about water pressure
ok i am putting a water softner filter on and it says it will give about .75 to 1,0 gpm i was wondering if i dont use a reg will i get more water pressure and do i have a chance of blowing a water l...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
You are not going to be happy with the reduced flow.
That filter/softener is designed to be used to treat water for the washing/rinsing of vehicles. Not for RV water inlet treatment. Flow rate is just to low to be useful.
If you want a portable water softener for RV use that has much better flow rates check out the different brands/models from:
WaterStick
On The Go
Flow Pur
Flow Pur water softener user here. I agree with the above. Additionally, after using the Mark8000 (which is a considerably larger unit than what you are describing) water softener in a very hard water environment (Southern California) for several months, my experience was that I had to recharge about once a week. With a smaller unit (assuming it works as well as the Flow-Pur), you'll be recharging more often than that. And... it's a bit of a leap to think a non-gold based water softener will work as well as the Flo-Pur. True, you only stand to risk $27 and your time... but I, and others here on this Forum have already spent the time learning there are no short cuts to water softening. By the way... to be most efficient with your time, use water hardness test strips to track your results. The Flow-Pur comes with a pack of strips but here is a link describing them: Sofchek water hardness test strips
