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ktmrfs
Apr 19, 2013Explorer II
DeWat wrote:
The FlowPur 8000 & 10000 are what I am looking at. The problem is that I only have an available water bay height of approximately 15 inches due to the black/grey/fresh water tanks above. By mounting it in the first available forward bay, I've got something like a 30 inch height available. So if I'm not being very clear (the DW tells me this often), I'm just wondering about the impact of running some piping (possibly outside along the undercarriage) about 14 feet to the mentioned bay, then 14 feet back to where it was diverted from. As for winter, I'm not too worried about this as I always blow my lines out with air prior to the pink stuff, and I would be bring the unit inside. Of traveling in below freezing conditions might present an "exterior problem", but we *normally* button the coach down for the winter.
If height is a problem look into the "waterstick" resin/brine water softeners. they lay horizontal, we have one and it works great and is easy to recharge. The disadvantage is capacity in grains. Less than the ones others have mentioned, so it will need more frequent recharging, but it only takes about 15 minutes to recharge and uses less water during recharge. They also make a unit with iron control.
http://www.watersticks.com/p.htm
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