Guardian Purifier Troubleshooting & Maintenance Tips | MSR Field Service

Welcome to MSR Field Service, our helpful series of videos that guide you through all the care, repair and maintenance you’ll need for your MSR gear. This video will walk you through every aspect of troubleshooting and maintenance for your Guardian® pump water purifier. The Guardian is designed to be field serviceable and have an exceptionally long life. Each purifier cartridge can treat up to 10,000 liters of water, depending on the quality of the source. Replacement cartridges, as well as a complete maintenance kit, are available on our website. 0:00 Intro 0:29 How to Fix Water Leaking from the Purifier Base 0:57 Sterilize your Purifier Before Disassembly 1:05 How to Fix a Purifier That's Difficult to Pump 1:16 Solution 1: Check the Prefilter 2:04 Solution 2: Backflush with Clean Water 2:25 How Often to Backflush your Hollow Fiber Purifier or Filter 2:51 Beware of Tannic Water Sources 3:30 Solution 3: Service the Piston Chamber 5:56 Solution 4: Replace the Filter Cartridge 6:27 Why Sterilizing Your Filter is Critical 7:18 How to Sterilize your Guardian Purifier for Disassembly & Storage Buy a Replacement Guardian Purifier Cartridge: https://rebrand.ly/guardian-cartridge Buy the Guardian Purifier Maintenance Kit: https://rebrand.ly/maintenance-kit MSR Guardian Purifier: How to Avoid Cross-Contamination:    • MSR Guardian Purifier: How to Avoid Cross-...   MSR Guardian Purifier: Performing the Integrity Test:    • MSR Guardian Purifier: Performing the Inte...   Behind the Guardian Purifier’s Technology & Design Blog Article: https://rebrand.ly/guardian-technology Watch all the MSR Field Repair videos here:    • MSR Field Service   For even more gear maintenance and tips, check out the MSR Summit Register blog: https://rebrand.ly/msr-blog