Why you should have a filtration system on your RV..
..We just got back from a week of camping up in the mountains around Pigeon Force, TN. Had a great time up there, in spite of how hot its been.
Anyway, we heard some campers talking about how the water at the campground was not very clean. Seemed OK in our camper, so didnt think much about it. Then, just before we left to come home yesterday, I looked at the filter on our RV's filtration system. For the first time EVER, that thing was completely brown inside! Have never seen that happen before, usually I only change that filter at the end of each season, and it is still completely white/clear when I change it. Not this time. Just 1 week at this campground, and filter was completely brown, bad enough I replaced it as soon as we got home!
Just for kicks, I snapped a picture of the filter before I removed it. Check this out:
Upon examining the water spigot closer when we were unhooking yesterday to pull out, it looks like that is all rust contamination, coming from the spigot itself. I'm seriously considering calling the campground and having a word with them about it. Not to ask for a refund or anything like that, but more to let them know of this situation, as someone that drinks this water without using a filtration system...Yikes!
..The lesson we learned, that can be learned from this: If you don't have a filtration system of some kind...GET ONE. I've not been a big proponent of such in the past, and this is actually our first rig that has a 'whole house' filtration system. Now, though, I am very, very glad we have such after seeing how bad the water can be. We rarely ever drink water we're hooked up to when camping, we typically bring our own drinking water (in gallon jugs). Sooo, fortunately we didn't drink any of this water, even filtered. However, we do use the water for showers, washing dishes, etc. Filter did its job as water seemed clear, OK inside.
Anyway, we heard some campers talking about how the water at the campground was not very clean. Seemed OK in our camper, so didnt think much about it. Then, just before we left to come home yesterday, I looked at the filter on our RV's filtration system. For the first time EVER, that thing was completely brown inside! Have never seen that happen before, usually I only change that filter at the end of each season, and it is still completely white/clear when I change it. Not this time. Just 1 week at this campground, and filter was completely brown, bad enough I replaced it as soon as we got home!
Just for kicks, I snapped a picture of the filter before I removed it. Check this out:
Upon examining the water spigot closer when we were unhooking yesterday to pull out, it looks like that is all rust contamination, coming from the spigot itself. I'm seriously considering calling the campground and having a word with them about it. Not to ask for a refund or anything like that, but more to let them know of this situation, as someone that drinks this water without using a filtration system...Yikes!
..The lesson we learned, that can be learned from this: If you don't have a filtration system of some kind...GET ONE. I've not been a big proponent of such in the past, and this is actually our first rig that has a 'whole house' filtration system. Now, though, I am very, very glad we have such after seeing how bad the water can be. We rarely ever drink water we're hooked up to when camping, we typically bring our own drinking water (in gallon jugs). Sooo, fortunately we didn't drink any of this water, even filtered. However, we do use the water for showers, washing dishes, etc. Filter did its job as water seemed clear, OK inside.
