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7point3diesel


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What's your preferred method of water filtration?

1. Whole system

2. Under/on faucet & on shower head

Why?

Which systems/brands have you tried & liked & would recommend?

Why?

Which systems/brands have you tried & disliked?

Why?



-- Edited by 7point3diesel on Tuesday 21st of October 2014 07:59:23 AM



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We have a Berky for our drinking water. Love it! We do not have one on the system, but after a bad batch of water in Georgia we are going to put one on. So I am curious to hear the responses here also.

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Brita Ptcher for drinking water and for the water coming into the 5th wheel we have a two stage filter purchased at Home Depot. It has a charcoal filter and particulate filter built into a single replaceable cartridge.

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We have done it many ways, from a single filter to three filters and a point-of-use RO system. Currently we use a whole house RO system. You can read about that here.

The whole house RO system has many advantages. But a point of use system does satisfy many peoples needs.



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x2 on the Berkey for drinking water. Plus we have a 5 micron house filter installed. The Berkey is very efficient but takes some room on the countertop, so this might not be a solution for everyone.
Bernd



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We have a big one for the incoming water... another in the residential fridge..

Personally, I'd only drink from a RO system.. and have one to install.. if I ever get to it.. or want to get to it.


I have stuck with bottled water for drinking.. which is really only my coffee and the dogs drinking water..



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I have a large single whole house filter for the incoming water into the holding tank. We never tried to drink it. I carry a few cases of bottled water. I think if do a final filter at the kitchen sink that would be good. I guess just do some water tests.

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Because water quality is never the same no matter where I go.....Whole house filter at 3 levels for me!!!......cheaper than faucets ....shower heads.....hot water heaters....flushing holding tanks frequently.   replacing water pumps...on & on!!!



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Depending on the part of the country you’re in you may want to consider a portable water softener even if you have an RO system. 

The water in the southwest especially and Florida as well contains a lot of minerals sometimes called “hard water.”  While this water, according to authorities, is safe for consumption (potable) it may not be so safe for your rigs plumbing system.

The minerals can get into the plastic fittings, valves and check valves and cause leaks as well as contamination between hot and cold water lines.  They will also do quite a number on the hot water tank and really eat up the anode rod if your unit has one.

We use a simple testing strip along with a portable water softener.  We test the water at each stop before allowing it into the trailer.  The softener has made a huge difference in the quality of the water as pertains to water softness and bad things getting into the trailer’s plumbing.

Many types are available and here is a page full of them for anyone interested:

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=on+the+go+water+softener&tag=mh0b-20&index=aps&hvadid=3527422330&ref=pd_sl_3uurnq7m1q_b

These can really save you a lot of work on your RV plumbing system over the years.  “Ask me how I know this.”

I am not saying this is all the filtration you need.  We use other filtering systems as well.  I’m saying this is one tool to protect the rigs plumbing and maybe your body as well.

On edit:   I wanted to add that we have a .5 micro filter in addition to the water softener and according to the test kits even the .5 micro filter does nothing for these minerals in water the softener takes out and causes issues to the plumbing as described.

Bill



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Great.. Now I need to figure out where to fit one of these..lol

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Right now in our S/B, we have a Big Berkey ($2.99 like new from the Goodwill about 2 months ago) which replaced our Berkey Light which I sent to my brother on well water and we have Waterwise Distiller for our drinking water. We are generally pleased with both.

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Thanks for the great advice everyone. After taking into consideration everyone's advice I will want a whole RV filter. I'm not financially ready to jump into a 3-5 stage / RO system yet though. Does anyone have experience with Camco TastePURE Water Filters?



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The purpose of using a softener in front of an RO system is to allow more efficiency in the RO membranes, and a longer life to them. In very hard water areas I put my water softener in front of the whole house RO system.

Having used all combinations of this technology in RVs I can tell you that the best answer - by far - is a whole house RO system, with a softener in front of it when needed.

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I'm concerned with long term damage of the lines, etc.. As bill stated.

I don't care much .. so far.. for the drinking water part.

Will buy one tomarrow.. seem they could just sit on the ground and just run your hose through it.. Though will look in that front compartment and take some measurements.. it would be nice to get it inside..

But done deal.. see bigger ones for less money on ebay too..fyi

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We run off our tank most of the time. The setup we have is a 3 canister system starting with a 5mic carbon block, then a 1 micron sediment, then a .5mic ceramic sterasyl going to the onboard tank. After it comes out of the tank it still goes thru a manufacturer installed 3M B3 filter.
Depending on the source of the water we get we will either drink it or not. Where we currently are, our water is provided to us in a 600 gallon tank. The water source is a municipal source that the local town drinks, but after seeing the way the delivery guy handles the hoses, we don't drink it. If we had an RO system, then sure.



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7point3diesel wrote:

Thanks for the great advice everyone. After taking into consideration everyone's advice I will want a whole RV filter. I'm not financially ready to jump into a 3-5 stage / RO system yet though. Does anyone have experience with Camco TastePURE Water Filters?

 I can't say that I am anywhere near authoritative on the subject of water filters as we don't use any.  I had something similar to that Camco product on at one time, but I couldn't tell it was doing us any benefit at all.  Another source to look at is the RV Water Filter Store.  They've got everything from filters to pressure regulators, etc.  (We bought our Watts 263A pressure regulator from them.)

Terry



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