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Clay_L
Mar 18, 2014Explorer
We got a GE SmartWater housing and the necessary hose fittings at Home Depot. The housing will accept standard filter cartridges made by many manufacturers.
When traveling I use a charcoal filter which can improve taste and also provide sediment filtering. If I plan to put the water in the tank and leave it there for very long I use a sediment filter that won't remove the chlorine.
Is a sediment filter necessary? If you could see the cartridge when I replace it you would say yes much of the time.
We use a water softener in AZ where we have spent all or part of the winter for 10 years or so.
I have quick release fittings on everything.
When traveling I use a charcoal filter which can improve taste and also provide sediment filtering. If I plan to put the water in the tank and leave it there for very long I use a sediment filter that won't remove the chlorine.
Is a sediment filter necessary? If you could see the cartridge when I replace it you would say yes much of the time.
We use a water softener in AZ where we have spent all or part of the winter for 10 years or so.
I have quick release fittings on everything.
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