Water Quality
We are planning a extended trip to Big Ben National Park in March 2014. I received a note from a friend who just came from there. They said "The resorts at Big Bend National Park have their own water ...
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becker wrote:
Thank you all for the comments..... very good.
I think I will buy a house water filter from Lowes and hook it between the campground facet and my coach. This should work. Has anyone out there ever done this?
Thanks again.
becker
Filters will not work to reduce hardness. It will help with taste under some conditions.
We've stayed at Lajitas and Terlingua at Big Bend. At both places the water was so hard you could chew it. It was horrible for coffee and drinking. We instantly had white spots on everything. We also spend a lot of time in Utah and Arizona where the water can be moderately hard.
Using hard water for a few days will not hurt your RV systems. After 5 years of using hard water, we did have issues with a partially clogged kitchen faucet and deposits in our hot water heater.
To reduce hardness, you need a softener. We use a Flow Pur softener that works with box of table salt. Makes the hardest water drinkable. At $199 including shipping, it is not too expensive.
http://www.flowpur.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=FP&Product_Code=RVM8000&Category_Code=RVWS
