PattieAM
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I use the blue water filter from Walmart on my campground water line which does do a good job. My coffee maker has a water filter also (makes it even better), but for drinking water, I will draw my hose filtered water from the tap, and use my Brita Pitcher to filter - and that's a much cheaper way to go.
As to softening the water for showering - ???
My home water softener is a unit that uses salts, and while great for bathing and laundry, I will filter my drinking water.
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hershey
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Hornet28BHDS wrote:RO water?
Reverse Osmosis.
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Bill&Pam
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WOW. Well, I guess I asked a dumb question - and got a good education. I was referring to the Calgon that is used to soften bath water. But after reading all the posts, I have concluded it is a bad idea to add anything to the fresh water in the fresh water tank.
The portable softeners are a good idea but we dry camp about half the time. So I would need to add the unit at the point in the plumbing system where the fresh water tank and the city inlet are common (tied together).
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Flyfisherman128
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Heres a question, would you drink or shower with the water from your washing machine? Guess that answers your question.
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Sully2
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Bill&Pam wrote:WOW. Well, I guess I asked a dumb question - and got a good education. I was referring to the Calgon that is used to soften bath water. But after reading all the posts, I have concluded it is a bad idea to add anything to the fresh water in the fresh water tank.
The portable softeners are a good idea but we dry camp about half the time. So I would need to add the unit at the point in the plumbing system where the fresh water tank and the city inlet are common (tied together).
ONLY thing to ever add to the fresh water tank is CLOROX....and then ya need to rinse it out good...
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Hornet28BHDS
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hershey wrote:Hornet28BHDS wrote:RO water?
Reverse Osmosis.
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texasrvr
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Re: The WalMart blue water filters. I use one as I mentioned in a previous entry and found them to be quite good and inexpensive. Camping World also sells the same thing but I don't know which is cheaper but they look to be the same type.
I bought a older MH last year and spent some time on repairs to bring it up to my standards. What I discovered was that the previous owners had never filtered the water and there was a lot of mineral deposits lodged in the pump and in the faucets. I bought some tank cleaner from Camping World and pulled off all the little aerators (screens)and ran this stuff through the system starting with the tank and let it sit for a while to work on the gunk. Later I flushed the whole system out and it was amazing how much mineral deposits were flushed out. After that I sterilized the whole thing with a product designed specifically for RVs which after flushing out leaves no aftertaste or smell. Bleach is cheaper but I hate the smell that lingers on.
Now with the continued use of the filter I have a good clean & dependable water system. I still bleach out the spigots before I hook up.
As far as water softeners I lived on a well at my house for many years and used a water softener to clean up the water. I had the water tested periodically and the testing revealed that there was some residual salt left in the water after the flush cycle. My doctor (flight surgeon) recommended RO water for drinking and only use soft water for washing and bathing. My equipment was Culligan and even the local sales guy concurred with my doctor.
So IMHO don't drink soft water if you can use a good purified water or just use filtered water...... Change filters as they have a finite life.
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