Farmer Jim
Jasper Indiana
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We have a complete water system. Starting with a 20 inch filter, next is a water softener, after that is a black light. The drinking water goes through a reverse osmosis. If we take drinking water in half gallon containers. How long will our water be good for drinking?
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skipnchar
Topeka Kansas USA
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 If you have a complete water system why would you need to take additional containers of water? My water stays good for a month or more in my water tank as long as you take proper care of it and sanitizer it several times a year. Good luck / Skip
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Farmer Jim
Jasper Indiana
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The water system is in our home not the RV. This is drinking water for dry camping.
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wa8yxm
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Well, it sounds like your water is about as pure as it gets, The R/O filter takes out most everything and the black light will kill off any biological contaminates
So the answer is: It depends on how well you sanitize and seal the bottles
If the bottles are not properly cleaned and sanitized... It won't be long
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frankdamp
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We are lucky here in Anacortes. Our city water is always ranked in the top 5 or so nationwide for purity. When we had our Class C, we always left home with the potable tank as full as we could get. The quality of other places' city water wasn't worth the risk.
We had a routine where we hooked up to the local supply for everything except drinking water, shutting off the municipal supply and using the on-board stuff we brought fron home for drinking and cooking.
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Matthew_B
The boonies near Dallas, Oregon
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The RO will take out chlorine or chloramine (whichever is used by your water company). The disinfectant helps keep the water pure longer. Maybe you should consider adding a little chlorine to make it last longer.
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ol Bombero-JC
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We just buy bottled water for drinking.
For cooking - if whatever is being cooked (in or with water)is boiled,
no problem.
If a -small- amount of water needed for cooking, the bottled water.
Been doing it that way since '75 with no ill effects.
(Maybe it works or maybe just lucky?)
JC
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Bumpyroad
Virginia
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"the black light will kill off any biological contaminates"
a lot will depend on how you maintain the UV chamber. they will "cloud over" and end up giving very little bacteriocidal effect.
bumpy
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bryanl
Reno, NV
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Quote:If we take drinking water in half gallon containers. How long will our water be good for drinking?
It depends upon the container and the sanitizing care taken (not purity).
In general, in the US, water in your RV fresh water supply tank should be good for safe drinking for a week or more if the tank is properly maintained. In an airtight bottle made of proper materials, appropriately sanitized water can last for months.
Public water supplies have disinfectant added and that makes them better as far as safe to drink than some private supplies that don't.
Filtering should be considered more for taste than for safety in an RV context (reverse osmosis really isn't practical for an RV and effective biologic filtering can be fairly expensive)
The best way to keep water in your RV safe for drinking and general use is to sanitize the system properly at least yearly and to flush it thoroughly frequently and not allow water to sit for long periods of time.
Bryan
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