Water Filter
Anyone have any thoughts on how long water can sit in an under-sink filter between camping trips without becoming a health problem?
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-Been There Done That Dept-
Remove filter
Add three drops of water purifier IODINE
Assemble
Run an few quarts of fresh tank water through the filter before re-using. Iodine kills moss, bacteria, amoeba, protozoa, and keeps working for years. Follow directions on label for dosage. If you won't hurt you if you purify water in a drinking glass it won't hurt you in a filter, especially one that gets a flushing.
Quicksilver, is stored with 1.15 pints of purified iodine in the filled water tank, throughout the system including pump lines and faucets. But when I go to use it, it sure gets one heck of a flushing. Iodine is far and away easier on pumps and seals than chlorine bleach, plus it is far more potent and long lasting. I scribbled a reminder YODO/IODINE on post-it-notes for the sink and shower, especially to remind the kids.
Remove filter
Add three drops of water purifier IODINE
Assemble
Run an few quarts of fresh tank water through the filter before re-using. Iodine kills moss, bacteria, amoeba, protozoa, and keeps working for years. Follow directions on label for dosage. If you won't hurt you if you purify water in a drinking glass it won't hurt you in a filter, especially one that gets a flushing.
Quicksilver, is stored with 1.15 pints of purified iodine in the filled water tank, throughout the system including pump lines and faucets. But when I go to use it, it sure gets one heck of a flushing. Iodine is far and away easier on pumps and seals than chlorine bleach, plus it is far more potent and long lasting. I scribbled a reminder YODO/IODINE on post-it-notes for the sink and shower, especially to remind the kids.
