Hooking ice maker up to bottled water.

[Busskipper]

Has annyone hooked up their ice maker up to bottled water, if so HOW?
Last couple of hook ups the water had a lot of flavor, so the DW needed me to get her fresh ice, PITA.
So I was just wondering if any of you have figured out how.

TIA,

[msmith1199]

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[nemo45]

Our Gulf Stream Tour Master came with an Everpure QC2-AC system with a dedicated tap for drinking water. The water line to the refrigerator also goes thru this filter also. It uses the Everpure ACD filter. WE have never had bad tasting water or ice. We spend our winters in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas where almost everybody buys bottled water. We don't, because our water tastes so well out of the tap. The filters are expensive, around $40 but they last over a year and I usually catch them on sale and always have a spare. It doesn't take long to spend $40 on bottled water. The filtered water only goes to the dedicated tap and the icemaker and you can sure tell the difference at the other taps in the motorhome. I would figure out some way to incorporate a filter like this in your water system.

[Matt___Carol]

Install a small RO system under the sink dedicated to the ice maker and drinking water faucet. We have used the Profile RO brand from Home Depot for several years since its small size is ideal for an RV

[dropaline]

buy yourself a pump up new garden sprayor some hose and fittings

[Bumpyroad]

Thunder Mountain wrote:
My two cent worth. Most of our traveling in the last ten years has been in the Southwest. In some places the water is so hard and tasty you can chew it. Terlingua, TX was especially "memorable." I took out the ice maker and used the space for bagged ice. Then I figured it out...

I put the ice maker back in. Bought a Flo Pure softener backed up by a charcoal filter. Now, no water spots, good water and ice. Good enough for ice tea and coffee.

yep, my ice maker was as easy to winterize as my outside shower which I never used anyway. If you get to an area with skunky water, i.e. Iowa City Iowa, Tyler Minnesota, etc., just shut er down for awhile.
bumpy

[Thunder_Mountai]

My two cent worth. Most of our traveling in the last ten years has been in the Southwest. In some places the water is so hard and tasty you can chew it. Terlingua, TX was especially "memorable." I took out the ice maker and used the space for bagged ice. Then I figured it out...

I put the ice maker back in. Bought a Flo Pure softener backed up by a charcoal filter. Now, no water spots, good water and ice. Good enough for ice tea and coffee.

[et2]

Buy a ice maker and use bottled water. shut off the ice maker

[garry1p]

OH OH famous last words... "this should be easy" :W

We finally bought a portable ice maker and use bottled water no need to go pick up ice or defrost.

[sowego]

Cbones wrote:
The best thing I ever did was take out the ice maker. I then fill the bin once every couple of weeks with store bought ice. Cheap and now I don't fuss with winterizing the ice maker or replacicing that expensive heated hose on my Dometic.

This is exactly what we did. We got tired of jumping through all the hoops with double and triple filtering water then working on keeping the ice maker line from freezing in sub-zero cold. We buy ice and drinking water as we go and have never regretted it! We figured for the price of all the filter cartridges we can buy or get drinking water from a trusted source and buy all the ice we can use..life simplified.

A friend of ours got tired of all the filtering and bought a portable icemaker then buys bottled water to fill it.

[Cbones]

The best thing I ever did was take out the ice maker. I then fill the bin once every couple of weeks with store bought ice. Cheap and now I don't fuss with winterizing the ice maker or replacicing that expensive heated hose on my Dometic.

[Busskipper]

Bumpyroad wrote:
the ice maker on my winnebago was filled from a separate under counter filter as was the tall drinking water faucet. a separate small piece of tubing ran across to the ice maker. it would be fairly easy to feed bottled water thru that?
bumpy

Bumpy,

Pretty sure that is the same as mine, Will go look at it and take pictures in the AM, then order the parts. Should be pretty easy to do the install, often when we are on the road and we have a number different water sources I am always just a little nervous as to the quality of the water in my tank.

If this works out it will just make everything a lot less of an issue.

Busskipper

[Bumpyroad]

the ice maker on my winnebago was filled from a separate under counter filter as was the tall drinking water faucet. a separate small piece of tubing ran across to the ice maker. it would be fairly easy to feed bottled water thru that?
bumpy

[Busskipper]

MountainAir05 wrote:
Do not use drip system which is not safe for drinking water. Either use the clear plastic that they have on a roll or Plex depend on what they have. I would go along with the filter. Not that hard to Plex in a couple and the hold system is filtered.

Sort of thought that but just found the fittings in Pex. Watts PL-3003 Push Tee, 1/4-Inch OD LINK AND Watts PL-3011 Push Stop Valve, 1/4-Inch OD LINK

If I get enough fittings for two connections it should be able to take care of the drinking water also.

Johnny, I think I'll just find a 5 gallon square bottle and have it for all the time, when we run out just replace.

We have the same Manufacturer, hence he same filters, I used to use a third filter at the hose bib but CG water pressure has exploded two so I gave up.

Thanks to all for the HELP,

Busskipper

[MountainAir05]

Do not use drip system which is not safe for drinking water. Either use the clear plastic that they have on a roll or Plex depend on what they have. I would go along with the filter. Not that hard to Plex in a couple and the hold system is filtered.