Watts BBH-150 User Manual

Big Bubba® Non-Metallic Filter Housings

BBH150 Big Bubba® Non-Metallic

Filter Housings for High Flow

With optional activated carbon cartridge to
remove Chlorine, bad tastes, foul odors and
sediment.

Rugged Construction

Filter housings are made of rugged, glass-reinforced

Components

polypropylene so they will not chip, rust or dent. And
because all wetted surfaces are non-metallic, they are
ideal when chemical compatibility is an issue and for sea
water applications.

Low Cost

Filters are an economical replacement for stainless
steel ltration equipment because of their non-metallic
construction and today’s high cost of stainless steel!

Double O-Rings

For superior sealing.

Applications

Big Bubba® Cartridge Filters are ideal for a wide range of
applications, including:

• Whole house ltration

• Commercial ltration

• Industrial ltration

• Pre-ltration for reverse

osmosis equipment

• Community water

systems

• Sea water applications
due to their non-

corrosive construction

• Replacement for bag
lters more lter area

• Replacement for
multiple cartridge lters
for greater convenience

• Water for livestock

and poultry

Proprietary Cartridges

The replacement cartridge for the Watts whole house
lter is totally proprietary, so you may enjoy the replace­ment cartridge business over the life of the equipment

Conserves Water!

Watts whole house lters with our proprietary pleated ac­tivated carbon cartridge conserves water because back­washing is not required, making them 100% efcient.

Filter outlet.

Model: BBH-150

Filter inlet.

E-Z Change-Out

Cartridge replacement is easy as 1-2-3:

1. Remove swing bolts.

2. Remove lid.

3. Rotate cartridge 1/4 turn and pull-up.

Parallel installation

Parallel installations are recom­mended to achieve high ow rates,
by installing lters on a common
manifold, feeding all lters installed
in a row.

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Series installation

Series installations are recommended
for applications such as surface water
ltration, where cartridges having dif­ferent micron ratings are used.

Big Bubba® Non-Metallic Filter Housings

Big Bubba® Cartridge Housing
(p/n: for no gauge port use
part # BBH-150-NP)

SPecificationS data

Body (all wetted surfaces) Glass reinforced PP
Cartridge end caps Glass reinforced PP
Swing bolts 304 stainless steel
O-rings (cartridges) EPDM (Viton optional)
O-ring (lid) EPDM (Viton optional)
Pipe fittings 2" slip
Overall height 40"

Components

Width (vessel OD)

Low Pressure Drop

Big Bubba® Cartridge Filters housings are designed
to minimize pressure drop, by using 2” pipe ttings
and large diameter center tubes. (See chart at right
for pressure drop data using pleated cartridges.)

Big Bubba® Cartridge Filter Specications

Media PP PP Activated carbon
End caps PP + FG PP + FG PP
Center tubes PP PP PP
Maximum flow rate (GPM) 150 100 15
Maximum temperature 125˚F (52˚C) 125˚F (52˚C) 125˚F (52˚C)
Maximum ∆P (psi) 30 40 30
Chemical resistance Excellent Excellent Not a factor (for water)
Length (media) 26-1/4" 26-1/4" 26-1/4"
O-rings (dual) EPDM EPDM EPDM
Shipping weight (lbs.) 5 5 7
Carton dimensions 7" x 7" x 31" 7" x 7" x 31" 7" x 7" x 31"
Micron ratings 1A, 1, 5, 20, 50, 150 1, 5, 20, 50 5

Note: Flow rates are based on each specic application, micron rating, solids content and a number of other factors. End user should consider these
factors when selecting the lter housing (or number of lter housings) needed for their particular requirement.

12"

Big Bubba® Cartridges

SPecificationS data

Maximum flow rate 150 GPM* (36 M3/hr.)
Maximum flow (carbon) 15 GPM
Maximum flow (1 Absolute) 50 GPM
Maximum temperature 125˚F (52˚C) @ 80 psi
Maximum working pressure 125 psi (8.75 bar)
Burst test 300 psi
Cycle test

* Highly dependent on micron rating, solids content and other factors.

Please see pressure drop chart below.

Note: housing number BBH-150 has a wetted brass gauge port for the
inlet pressure gauge.

1 Abs.

15

10

5

PRESSURE DROP (PSI)

0 25 50 100 125 150

FLOW (GPM)

Pleated dePth activated carbon

100,000

1 µm

5 µm

20 µm

50 µm

150 µm

Pleated Cartridges

Ideal for more critical applications, offering greater ef­ciency, more surface area for greater throughput and
reduced cost.

Model no. Media tyPe Micron rating Per caSe

BBC-150-P1A PP 1 Absolute 1
BBC-150-P1 PP 1 1
BBC-150-P5 PP 5 1
BBC-150-P20 PE 20 1
BBC-150-P50 PE 50 1
BBC-150-PM150 Mesh 150 1

Note: 5, 20, 50 and 150 micron cartridges are cleanable and reusable to
reduce costs.

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Depth Cartridges

Melt blown Polypropylene cartridges are recommended
when depth ltration is necessary for gelatinous substances
and when chemical resistance may be a requirement.

Model no. Media tyPe Micron rating Per caSe

BBC-150-D1 PP 1 1
BBC-150-D5 PP 5 1
BBC-150-D20 PP 20 1
BBC-150-D50 PP 50 1

Activated Carbon

Ideal for whole house filtration to reduce chlorine, taste,
odors and sediment.

Model no. Max. flow caPacity chlorine reduction

BBC-150-ACP 15 GPM 140,000 Gals. 90%

Note: We build ltration systems, or they may be installed on site.

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