kerry Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Is anyone using a R/O (reverse osmosis) system in their RV, if so what kind. Also, anyone using a water softener system, if so what kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Heiser Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 I don't have one, but here is a YouTube video of Jack Mayer describing the water system (including a whole house R/O unit) he had installed in his New Horizons 5th wheel. Maybe he will come along and talk about his experience with it now that he has been using it for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 We use a water softener, the RV Pro 10000. I like it as it is compact and fairly light even when full of water. It uses just 2# of regular table salt for charging so there is no need for hauling around the big bags of salt. Edit: For filtration we just use a regular whole house type carbon filter for taste and sediment ahead of the softener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvmarcy Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Friends had a R/O system in their dpmh. It worked well and they liked it, but they did quite a bit of dry camping and didn't use it then because it required too much water. I suspect water softeners have a similar problem when dry camping. R/O and softener both take up more space than basic multistage filters, but than may not be a problem if you have the space to spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 R/O requires a lot of water to function properly. A softener would be much better if you plan to boondock much. We use an On-the-Go softener. There are a couple of brands that are functionally identical and I don't think one brand is any better than the other. We typically recharge the unit about every two weeks. Since the softener sits at the water source all water is softened including filling the tank. When boondocking you still have soft water without wasting any. Softening the incoming water also has the advantage of less calcium build up in your water lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfaa Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 we The only problem we have with water is the taste in different parts of the country. We just use a sedimate filter and a 1 micron carbon filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 I do not use the RO system when boondocking. I bypass it. I do use the softener when bypassing the RO, to fill the tank up. RO is great, but not practical if hauling water for boondocking. It does "waste" a considerable amount of water. But to me it is worth it. We average 20-25 gallons a day of water consumption, so I doubt that we are significantly damaging the environment, in comparison to ANY house. That includes washing clothes and our dishwasher. HERE is a document that describes my system. HERE is the video of the system. (for completeness - same one linked above). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Seward Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Our coach came equipped with the Nature-Pure water purifyiing system: http://generalecology.com/category/marine-rv/product/naturepure_qc_purifier_with_faucet We've been extremely satisfied with the system which also filters water to ice-maker. Good luck with your choice & travel safe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Good luck with your choice & travel safe.... Good seeing you on the forums again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Seward Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thanks Kirk, this is a great forum providing a wealth of information to help all those with RV's. Travel Safe, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamer Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 We use a sediment/activated charcoal water filter and RVPro water softener by Watts. The water softener has little impact on Boodocking. It is used when filling the water storage tank in the MH and when hooked up to a water system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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