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Hi- We'll be heading out in our new 303 rls in a month (part timers) or so and wanted to add a water filter that filters well obviously as well as providing good tasting water. Hopefully for $200.00 or less. We've seen them for all kinds of prices. Previously we've brought water from our home RO system or filled jugs from stores which is a pain. Any thoughts on best way to go? I've seen a Clear Source two filter and single USA filters.
Is going with a single filter at source and an under sink filter for drinking water a good option?
Thanks!
 
I've used this company for years for home water filter needs - excellent mom & pop shop out of Georgia. Very knowledgeable staff that is happy to help. You can install several of these in-line, if you're handy.
https://www.h2odistributors.com/

If all you want is drinking water, consider a Big Berkey. Expensive but hands-down the best filter I've ever owned, to include fluoride removal (that is very difficult to find outside of a reverse osmosis system).
https://berkeyfilter.com/Big-Berkey
 
BobWestdorp said:
Hi- We'll be heading out in our new 303 rls in a month (part timers) or so and wanted to add a water filter that filters well obviously as well as providing good tasting water. Hopefully for $200.00 or less. We've seen them for all kinds of prices. Previously we've brought water from our home RO system or filled jugs from stores which is a pain. Any thoughts on best way to go? I've seen a Clear Source two filter and single USA filters.
Is going with a single filter at source and an under sink filter for drinking water a good option?
Thanks!
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Well, I built my own. It's a two stage with a sediment filter for stage one and a carbon filter for stage two. It will filter down to .5 microns, so pretty much all the nasty stuff, except heavy metals. I just bought two filter canisters, and the filters I wanted. Then the GH elbows and short 1'-2' hoses I already had the brass adjustable water pressure thing so I didn't need a new one of those. This system is flexible and I can add a heavy metal filter if needed without a big hassle. This is all mounted in the basement, with a bucket underneath it all when I need to change the filters. I'll be going out to the RV storage place sometime this week and, if I remember, I'll get pictures. I'll post them on the thread I have. Just search for threads started by me.

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We are also looking. Comparing a clear2o product to some of the others, I like the charcoal block idea.
We might try to get the kitchen sink model for drinking water and just use regular filter for hose since we do a good job keeping tanks sanitized.
 
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Wow! Great ingenuity Mark.
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Here is the carbon filter I used... I don't know what the flow rate will be as I haven't used it yet.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B083NPW...abc_PWB52PXX7W5RBV1X81J2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Here use the first stage filter canister I used: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B007VZ2...abc_KB41RG463MPEC7WG3A9R?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

The regulator: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0855VT...abc_TZ285EDP52M8V55G7F9H?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

The connectors for the hoses, I think they fit the first filter I linked (I had a heck of a time adapting everything to GH connectors): https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B087B47...abc_0SY71C6YRXZ52B69SBH8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 and https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B087B2DZNF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_6EZ1B4M5G1FBESEBAFMS?psc=1

90° adapters: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B086W35QZF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_QKAKWAT6AZK3W46M471M



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This is what I have been using, designed for water hose connections. You can either go with single or double. I have been using a double with a sediment filter first and a CTO filter (clorine, taste and odor) on the second. If I were doing it over again I would just use a single since the CTO filters also filter for sediment. The Matrikx filters are good, either the the Matrikx CTO Plus or CTO/2.
 
Regarding the Beechline and Clearsource, wow, big price difference between these two: $350 vs. under a $100. I can see why you went with the Beechline. Thanks
 
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After looking at all the above options, I was struck by how many filters there are. Originally I thought an RO system would deliver the best tasting water but after learning that those typically use 4 gal. of waste water to produce 1 gal. of drinkable water we decided against that. Your posts helped convince me that a two or three stage under counter unit would produce as good a tasting water w/o the waste. Also, I like the carbon block filters you mentioned. I searched for those and found a link to the 11 best under counter filters per a www.waterfiltermag.com article. Looking at those I decided on APEC WFS-1000 3 Stage Under-Sink Water Filter System based on cost ($139.), ease of install, filter replacement of carbon block filters and that it has a high flow rate compared to others. I think we'll use an inline filter between hose and city water hook up. I'll look at all your posts again for guidance on that. Again, thanks for all your input and the creative approaches you used. You moved my thinking enough that if this works well, I'll get something to replace our RO house drinking water system! Again, thanks!
Bob
 
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We have a 3 stage filter system from RV Water Filter Store. It seems to do the job:
https://www.rvwaterfilterstore.com/water-filtration-system-triple-canister
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This is an excellent source for RV water filters. We had their 2-stage unit for a previous travel trailer. When we purchased our Solitude 310GK which came with a filter in the wet bay, I split the two stage filtration and added one canister to the wet bay, re routed the water line to accept the additional filter. The original filter canister now houses a sediment filter and the second canister houses a carbon filter, both I purchase from RV Filter Store. We then added a UV drinking water system https://acuvatech.com/. This unit is installed with a separate filter under the sink prior to entering the UV unit. This addition provides the very best and safest drinking water and has been one of our best mods to our 5th wheel.
The unit is not cheap, we paid over $500.00 so may be out of the OP's reported price point in which case a two or 3-stage system from RV Filter store will do a fine job.
 
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UV disinfection is one of the gold standards of water disinfection. It's expensive but if you've got questionable water, physical filtration combined with UV disinfection is pretty much the best thing you can do other than filtering than boiling and recondensing.

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This is an excellent source for RV water filters. We had their 2-stage unit for a previous travel trailer. When we purchased our Solitude 310GK which came with a filter in the wet bay, I split the two stage filtration and added one canister to the wet bay, re routed the water line to accept the additional filter. The original filter canister now houses a sediment filter and the second canister houses a carbon filter, both I purchase from RV Filter Store. We then added a UV drinking water system https://acuvatech.com/. This unit is installed with a separate filter under the sink prior to entering the UV unit. This addition provides the very best and safest drinking water and has been one of our best mods to our 5th wheel.
The unit is not cheap, we paid over $500.00 so may be out of the OP's reported price point in which case a two or 3-stage system from RV Filter store will do a fine job.
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BobWestdorp said:
....Is going with a single filter at source and an under sink filter for drinking water a good option?
Thanks!
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We bought a Aqua Sana two-filter system for our last RV and another one for this one as soon as we got it home. It seems nicely built and looks nice... https://www.amazon.com/Aquasana-2-S...rds=aquasana+two+filter&qid=1614827477&sr=8-6.

It mounts with two screws with keyholes in the back for mounting to anything wood. Just be sure to look up Youtube videos about how to "properly" drill through the hard plastic countertop without cracking it. It comes with a length of 1/4 plastic tubing with the push-style inlet and outlet connectors. The unit can be purchased with a chrome, brass, or brushed nickel dispenser above the counter.

Because we live in the northern climate and winterization happens frequently, I put a "T" in the cold water PEX line to the kitchen sink then used a quick-connect after a pet-cock so I could remove it if necessary. For winterization I remove the filters and store them in a Zip-Loc bag. Caveat: With the filters removed internal valves will not allow the removal of the water trapped inside the unit. I cut two pieces of plastic pipe that fit inside the filter canisters (the filters are separate from the canisters) that push the valves open when the canisters are screwed on. This allows me to blow the extra water with the inlet tube. I get a few tablespoons of water collected in both filter canisters. My dear brother installed one in his RV. He is now on his third one because he could never remember remove the trapped water before winter. Now, if he can remember, he loosens the two screws an takes the unit into his house.

One last thing. We drink lots of iced tea here. With city water pressure we can fill a 3-quart pitcher in about 2-3 minutes. With the pump add another minute or two, but our filters haven't been replaced in four seasons or so...

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The wife and I are kinda fanatical about quality drinking water. My system starts with a Camco water filter to filter out sediment and whatever else it filters. It is connected to a ClearSource Ultra setup the feeds the trailer. And just to make sure we have a Frizzle Life water filter under the kitchen sink with it's own faucet just for drinking. Probably overkill by most peoples standards.:D
 
I use an iSpring two stage spin down filters and the Essential Whole RV filters from the RV Water Filter store.
The spin down filters trap large sediment and last a very long time. They can be flushed with a valve on the bottom of the filter.
The Essential filters are mounted after the spin down filter and have a carbon filter for improving water tastes. Works very well.

I should add these are filtering well water.
 
I saw someone that had a nice 3 stage filter system but had put one of those inexpensive in-line Camco filters in front of it. I asked why the cheap $10 filter with the nice 3-stage? He said his much more expensive 3-stage filters last twice as long with the cheap Camco taking out a lot of the bigger stuff. Anyone else doing this?
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btw…he said he drinks out of the RV sinks no problem anywhere he is at. He said the combo saves enough on bottled water to pay for itself many times over…
 
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