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06-05-2014, 04:29 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Greenfield
Posts: 65
M.O.C. #5913
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Water Filter for 3850FL
Does anyone have any suggestions/plans for installing a water filter on the Montana 3850FL?
Thanks in advance.
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06-05-2014, 05:22 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Haysville
Posts: 4,261
M.O.C. #3085
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I just went to like Lowes or Home Depot and got a whole house filter and permanently installed it as show in photo on the outside of the convience center inside the storage compartment. It's right behind the vertical roll of paper towels in the photo.
I still carry around my old whole house filter (blue one on left in photo) that I used to stick in the ground next to the water hydrant ... I occasionally use it to fill the fresh water tank at the lake if the need arises.
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06-05-2014, 06:18 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Milton
Posts: 275
M.O.C. #14116
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Wow, that is one very neat, organized basement!
There is room under the kitchen sink to install the water filter, if you don't need it for the whole coach. Our previous fifth wheel was set up with the water filter just for the kitchen. Now we only use bottled water. Had a bad experience at Edisto Island on the Atlantic Ocean. Even the best water filter couldn't de-salinate their water.
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06-05-2014, 06:24 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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The only time we run into bad tasting water is in Florida and in some parts of the S.W. We just have a portable system that we use when needed.
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06-05-2014, 05:51 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Greenfield
Posts: 65
M.O.C. #5913
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It is not so much the taste of the water, but keeping the fresh water system clean. My 3850FL is new and I was hoping this would keep some of the gunk out of the lines/water heater by installing some type of filter system.
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06-06-2014, 08:11 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Pensacola (mail forward service)
Posts: 3,198
M.O.C. #13740
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I run the on-the-go water softener fed by two whole house filters, the first is a high flow wound filter to take out any crap sediment including iron...the second is the Camco Evo, 3.5 gph that takes care of everything but Crypto/Giardia/Cysts. And I use it all except when on the move...then I eliminate the water softener...unless the water is super high in iron. John
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06-07-2014, 10:26 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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We have a filtering system not because of the taste, but because of crud that gums up everything. In Florida we have green crud in the park which will bring water flow to a stop. Would rather catch it at a filter.
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2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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06-07-2014, 11:47 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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We use both the filters and the On the Go softener. Since we spend most of our time in Kansas or Arizona the lime buildup in the lines would be severe without the softener also.
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2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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06-07-2014, 03:37 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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from the water filter store. Two cylinders in line. five micron sediment filter first then a one micron charcoal filter. In Florida the sediment filter last about two months before it is dark brown. The Florida water test pure by taste and smells really bad. That combination does the job.
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