Cleaning our water filter

This is a picture of the inside of the filter on our water tank, that we use to filter out all the particles that are in the water, especially during the summer when the water is much lower in the well. Each ring has a rough surface which traps the particles, but inevitably it eventually blocks up blocking the water from flowing into the irrigation system. This is when it has to be cleaned. Vasanthi and I used the scrubbing brush method:

 Each ring has to be cleaned individually and it takes ages. Rajan tried another method, banging the rings on the cement to dislodge the particles.

This was quicker but didn't get the rings quite so clean so we don't know how long it is going to last.

The company which sold us the filter said it could be cleaned with certain chemicals – which as we are an organic farm we do not want to use. We will see how long the filter lasts before it needs to be cleaned again, but maybe it is time to order a new one.