Why do you need a top-line water filter? Because: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-06/drinking-water-contaminated-with-pathogens-in-nsw-towns/8875464
So, maybe a ceramic in-line one is the best?
Plus maybe a cheaper type on the filler hose?
update
I have just bought a BESTFW in'line from Clarnece Water Filters,:
-- Edited by Happyjack on Wednesday 6th of September 2017 11:26:09 AM
Muzzlehatch said
12:41 PM Sep 6, 2017
Surely you dont believe what your read in the ABC?
Dougwe said
12:42 PM Sep 6, 2017
Mmmm, I wonder how they got away with calling it a BESTWF? as I have a B.E.S.T. Maybe the WF gets them of the hook?
I have 2 one is a little older than the other so if water looks a bit iffy I use both with the older one first then the final 'rinse' through the second. All seems to work for me.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
Muzzlehatch said
12:44 PM Sep 6, 2017
I just strain the big bits out through me teeth.
macka17 said
02:51 PM Sep 6, 2017
Too Much "cleanness".
Is isolating you from the worlds natural yukky germs.
Will make you too susceptible to all things going around.
leave some crap in your system. To fight the other crap
trying to get in.
I can eat and drink anything.
With. So far.
Minimal adverse effects.
Di is funny THAT way.
so I just have a set of $40 filter cartridges in housings under sink.
Every 1 or 2 or 3 yrs.
Whenever SHE remembers to tell me it tastes yuk (Yea)
I change them. Today actually. Victorian Visitors.
Also YUK.
I don't know them from Adam?.
10 days of bloody strangers in my home.
Anybody coming fishing for Barra for a week?.
Grubbygypsy said
10:37 PM Sep 6, 2017
So out of touch macka!! Haven't you seen the amount of s h I t that people are depositing in creek beds etc?
Where do you think that ends up?
I am absolutely, maniacally pedantic with my water.
I'm surprised we're not back to typhoid/cholera days yet with the amount of human excreta that is EVERYWHERE you go.
Aus-Kiwi said
12:09 AM Sep 7, 2017
Amunity ..
Muzzlehatch said
02:05 PM Sep 7, 2017
If you see it boil it is safe to consume. If you have put a purifiing tablet in it likewise.
I havent experimented with rev osmosis units but they are getting more user friendly I hear.
I only ever go sick once in my life where a lieing lazy POS Geologist picked up a load of water from the wrong dam. (Couldnt use a GPS aparently) and didnt think to chuck in a purfying tablet on the potable water drums.
Boys all got the squitters. I quit when we got back to town. The last straw with that man. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
buffy61 said
05:40 PM Sep 7, 2017
Yeah...that's not true either.
im an ICU nurse and last year nursed a child that had been playing under the hose from bore water. He died from a type of amoeba found in that water. Crossed the blood brain barrier and got amoebic meningitis.
I would be filtering all the water that comes in the van!
Bruce and Bev said
08:54 PM Sep 7, 2017
RV Dealers sell ceramic filters with silver powder in them. The last one I bought cost me almost $100 but the dalesman said use it for its recommended number of litres and then flush it out and reverse the filter (not sure how you work out how many litres you have used). I waited until the water flow through it slowed down, flushed it out (and the amount of sludge that came out of it was amazing (all scheme water from country and metro areas) and reversed it and got twice the length of time out of it.
About to use the 'van again after having it parked up unused for about a year, so went into BCF. They had silver particle filters for $39 - bought 3 of them - each should give me about 10K litres each.
We always boil our water anyway or use bottled water for drinking cold. If we're washing the ute or van, we simply disconnect the inline hose filter and let all the bugs loose on the two vehicles.
PeterD said
11:30 PM Sep 7, 2017
If you want to get rid of cryptospyridium and similar things then forget the 1 micron filters. The only filter that will get rid of them is a reverse osmosis filter.
Grubbygypsy said
08:58 AM Sep 8, 2017
I double filter down to 1 micron into the van. Double consists of sediment then carbon cartridges.
Then, any drinking water is redone down to .5 of a micron. I then distill any drinking water when I have power and or boil for 10 minutes then run it through a brita filter countertop dispenser. That is all my cooking and vege washing water.
I am going to add to this a BEST filter when I get to a town. That will go between the first lot of 1 micron filters and the van.
As I said I am PEDANTIC on water. I drink so much of it, that I would get a triple hit of any normal person at least.
Other than pathogens, my big concern is the municipal treatment of water. It's despicable what they put in there. Do a bit of research and I'll guarantee you you'll be forever disturbed with ingesting it.
Distilling takes out 99.9% of nasties. It's then run through its own carbon filter too.
From my understanding the B E S T filter can only be used for the 5000L - not reused after flushing. The flushing is during the 5000L time. It doesn't have a time limit IF its within the 5000L. So....my own calculations I'm going to need a new one every 25 weeks on average. $200 a year. Not much when compared with the alternative. (For me there's my other cartridge costs and power - but I time my caravan park visits well for the power).
None of those feral peoples germs are going to get me!!
Esperian said
11:06 AM Sep 29, 2017
The best are the Revers Osmosis filters. They filter out even bacteria and viruses, as well as also DESALINATE the water. Result is water clean to almost DISTILLATION level. RO treated water (Desalinated Water) is sold hardware in shops for use in batteries, and other applications where the distilled water is called for, as cheaper to make alternative in the industry. It is, though, also great for use as a drinking water. It is since long time widely used in hospitals, and health care, and made on spot with RO water filter units supplied with alkalizing unit. Cheap and great solution making the water actually a Healing water, not only fit to drink straight as it comes out of the filter.
One can get RO filter quite cheap these days, 6 or 7 stage up to 200$A if done some shopping over internet, and such filter even extra treats water antibacterial, with the silver impregnated filtering unit included.
I bought only the basic, three stage RO unit cheap. Only around AU $136.95 plus (optional) $A22.13 extra for 2 years insurance, at ebay. It is a unit with with filtering capacity of 75 gallons per day (75 GD = 280 liters). This is quite possibly enough water for a family of three or four to take a showers, and all drinking, cooking, and even some watering, for three days. If you are afraid to drink straight RO water, alkalize it by adding tiny amounts of the pure Soda Bicarbonate ( THE COOKING SODA) It will not affect the taste, and alkalizes the water to make it actually health improving water...
As far as the silver filter goes, I decided that adding a colloidal silver - that I am making myself out of that home filtered RO water - to the filtered water containers makes it the best antibacterial quality water one can get. Making the colloidal silver is easy, and very cheap, ones you buy basic things you need to do it. Easy to get to know how to do it googling, " homemaking colloidal silver" or "diy colloidal silver".
I use it down here mainly for filtering water to water my few plants, as the water here is highly alkaline, but it is also just as highly rich in minerals and plants do not appreciate that very much. Now before going out for long trip, I decided to get another, smaller portable unit, with capacity of about 50 GPD, costing only $A 86.00. That ought to cover my need water just fine, and with a lot of extra, still. Smaller, so saving precious room in the caravan.
-- Edited by Esperian on Friday 29th of September 2017 11:31:11 AM
Esperian said
11:33 AM Sep 29, 2017
The best are the Revers Osmosis filters. They filter out even bacteria and viruses, as well as also DESALINATE the water. Result is water clean to almost DISTILLATION level. RO treated water (Desalinated Water) is sold hardware in shops for use in batteries, and other applications where the distilled water is called for, as cheaper to make alternative in the industry. It is, though, also great for use as a drinking water. It is since long time widely used in hospitals, and health care, and made on spot with RO water filter units supplied with alkalizing unit. Cheap and great solution making the water actually a Healing water, not only fit to drink straight as it comes out of the filter.
One can get RO filter quite cheap these days, 6 or 7 stage up to 200$A if done some shopping over internet, and such filter even extra treats water antibacterial, with the silver impregnated filtering unit included.
I bought only the basic, three stage RO unit cheap. Only around AU $136.95 plus (optional) $A22.13 extra for 2 years insurance, at ebay. It is a unit with with filtering capacity of 75 gallons per day (75 GD = 280 liters). This is quite possibly enough water for a family of three or four to take a showers, and all drinking, cooking, and even some watering, for three days. If you are afraid to drink straight RO water, alkalize it by adding tiny amounts of the pure Soda Bicarbonate ( THE COOKING SODA) It will not affect the taste, and alkalizes the water to make it actually health improving water...
As far as the silver filter goes, I decided that adding a colloidal silver - that I am making myself out of that home filtered RO water - to the filtered water containers makes it the best antibacterial quality water one can get. Making the colloidal silver is easy, and very cheap, ones you buy basic things you need to do it. Easy to get to know how to do it googling, " homemaking colloidal silver" or "diy colloidal silver".
I use it down here mainly for filtering water to water my few plants, as the water here is highly alkaline, but it is also just as highly rich in minerals and plants do not appreciate that very much. Now before going out for long trip, I decided to get another, smaller portable unit, with capacity of about 50 GPD, costing only $A 86.00. That ought to cover my need water just fine, and with a lot of extra, still. Smaller, so saving precious room in the caravan.
PeterD said
01:01 PM Sep 29, 2017
Esperian wrote:
The best are the Revers Osmosis filters. They filter out even bacteria and viruses, as well as also DESALINATE the water. Result is water clean to almost DISTILLATION level. RO treated water (Desalinated Water) is sold hardware in shops for use in batteries, and other applications where the distilled water is called for, as cheaper to make alternative in the industry.
I have not noticed water as being reverse osmosis treated. All the water I have see is either Distilled or deionised. I would suggest you steer clear of both for drinking purposes.
Distilled water is too well treated. If you drink too much of it it will stuff your kidneys. On the high seas where they distil water for drinking purposes they add a few percent of sea water to make it drinkable and have no health problems.
Why do you need a top-line water filter?
Because:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-06/drinking-water-contaminated-with-pathogens-in-nsw-towns/8875464
So, maybe a ceramic in-line one is the best?
Plus maybe a cheaper type on the filler hose?
update
I have just bought a BESTFW in'line from Clarnece Water Filters,:
https://www.clarencewaterfilters.com.au/product/best-wf-inline-water-filter/?attribute_pa_filter-fitting-options=brass-click-on-hose-fittings&attribute_pa_mounting-bracket-options=no-mounting-clips
-- Edited by Happyjack on Wednesday 6th of September 2017 11:26:09 AM
Surely you dont believe what your read in the ABC?
I have 2 one is a little older than the other so if water looks a bit iffy I use both with the older one first then the final 'rinse' through the second. All seems to work for me.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
I just strain the big bits out through me teeth.
Is isolating you from the worlds natural yukky germs.
Will make you too susceptible to all things going around.
leave some crap in your system. To fight the other crap
trying to get in.
I can eat and drink anything.
With. So far.
Minimal adverse effects.
Di is funny THAT way.
so I just have a set of $40 filter cartridges in housings under sink.
Every 1 or 2 or 3 yrs.
Whenever SHE remembers to tell me it tastes yuk (Yea)
I change them. Today actually. Victorian Visitors.
Also YUK.
I don't know them from Adam?.
10 days of bloody strangers in my home.
Anybody coming fishing for Barra for a week?.
Where do you think that ends up?
I am absolutely, maniacally pedantic with my water.
I'm surprised we're not back to typhoid/cholera days yet with the amount of human excreta that is EVERYWHERE you go.
If you see it boil it is safe to consume. If you have put a purifiing tablet in it likewise.
I havent experimented with rev osmosis units but they are getting more user friendly I hear.
I only ever go sick once in my life where a lieing lazy POS Geologist picked up a load of water from the wrong dam. (Couldnt use a GPS aparently) and didnt think to chuck in a purfying tablet on the potable water drums.
Boys all got the squitters. I quit when we got back to town. The last straw with that man. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Yeah...that's not true either.
im an ICU nurse and last year nursed a child that had been playing under the hose from bore water. He died from a type of amoeba found in that water. Crossed the blood brain barrier and got amoebic meningitis.
I would be filtering all the water that comes in the van!
About to use the 'van again after having it parked up unused for about a year, so went into BCF. They had silver particle filters for $39 - bought 3 of them - each should give me about 10K litres each.
We always boil our water anyway or use bottled water for drinking cold. If we're washing the ute or van, we simply disconnect the inline hose filter and let all the bugs loose on the two vehicles.
Then, any drinking water is redone down to .5 of a micron. I then distill any drinking water when I have power and or boil for 10 minutes then run it through a brita filter countertop dispenser. That is all my cooking and vege washing water.
I am going to add to this a BEST filter when I get to a town. That will go between the first lot of 1 micron filters and the van.
As I said I am PEDANTIC on water. I drink so much of it, that I would get a triple hit of any normal person at least.
Other than pathogens, my big concern is the municipal treatment of water. It's despicable what they put in there. Do a bit of research and I'll guarantee you you'll be forever disturbed with ingesting it.
Distilling takes out 99.9% of nasties. It's then run through its own carbon filter too.
From my understanding the B E S T filter can only be used for the 5000L - not reused after flushing. The flushing is during the 5000L time. It doesn't have a time limit IF its within the 5000L. So....my own calculations I'm going to need a new one every 25 weeks on average. $200 a year. Not much when compared with the alternative. (For me there's my other cartridge costs and power - but I time my caravan park visits well for the power).
None of those feral peoples germs are going to get me!!
The best are the Revers Osmosis filters. They filter out even bacteria and viruses, as well as also DESALINATE the water. Result is water clean to almost DISTILLATION level. RO treated water (Desalinated Water) is sold hardware in shops for use in batteries, and other applications where the distilled water is called for, as cheaper to make alternative in the industry. It is, though, also great for use as a drinking water. It is since long time widely used in hospitals, and health care, and made on spot with RO water filter units supplied with alkalizing unit. Cheap and great solution making the water actually a Healing water, not only fit to drink straight as it comes out of the filter.
One can get RO filter quite cheap these days, 6 or 7 stage up to 200$A if done some shopping over internet, and such filter even extra treats water antibacterial, with the silver impregnated filtering unit included.
I bought only the basic, three stage RO unit cheap. Only around AU $136.95 plus (optional) $A22.13 extra for 2 years insurance, at ebay. It is a unit with with filtering capacity of 75 gallons per day (75 GD = 280 liters). This is quite possibly enough water for a family of three or four to take a showers, and all drinking, cooking, and even some watering, for three days. If you are afraid to drink straight RO water, alkalize it by adding tiny amounts of the pure Soda Bicarbonate ( THE COOKING SODA) It will not affect the taste, and alkalizes the water to make it actually health improving water...
As far as the silver filter goes, I decided that adding a colloidal silver - that I am making myself out of that home filtered RO water - to the filtered water containers makes it the best antibacterial quality water one can get. Making the colloidal silver is easy, and very cheap, ones you buy basic things you need to do it. Easy to get to know how to do it googling, " homemaking colloidal silver" or "diy colloidal silver".
I use it down here mainly for filtering water to water my few plants, as the water here is highly alkaline, but it is also just as highly rich in minerals and plants do not appreciate that very much. Now before going out for long trip, I decided to get another, smaller portable unit, with capacity of about 50 GPD, costing only $A 86.00. That ought to cover my need water just fine, and with a lot of extra, still. Smaller, so saving precious room in the caravan.
-- Edited by Esperian on Friday 29th of September 2017 11:31:11 AM
The best are the Revers Osmosis filters. They filter out even bacteria and viruses, as well as also DESALINATE the water. Result is water clean to almost DISTILLATION level. RO treated water (Desalinated Water) is sold hardware in shops for use in batteries, and other applications where the distilled water is called for, as cheaper to make alternative in the industry. It is, though, also great for use as a drinking water. It is since long time widely used in hospitals, and health care, and made on spot with RO water filter units supplied with alkalizing unit. Cheap and great solution making the water actually a Healing water, not only fit to drink straight as it comes out of the filter.
One can get RO filter quite cheap these days, 6 or 7 stage up to 200$A if done some shopping over internet, and such filter even extra treats water antibacterial, with the silver impregnated filtering unit included.
I bought only the basic, three stage RO unit cheap. Only around AU $136.95 plus (optional) $A22.13 extra for 2 years insurance, at ebay. It is a unit with with filtering capacity of 75 gallons per day (75 GD = 280 liters). This is quite possibly enough water for a family of three or four to take a showers, and all drinking, cooking, and even some watering, for three days. If you are afraid to drink straight RO water, alkalize it by adding tiny amounts of the pure Soda Bicarbonate ( THE COOKING SODA) It will not affect the taste, and alkalizes the water to make it actually health improving water...
As far as the silver filter goes, I decided that adding a colloidal silver - that I am making myself out of that home filtered RO water - to the filtered water containers makes it the best antibacterial quality water one can get. Making the colloidal silver is easy, and very cheap, ones you buy basic things you need to do it. Easy to get to know how to do it googling, " homemaking colloidal silver" or "diy colloidal silver".
I use it down here mainly for filtering water to water my few plants, as the water here is highly alkaline, but it is also just as highly rich in minerals and plants do not appreciate that very much. Now before going out for long trip, I decided to get another, smaller portable unit, with capacity of about 50 GPD, costing only $A 86.00. That ought to cover my need water just fine, and with a lot of extra, still. Smaller, so saving precious room in the caravan.
I have not noticed water as being reverse osmosis treated. All the water I have see is either Distilled or deionised. I would suggest you steer clear of both for drinking purposes.
Distilled water is too well treated. If you drink too much of it it will stuff your kidneys. On the high seas where they distil water for drinking purposes they add a few percent of sea water to make it drinkable and have no health problems.
Deionised water - from this link
It is thus not necessarily portable water.