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Soft or hard water to fill up the tank?

Kayteg1
Explorer II
Explorer II
I read some conflicting reports and always find tons of sale pitching about water processing.
So I have water softener in my house and it is great for showers, leave not much water marks and so on.
But on the other hand water softener are getting rid of calcium and nutritionist say we need calcium.
At home I am in the process to run separate tubing to fridge, with unprocessed water where build-in filter will remove chemicals, hopefully leaving calcium, but in TC we have 1 tank and we use the water for consumption.
So any specialist can say how important is calcium for our bodies? I would prefer to fill soft water, but also plan to live long and healthy.
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Grit_dog
Navigator
Navigator
Hard water doesn't necessarily mean calcium, but maybe yours is high in calcium.
Either way, drink some milk or take a pill if worried about calcium.
As far as filling the camper? Whatever is most convienent.
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SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Explorer III
Hard water (minerals) will eat up your anode rod (if you have a Suburban HWH) much faster than treated water will. I fill mine with city water. We have a deep well and no softener. Loaded with calcium. leaves white stains when it evaporates.

So bad I collect rainwater to wash the vehicles and farm tractors.
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