Originally Posted by
gwb
I hope this is not bad advice, but this is what I have done and mine has been ok for years... When I get back from a trip I fill a large bowl with water and add a drop or two of bleach. Then I pump the bleach/water through the system. Then I fill up the bowl with fresh water and pump that through the filter. Last step, I take it all apart and let it completely dry. This can take a week or so... (my wife always loves to see my filter spread out on a table in the kitchen for a week) Once I am sure it is dry I lube it up and put it away. Maybe it's the wrong thing to do, maybe it is overkill, but it has worked for me.