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04-10-2016, 01:38 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Nokomis
Posts: 464
M.O.C. #18144
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Whole Coach Water Filter
If not one has tired it, which I'm sure they have, I did today, and what a snap. The PEX fittings are very easy to work with. Also, right from the city connection, I was able just to unscrew the pex elbow and add my new lengths of pipe. I now have the filter installed in the under storage on the side wall, easy to access, and piped to everything, weather I fill the tank or use pressurized water.
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Ed
2016 Montana 3950 BR
2004 Montana 3650 RK
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04-10-2016, 01:43 PM
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Montana Fan
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Location: Leavenworth
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Interesting! Would enjoy hearing any details or maybe a picture.
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Bill & Mary Van Nuys
Leavenworth, KS
2014 3735MK Legacy, Sailun 637s, TST 507RV TPMS, 2 Battle Born 100 AMP Lithium Batteries, Slide Toppers
2015 Chevy 3500 LTZ, 6.6L Duramax 4WD, CC, LB, SRW with Allison Transmission
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04-11-2016, 12:13 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Hixson
Posts: 3,436
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Last week I did a similar mod by permanently installing my filter/softener in the same space in the basement. Works great.
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04-13-2016, 03:43 AM
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Montana Fan
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Location: Nokomis
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I will take a picture and post it, I have changed a few things since my original install. Id like to include a bypass as well, but I'm having trouble locating a bypass valve with PEX barb fittings. I"m trying to avoid using the compression fittings.
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2016 Montana 3950 BR
2004 Montana 3650 RK
2019 Ram 3500 SRW Laramie CTD 6.7
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04-14-2016, 03:25 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Nokomis
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ok, I have pictures of the finished product , but don't know how to upload them here...
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2016 Montana 3950 BR
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04-14-2016, 05:06 PM
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Montana Fan
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well ok thanks , ill have to find a place online to store them and then upload, I will work on that this weekend.
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2016 Montana 3950 BR
2004 Montana 3650 RK
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04-15-2016, 05:48 AM
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Montana Fan
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04-15-2016, 07:53 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Leavenworth
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Thanks for posting the pictures! The modification looks great!!! I plan to study the pictures and do something like this to mine shortly. Really like the filter bracket location - easy access. Perhaps a newbie question; what kind of filter is that? Thanks.
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Bill & Mary Van Nuys
Leavenworth, KS
2014 3735MK Legacy, Sailun 637s, TST 507RV TPMS, 2 Battle Born 100 AMP Lithium Batteries, Slide Toppers
2015 Chevy 3500 LTZ, 6.6L Duramax 4WD, CC, LB, SRW with Allison Transmission
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04-15-2016, 08:01 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Leavenworth
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M.O.C. #17706
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Thanks for posting the pictures! The modification looks great!!! I plan to study the pictures and do something like this to mine shortly. Really like the filter bracket location - easy access. Perhaps a silly question; what kind of filter is that? Thanks.
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Bill & Mary Van Nuys
Leavenworth, KS
2014 3735MK Legacy, Sailun 637s, TST 507RV TPMS, 2 Battle Born 100 AMP Lithium Batteries, Slide Toppers
2015 Chevy 3500 LTZ, 6.6L Duramax 4WD, CC, LB, SRW with Allison Transmission
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04-16-2016, 03:28 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2015
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its a Flow Pure, the label on the canister is facing the wall. Yes, easy to access, and I put the by pass valves high enough, so once I installed the wall panel back in place, I can just reach over the top to open and close the valves. Camping wor1d for 29 bucks for the kit. I switched out the filter inside for the Camco EVO filter, it does a better job I think.
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2016 Montana 3950 BR
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04-16-2016, 05:36 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Leavenworth
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M.O.C. #17706
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Thanks! Really appreciate the information and pictures.
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Bill & Mary Van Nuys
Leavenworth, KS
2014 3735MK Legacy, Sailun 637s, TST 507RV TPMS, 2 Battle Born 100 AMP Lithium Batteries, Slide Toppers
2015 Chevy 3500 LTZ, 6.6L Duramax 4WD, CC, LB, SRW with Allison Transmission
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04-16-2016, 06:00 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Omaha
Posts: 6,794
M.O.C. #7560
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Bill, when you come to the Central Plains Rally I'll show you how we did our whole house filter. We put a clear one on so we could see what the filter inside looks like and if it needs changing. Looking forward to meeting you in July!
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04-16-2016, 07:00 PM
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Montana Fan
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Location: Leavenworth
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M.O.C. #17706
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Ron,
Thanks. I look forward to seeing you at the Central Plains Rally.
Bill
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Bill & Mary Van Nuys
Leavenworth, KS
2014 3735MK Legacy, Sailun 637s, TST 507RV TPMS, 2 Battle Born 100 AMP Lithium Batteries, Slide Toppers
2015 Chevy 3500 LTZ, 6.6L Duramax 4WD, CC, LB, SRW with Allison Transmission
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03-26-2019, 09:22 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Sidney,B.C.
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Ed,
I appreciate the pictures of your installation. One question: it looks like one output line from the filter includes a red water line. Do you know where that red water line goes ? On our 2012 3150, it appears to go to our black tank flushing system, hence my question.
Thanks !
Eric in Sidney, B.C.
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03-26-2019, 04:25 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Auburn
Posts: 879
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Very nice install!! I bought a full coach water filter from www.rvwaterfilterstore.com I have mine only placed in with a cut rv water hose right now, but have all the fittings and the crimp tool to put pex in the place of the flexible lines. Just haven't taken the time to do it yet.
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03-26-2019, 07:04 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Myrtle Beach
Posts: 81
M.O.C. #21038
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I bought a whole house filter from Home Depot... cartridges are also avail there or anywhere... Installed it on the wall in the convenience center.... I also used a cut up fresh water hose and brass GH fittings
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03-27-2019, 08:14 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 1,789
M.O.C. #14547
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I made up a dual filtration system a couple years ago for travel plus the water at our 'home' CG comes from Lake Champlain. Whoever controls the lake level lowered the water level to help maintain other area water supplies as we were having a mini drought. This in turn left the water tasting lousy since the local town had to add more treatment chemicals. I pretty much duplicated the S&B system I built when the local water authority started using Hudson River water and after treatmet still tasted and smelled like swamp water.
Housings are from Amazon as are the filter media. Fittings are from Home Depot and the potable water hose - Camco (??).
The pre filter is a DuPont WFPFC9000 and final filter is a PENTEK GAC-10. These easily last the season with great tasting water.
That center pipe is the stand which is slipped over a piece of sharpened rebar driven into the ground outside the water cabinet.
Works for us
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2014 Montana High Country 343RL (Sold!)
2011 Ford 6.7 Lariat CCLB (Went to PU Heaven)
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04-12-2019, 10:54 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Colorado Rockies
Posts: 1,988
M.O.C. #19755
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A couple photos of my two-stage filter installation. Wish I had clear canisters.
I used these valves for the bypass; not cheap but they seem to be good quality and will provide full flow. The second valve is on the other side of the filters; not in the photo.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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2017 Montana 3160RL, Legacy, Onan 5.5Kw, Solar
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