I have model U25... it was 25.00 at Menards. replacement filters are very cheap compared to the inline filters
http://www.omnifilters.com/whole-house-filters.htm
Bucky Badger, where do you have your filter unit while camping? The website for the Omni Filter states that the filter housing needs to be kept out of direct sunlight. I like the idea of the whole house filter, but I would hate to have the filter housing breakdown from exposure to sun light. Thanks!
I bought the Culligan filter and housing at CW. I also bought the filter holder that they have that sticks in the ground. If we camp somewhere that you can't stick it into the ground I have a piece of 8x8 that I drilled holes into and then stick it in there. It works great. We put it under the slideout to keep it from the direct sunlight. Water tastes so much better with a hint of jack daniels in it.
I purchased a Watts 263A and single canister filter from RVWaterfilterstore.com. I e-mailed back and forth with them before purchase, and they were very helpful.
I made a portable water filter and regulator years ago from parts purchased at local hardware and plumbing stores.
It consists of a Omni (any brand will work) whole house filter with a charcoal insert filter media. After passing through the filter the pressure is regulated by a Watts 3/4" N45B water pressure regulator that I bought at Home Depot. The model is mot critical, there are many models to choose from. Using standard elbows and fitting from the plumbing department I connected everything together and even added a faucet after the regulator so I could get filtered, regulated water from outside the trailer.
I use quick connects (from Wal-Mart) on all water connections. I have a pressure gauge that I can hook onto either side of the filter system to check the water pressure. I use a Y adapter before the filter to allow testing the pressure and to connect the hose for the black tank flush (to get maximum rinse pressure).
I set my regulator at 55 psi.
The 50" water hose I use is BEFORE the filter/regulator device. It is 25 years old and has not burst, even with incoming pressure exceeding 100 psi.
If projects like this are too much trouble for you, contact the RV Water Filter Store. They can put together the system that you want, but it comes at a price. They did not exist when I made my set up in 2001.
Finally got time to take a picture of the GE Whole House Water Filter mounted on a plywood stand that we use. Whole House Water Filter
tvman44 wrote: I use a Whole house water filter that I got at Home Depot, a little pricey but last a whole lot longer than the little cheap blue ones for RVs. One weekend in a campground with a lot of iron in the water and the little blue one is saturated and the pressure drops unreal and you still get yellow water. The whole house filter is so much larger and has a better flow rate and last so much longer, it was worth the extra money to me. The watts regulator is a fine regulator from what I have read and heard, I use a regulator I got from Camping World Camping World that works pretty good but if it ever goes out I will get a Watts.
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Using a whole house clear housing filter with the pressure reg. after will allow you to see the color& condition of the incoming water. This method also keeps crud out of the regulator. Youroo!!
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