Water Filter System (UPDATE)

Hi,

The problem with filters is that once they have been used bacteria may start to multiply in them. Some units attempt to control that by (IIRC) having silver nitrate in them.

I use bottled water for all my potable needs.

BiggestRon wrote:
Hi Y'all,

I'm looking into water filter system Like Reveres Osmosis (RO) but they are expensive. So I lowered my sights to a cartridge system.

My question is "How long will the filter cartridge last with normal use?" A week?, A month? or a year?.

Ron

if you limit the RO to one spigot at the kitchen sink for drinking water, etc.purposes only the cost shouldn't be monumental. certainly easier than having to buy/store/etc. bottled water. a whole house system would be totally impractical and water wasting in a rV.
bumpy

I have a whole house type filter. I start the year out with a new one after de winterizing. We are out about 80 days a year so one filter a year.

We have an under the sink water filter with a separate faucet in the galley.

I do not need filtered water in the shower or the head..

I change our whole rig cartridge about every year. I buy the best one i can on Amazon. $32

BiggestRon wrote:
Hi Y'all,

I'm looking into water filter system Like Reveres Osmosis (RO) but they are expensive. So I lowered my sights to a cartridge system.

My question is "How long will the filter cartridge last with normal use?" A week?, A month? or a year?.

Ron

Ron, I think the real answer is how much water you use. 2 people? 4? 6? Personally, we only use the on-board water for basics stuff like dish-washing and body-washing. Cooking, tooth brushing and drinking is with bottled or commercial RO water in jugs...while boondocking. When in a campground, and on "city water"...without a filter, we use that for everything. Again, it will depend on # of people using the system. Frankly, any "city water" we use outside our residence is likely to be a d@mn-sight better, so we don't worry too much about filtering it. The only place we had any issues was at a friend's place on the Western Slope of CO, in the coal country. We were told before leaving home that there was a significant sulfur smell to the water, but no taste issues. If we wanted to drink the local water, just fill a pitcher and let it stand for about 30 minutes, and we'd never know there was any "issue" with it. This was true, and we used it with no problems.

Lyle