Drop one end of the input hose and the pre-filter into the solution. Remove the StopTop Carbon Filter, and place the end of the output hose in the container. Allow the solution to recycle back into the container. Pump the filter handle approximately 23 times or until the solution flows freely back into the container. Remove the pre-filter from the container, and allow the bleach solution
