Anyone here usiing 12 volt UV Water filter
Hi, I'm looking for feedback on installing a 12 volt UV water filtration system in my B. I am seeking advice on brands anyone may be using and if you installed using a flow switch how what hardware...
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Bobbo so correct many people freak when they find out and I should have certainly noted that as you did in my post.
Traveler7 I think you are on the right track perhaps a three stage process something coarse to catch the chunks and sediment type stuff essentially a prefilter (which would very much help the life of the next filter) perhaps even some type of washable media so you could just rinse it/backflush it out good and put it back in, a finer one/ more typical type filter to cut that down even more and then finish it off with UV to kill whatever may be left alive. Tap water is one thing, river water is another as far as particulates and can clog a filter quickly. Based on our backpacking experience you dont always get the crystal clear river water you see in commercials. I have had filters clog after just a few uses (say a few gallons) due to sediment or particulate load
Traveler7 I think you are on the right track perhaps a three stage process something coarse to catch the chunks and sediment type stuff essentially a prefilter (which would very much help the life of the next filter) perhaps even some type of washable media so you could just rinse it/backflush it out good and put it back in, a finer one/ more typical type filter to cut that down even more and then finish it off with UV to kill whatever may be left alive. Tap water is one thing, river water is another as far as particulates and can clog a filter quickly. Based on our backpacking experience you dont always get the crystal clear river water you see in commercials. I have had filters clog after just a few uses (say a few gallons) due to sediment or particulate load
