Water filter for drinking water only?

[bianchina3]

We often "dry camp" at a camp ground that has electricity but no water at the sites. We fill the water at the campground and the water is not the best. We use a ton of water bottles for anything we consume but it is expensive and a pain to manage. I think I can put a water filter on the cold water going to kitchen faucet.

Two questions:
1) Is that a good idea?
2) Any recomendations for filter?

Thanks in advance.

[Old-Biscuit]

As long as the water is wet I will pretty much drink it so those Blue Charcoal In-Line filters that go on water hose work for me

[jake2250]

Bought a used 2006 TT, previous owner told me I would need to replace the water filter, I said,,What?? He said "the fresh water filter on the kitchen faucet"..
Sure enough,, it came with a PUR faucet filter! He got it new from the dealer like that!! Crazy!!

[fla-gypsy]

Filters for drinking water in trailers have been around a long time. My cheapo Keystone came with one in 2005

[GrandpaKip]

We use a PUR filter on the faucet. It works well, except it's slow and gets in the way. I'm going to go back to the exterior filter and replace the faucet with a decent single handle built in spray unit.

[CaLBaR]

DutchmenSport wrote:

djgarcia wrote:
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I believe that all RVs come with a filter system already installed under your sink. ...

Um ... sorry ... no they don't. I've never seen a TT come out of the factory with a water filter already installed. Maybe an Excel, but nothing else. They might be installed in Motor Homes, but even then, I don't recall seeing too many that actually do.

My Rockwood came with a whole trailer filter. Filters all of the water both city hookup or out of the fresh water tank.

[BobsYourUncle]

I found a perfect solution for that for myself many years ago.

I do not and will not drink from the onboard tank. Yuk!

I bought a very small water treatment system and installed it into the cold water line under the sink. I went to Home Depot and bought an inexpensive single tap with an adjustable curved outlet. I drilled a hole in my countertop a couple inches away from my regular tap set and installed this spigot there.

Everything is under the counter with only the filtered water tap showing.
It is very convenient as I use this filtered water only for drinking, cooking and making coffee.

[Sam_Spade]

djgarcia wrote:

I believe that all RVs come with a filter system already installed under your sink.

And I believe that is absolutely WRONG.

Any highly rated charcoal filter for home use should do fine for an RV too. Except.....that you need to pay special attention to keeping the fresh water tank disinfected if it sits idle for long periods. "Stuff" can grow in the filters too.

I think a filter pitcher might be a better solution overall.

[BarneyS]

DutchmenSport wrote:

djgarcia wrote:
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I believe that all RVs come with a filter system already installed under your sink. ...

Um ... sorry ... no they don't. I've never seen a TT come out of the factory with a water filter already installed. Maybe an Excel, but nothing else. They might be installed in Motor Homes, but even then, I don't recall seeing too many that actually do.

Snip...

Quite a few trailers, both 5th wheel and regular trailers, are coming with under counter water filters and seperate faucets on the kitchen sink. Ours came with one right out of the factory way back in 2004.
It uses a filter like this.
Barney

[dalej]

I like to use a Seychelle "extreme" filter on the water from my campers tank. Been doing it for 2 years with no problems.

[gbopp]

DutchmenSport wrote:

djgarcia wrote:
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I believe that all RVs come with a filter system already installed under your sink. ...

Um ... sorry ... no they don't. I've never seen a TT come out of the factory with a water filter already installed.

Sure they do. Just ask the salesman. :B

[coolmom42]

The faucet filters work, but they are clunky and terribly in the way.

I use a Brita or Pur filter in a pitcher. Both the filters and pitchers are available at Walmart.

[azrving]

Berkey traveler

[Dick_B]

We like Walmart's spring water for drinking and coffee.

[DutchmenSport]

djgarcia wrote:
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I believe that all RVs come with a filter system already installed under your sink. ...

Um ... sorry ... no they don't. I've never seen a TT come out of the factory with a water filter already installed. Maybe an Excel, but nothing else. They might be installed in Motor Homes, but even then, I don't recall seeing too many that actually do.

For the OP: A simple solution you can try that is not expensive at all, is to get one of those PUR filters that attaches to the end of your faucet at the sink. They cost around $20 and do a pretty remarkable job. However, the water coming from the "filter" is always a trickle, compared to the normal flow. So you have to be a bit patient if filling water for your coffee pot!

The nice thing about these are, you put the attachment on the faucet and then the filter just snaps on. You can take the filter off when on the road, so the bouncing weight won't stress out the faucet.

It's just a thought, and the simplest least evasive action you can take for the biggest bang for your "buck."

Plus, you can purchase one almost anywhere, even Wall Mart, and replacement filters are sold everywhere too.

Click here.

[cbshoestring]

Don't make this harder than it has to be. There is no need to install a in-line filter when something like THIS , for under $20.00, installed on the faucet will do.

As a second thought.....if you are filling the onboard fresh water tank, why not fill it with fresh water you don't mind drinking. Do you filter your water at home???? Fill up at home, drink the water from the tap like you do at home.