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Talensnana · RV-Dreams Family Member

Water filters

Workinrvers · RV-Dreams Family Member

we have an in line canister filter on the main hose coming into the rig and use the Culligan cartridges in it. For drinking water and making ice tea etc. we just use tap water that we run through a Brita pitcher.

Phil

Alie and Jims Carrilite · RV-Dreams Family Member

We use a 3 canister system that results in clean drinkable water.
This place is about the best place to find canister set-ups and filters. Give them a call, their RV'ers too!

www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/index.htm

Edit here- Where we are currently working/gateguarding the water does come from a clean source, but the tanks that transport it, the hoses they use to fill you tanks are very questionable hence out 3 filter setup.

Our tap water runs between 250-300ppm which is below average for most municipal water systems.

-- Edited by Alie and Jims Carrilite on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 08:06:44 AM

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

A filter outside the coach I find needed , you want to keep as much out of your plumbing as possible , the units that connect to your faucet are great but remember the trap the contaminants upstream in your plumbing....I also use a brita pitcher for the final filter for drinking.

Jack Mayer · RV-Dreams Family Member

I agree on the RV water filter store...a good place to get stuff...

We have two of the standard filters set up as permanent whole-house filters. A sedimentation first, then a charcoal. This feed the entire house. Then, under the sink in the kitchen is a RO (reverse osmosis) setup with a 3 gallon storage tank. This provides all our drinking water, and feeds the refrigerator as well. It does take up some space, so it may not be practical in smaller rigs....

bigboomer · RV-Dreams Family Member

Patti,

We went to rvwaterfilters.com and did a 3 cannister set up and are very happy with the whole set up. Here is what I did for our set up....

http://s962.photobucket.com/user/mybigboomer/library/RV%20Water%20Filtration%20System

Good luck,

Les

Neil and Connie · RV-Dreams Family Member

Nice setup…I was too lazy to build on and didn't want to give up storage space in the basement. We have a dual cartridge setup (sedimentation and charcoal) from rvwaterfilterstore.com and I just keep it in a kitchen trash can without the swing top. Cut a couple slots in the sides at the right height so the filters are on the bottom of the bin and the hoses stick out the side. When parked it normally sits underneath the kitchen slide adjacent to our utility closet. We've also got the under sink filter for the fridge and spigot on the counter…these are standard with New Horizon.

Hdrider · RV-Dreams Family Member

We go from the water source to a canister filter with a 5 micron filter, then to our ON The Go water softener, then it goes through a charcoal filter in the coach. We then run our water through a Brita that we use for drinking. Not a perfect setup probably but it works.