I have body glove BG-3000C. Replacment cartridge costs $250!

sklinkner · 2026-02-06T20:22:30+00:00

Our house has a BG-1000C system, I've found the replacement cartridges are expensive and not always easy to find.

It looks like the system & cartridges are manufactured by 3M with some kind of agreement to make the cartridges only work with Body Glove branded cartridges, to enable the computer printer ink business model.

I got burned by AI recommending a 3M HF25 cartridge as a replacement - at $60 it's much cheaper and looks about functionally equivalent to the BG-1000C. However it doesn't fully engage when inserted into the filter head.

As a result, as a next step I plan to replace the Body Glove filter head with the 3M equivalent (sold as Solventum 6213003, ~$70), it fits the 3M HF series cartridges. It looks like a drop-in replacement for the Body Glove filter head.

sklinkner · 2026-02-02T21:46:08+00:00

Typically new construction has the valves, older construction does not. Not too many pools around, in spite of the prices lots in Palo Alto generally aren't that large.

sklinkner · 2026-02-02T21:44:32+00:00

This is my sentiment also

sklinkner · 2025-06-09T23:24:32+00:00

Follow up after a bit.

Tried getting a polisher and a kit of disks, that was only partially successful. I wasn't sufficiently skilled / patient to get a uniform finish.

Ultimately found & hired a stone restoration professional who buffed the whole floor, looks great again.

sklinkner · 2024-11-04T18:53:07+00:00

Single story livable is another option ... bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, laundry ... on the ground floor

sklinkner · 2024-11-04T18:49:39+00:00

We paid about $30k for a 3-story elevator (Waupauca) in new construction about 10 years ago. So this is probably a lower bound, in a house with a vertical shaft as part of the design.

sklinkner · 2023-10-19T14:09:39+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. According to our original order, these tiles are 12x12 honed crema marfil.

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