Water Filter Mod's? Are they worth it?

[bdaniel]

This is an old thread but I happened to see it.
My 2002 Wildcat had a water filter and I loved it.

I put one in my 2012 Copper Canyon and am putting in one today in my 2014 325SRX. I got the whole house filter housing from Lowes. I use the charcoal filters and I think they are around $10 for a two pack. If the camper sits for more than a month between trips, I will replace the filter. Or sometimes I take it out, wrap it in Saran wrap and throw it into the fridge.

I DO NOT purchase the $35+ filters for RVs.

I plumb the filter so the city water connection AND the output of the water pump go in the inflow to the filter using a T connection. Then the filter outflow goes on to the camper water plumbing.

I love having the filter because when traveling across country you will get various levels of chlorine in water (some very strong) . The charcoal filter removes all that and the water always tastes the same.

I really like the water filter system. But go with stuff from Lowes or Home Depot, not the specialized RV stuff.

Bobby

[cabinfever]

Originally Posted by SoGaDually

We use to use the Blue Inline Water Filters and on one camping trip the park was having issues with their Well and during the 4 day stay we went through two of the inline Water Filters do to sand & trash plugging them up.
This is the Water Filter System I made up about 5 years ago and still use it today. The Filter Housing on the right (the inlet side) is a 5 micron to catch the sand and trash. The Filter Housing on the left is a Charcoal Filter for taste...This system works great. If you camper has a rear bumper you can cut you center piece of PVC pipe which connects the two filters together so once you have your water connected you hang the filters on the end of your bumper so they are off of the ground..
When we are getting ready to leave a park, we disconnect the Water Filters, flip them up side down and let them drain while we are packing up. Then we screw on caps on each each end of the Filter system and store them away...

I did a similar set up with product purchased from here http://www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/RCCarbonCartridge.htm
I have a 1 micron sediment filter and a .5 micron fiber block carbon . I went to this after the blue camco filter did not prevent heavy sediment from the last CG we were at last year.

[theeyres]

Have you tried http://www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/index.htm A one canister system that hooks on to the water tap outside isn't even close to $70. I bought a two filter system to trap copper that was turning my wife's hair green (!) and it didn't even run that much. And the filters last a long, long time. And, yes, it worked very well and did the job.

[bsmith0404]

The problem I have with filters for drinking water is that I like my water to be ice cold. I drank enough warm water in Afghanistan not doing it any more unless I absolutely have to. Ground water in most places (especially down south) just doesn't cut it. I find it easier to just load 1 cooler up with ice jugs (1/2 gal milk jugs), bottled water, and then dump a bag of ice on top. The jugs help maintain the cold and make the bagged ice last longer. The other nice part about that, I keep the cooler under the camper in the shade right behind my lawn chair, no going in and out of the camper for water. I usually find room in the cooler for some beer too.

I do use the blue in-line filters to keep the big stuff out of my lines.

[Bob Landry]

We camp only in NPs, State Parks, and COE parks and whether it's good to do it or not, we trust the water. I've thought about adding a filtration system, but it's actually the plastic taste from the trailer's plumbing that dw doesn't like. We've saved 10 or 12 gallon size Ozarka bottles that we fill and take from home. A gallon a day takes care of coffee and cooking and the CG water does everything else. I've never used the FW tank in the trailer for anything.