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A filtration system is disclosed comprising a filter manifold and a filter cartridge. The filter manifold comprises a bracket, a valve, a manifold feed port, a manifold filtrate port, and a handle. The valve is held by the bracket and comprises a fixed portion attached to the bracket and a rotary po

A filtration system is disclosed comprising a filter manifold and a filter cartridge. The filter manifold comprises a bracket, a valve, a manifold feed port, a manifold filtrate port, and a handle. The valve is held by the bracket and comprises a fixed portion attached to the bracket and a rotary portion. The handle is operatively connected to the rotary portion and comprises a cartridge lifter having one of a camming ramp or a camming lug lifter engagement feature. The handle is rotatable to a service position and a disengaged position, wherein the manifold feed port is blocked by the valve when the handle is in the disengaged position. The filter cartridge comprises a cartridge feed port, a cartridge filtrate port, and an external cartridge surface having one of a camming lug or a camming ramp for engaging the lifter engagement feature.

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1. A filter manifold comprising: a valve comprising a fixed portion and a rotary portion arranged in the fixed portion;a manifold feed port and a manifold filtrate port;a handle operatively connected to the rotary portion, the handle comprising a cartridge lifter and a handle disengagement feature c

1. A filter manifold comprising: a valve comprising a fixed portion and a rotary portion arranged in the fixed portion;a manifold feed port and a manifold filtrate port;a handle operatively connected to the rotary portion, the handle comprising a cartridge lifter and a handle disengagement feature comprising a camming surface positioned opposite the cartridge lifter, the handle being rotatable to a service position and a disengaged position, wherein the manifold feed port is blocked by the valve or is open to a bypass channel when the handle is in the disengaged position, and the manifold feed is unblocked by the valve or is blocked to the bypass channel when the handle is in the service position;wherein upon movement to the disengaged position, the handle disengagement feature pushes a filter cartridge in a direction away from the manifold such that the filter cartridge is fully disengaged. 2. The filter manifold of claim 1 further comprising a rotation lock connected to the rotary portion, wherein the rotation lock comprises a depressible member connected to the rotary portion of the valve and protruding through an aperture in the fixed portion of the valve and depressible from a locking position to an unlocking position. 3. The filter manifold of claim 2 wherein the depressible member protrudes through the aperture when in the locking position and is recessed within the fixed portion of the valve when in the unlocking position. 4. The filter manifold of claim 3 wherein the depressible member is in the unlocking position when the handle is in the service position. 5. The filter manifold of claim 1 wherein the rotary portion of the valve comprises the bypass channel fluidly connecting the manifold feed port to the manifold filtrate port when the handle is in the locked position. 6. The filter manifold of claim 1 wherein the cartridge lifter comprises a lifter engagement feature selected from the group consisting of a camming ramp and a camming lug. 7. The filter manifold of claim 2 further comprising a filter cartridge having a cartridge feed port, a cartridge filtrate port, and a rotation key, wherein the rotation key depresses the depressible member to the unlocking position. 8. The filter manifold of claim 7 wherein the depressible member comprises a first distal surface and the rotation key comprises a protrusion from the filter cartridge, the protrusion having a second distal surface, wherein the second distal surface contacts the first distal surface to depress the depressible member. 9. The filter manifold of claim 1 wherein the fixed portion of the valve comprises a longitudinal axis, a first end oriented along the longitudinal axis, and a second end opposing the first end, wherein a first axial extension of the rotary portion protrudes from the first end, wherein a second axial extension of the rotary portion protrudes from the second end, and wherein the handle is affixed to the first and second axial extensions. 10. The filter manifold of claim 1 further comprising: a bracket, wherein the valve is held by the bracket, wherein the fixed portion is attached to the bracket; anda cartridge support shelf disposed on the bracket in a position below the cartridge lifter when the handle is in the service position. 11. A filtration system comprising: a filter manifold and a filter cartridge;the filter manifold comprising: a valve comprising a fixed portion and a rotary portion;a manifold feed port and a manifold filtrate port;a handle operatively connected to the rotary portion, the handle comprising a cartridge lifter having one of a camming ramp or a camming lug lifter engagement feature and having a handle disengagement feature comprising a camming surface positioned opposite the cartridge lifter, the handle being rotatable to a service position and a disengaged position, wherein the manifold feed port is blocked by the valve when the handle is in the disengaged position and the manifold feed is unblocked by the valve when the handle is in the service position;wherein upon movement to the disengaged position, the handle disengagement feature pushes the filter cartridge in a direction away from the manifold such that the filter cartridge is fully disengaged;the filter cartridge comprising: a cartridge feed port, a cartridge filtrate port, and an external cartridge surface having one of a camming lug or a camming ramp for engaging the lifter engagement feature and having a cartridge disengagement feature. 12. The filtration system of claim 11 wherein the lifter engagement feature of the handle comprises the camming ramp that comprises a first ramp portion and a second ramp portion, wherein the filter cartridge comprises the camming lug and the first ramp portion advances the camming lug toward the filter manifold at a greater rate than the second ramp portion. 13. The filtration system of claim 11 wherein the filter manifold further comprises a bracket, wherein the valve is held by the bracket, wherein the fixed portion is attached to the bracket, wherein the bracket comprises a cartridge support shelf disposed on the bracket in a position below the cartridge lifter when the handle is in the service position. 14. The filtration system of claim 11 wherein the filter cartridge comprises a rigid sump having an interior volume and a disposable filter element, at least a portion of the disposable filter element being positionable within the interior volume. 15. The filtration system of claim 14 wherein the external cartridge surface is on the rigid sump. 16. The filtration system of claim 14 wherein the external cartridge surface is on the disposable filter element. 17. The filtration system of claim 11 wherein the valve further comprises a rotation lock connected to the rotary portion and wherein, when the handle is in the disengaged position, rotation is prevented by the rotation lock. 18. The filter manifold of claim 17 wherein the rotation lock comprises a depressible member connected to the rotary portion of the valve and protruding through an aperture in the fixed portion of the valve and depressible from a locking position to an unlocking position. 19. The filter manifold of claim 18 wherein the filter cartridge further comprises a rotation key, wherein the rotation key depresses the depressible member to the unlocking position. 20. A method of assembling a filtration system comprising a filter manifold and a filter cartridge, the filter manifold comprising: a valve comprising a fixed portion and a rotary portion, a manifold feed port and a manifold filtrate port, a handle operatively connected to the rotary portion, the handle comprising a cartridge lifter having one of a camming ramp or a camming lug lifter engagement feature and having a handle disengagement feature comprising a camming surface positioned opposite the cartridge lifter, the handle being rotatable to a service position and a disengaged position, wherein the manifold feed port is blocked by the valve when the handle is in the disengaged position and the manifold feed is unblocked by the valve when the handle is in the service position, and the filter cartridge comprising: a cartridge feed port, a cartridge filtrate port, and an external cartridge surface having one of a camming lug or a camming ramp for engaging the lifter engagement feature and having a cartridge disengagement feature, the method comprising the steps of: providing the filter cartridge below the filter manifold while the handle is in the disengaged position;rotating the handle into the service position, thereby causing the cartridge lifter to contact the camming ramp with the camming lug, thereby drawing the filter cartridge toward the filter manifold;engaging the cartridge feed port to the manifold feed port;engaging the cartridge filtrate port to the manifold filtrate port; andactuating the valve to unblock the manifold feed port;wherein upon movement to the disengaged position, the handle disengagement feature pushes the filter cartridge in a direction away from the manifold such that the filter cartridge is fully disengaged.