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has anyone had any experence of water filters, we had the jabsco carbon filter (or simular) on our old boat. the new boat doesnt have anything filled and i was wondering about the http://www.purewateronline.co.uk/ ones, pricey but very good reviews.
we use water purification tablets and they stop the earthy taste but tend to make the water rather like a swimming baths! i was hoping to used the tablets to keep the tank clean and a filter to take the chlorine back out for drinking. any experences of this?

thanks paul
 
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I use the Jabsco in line filter and chuck in a couple of Puri Tabs when I fill up which is every two weeks, as I live aboard. The water tastes very good, people comment how good it is as they somehow think it should taste foul! But bear in mind I am turning the water over on a regular basis.
John
 
I have never used a fitted filter but have treated the water tank and pipework with Milton or the equivalent in the early spring. It takes a couple of full tank flushes with fresh water to clear the chlorine aroma. After that the turnover of water throughout the rest of the year, in our case , has been sufficiently regular to avoid any issues.
We carry a 5 litre container for drinking water ( which starts life as a 5 litre bottle of still water from the supermarket for about £1) which we refill from the mains tap - so the water for drinking is always fresh. The 5 litre bottle usually survives some months , most of the year .
Why bother with a filter ?
 
I have the General Ecology filter system with the Nature Pure model. It is excellent. A cartridge lasts a least two years and gives a great taste on top of purity. Very well made.
 
General Ecology filter - perfect tasting water for over a decade (with the odd filter change!) from a variety of sources. Tastes as good as bottled water and a fraction of the cost.
 
Tiller Girl said:
I have the General Ecology filter system with the Nature Pure model. It is excellent. A cartridge lasts a least two years and gives a great taste on top of purity. Very well made.
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Medic said:
General Ecology filter - perfect tasting water for over a decade (with the odd filter change!) from a variety of sources. Tastes as good as bottled water and a fraction of the cost.
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Agree, great piece of kit
 
I threw out an old PBO (or ST?) article last week. It was a three/four page comparison (taste and technical) of the various alternatives. It went to recycle last Saturday, otherwise you wd have been welcome to it.

Their conclusion, as I recall it, was spend money on bottled water for drinking not devices. IIRC, it said, if you do install a device it should primarily kill any 'biology'.

I use bottled water for drinking.

Cheers
Bob
 
I too have a General Ecology filter, albeit a slightly earlier version than those on the website, in plastic. Water quality is excellent. The other advantage is that it doesn't generate the plastic waste of bottled water.
 
thanks for the response, looks like it might be worth fitting something better than the Jabsco in line filters!
 
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Tiller Girl said:
I have the General Ecology filter system with the Nature Pure model. It is excellent. A cartridge lasts a least two years and gives a great taste on top of purity. Very well made.
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Medic said:
General Ecology filter - perfect tasting water for over a decade (with the odd filter change!) from a variety of sources. Tastes as good as bottled water and a fraction of the cost.
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RIBW said:
I threw out an old PBO (or ST?) article last week. It was a three/four page comparison (taste and technical) of the various alternatives. It went to recycle last Saturday, otherwise you wd have been welcome to it.

Their conclusion, as I recall it, was spend money on bottled water for drinking not devices. IIRC, it said, if you do install a device it should primarily kill any 'biology'.

I use bottled water for drinking.

Cheers
Bob
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+1 for General Ecology. The PBO article quoted that the GE filter made tea made much better tasting tea than the "control " (Poole Borough water). That's the comment we usually get for tea made on Gladys. Stainless steel tanks that get Puriclean treatment at start of season. General Ecology filters (according to the blurb) filter out down to virus level...
 
Just because I worked for a water filter company for about a year - here's a link to Doulton. Based just up the road in Stoke! They really were one of the first inventors of water filters and they do quality products. There's quite a bit of science behind it - filters to kill bugs (very fine ceramic low flow) or filters to make the water taste better (carbon).... :)
https://www.faireyceramics.com/why-choose-doulton
 
MarcJ said:
Just because I worked for a water filter company for about a year - here's a link to Doulton. Based just up the road in Stoke! They really were one of the first inventors of water filters and they do quality products. There's quite a bit of science behind it - filters to kill bugs (very fine ceramic low flow) or filters to make the water taste better (carbon).... :)
https://www.faireyceramics.com/why-choose-doulton
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Yes. That's the first question. What do you want your filter to do?

1. Remove minerals from water (watermakers)

2. Convert river water and other doubtful sources to potable water (Seagull type fine filters - removes bugs and viruses, may need coarse pre-filter to remove grit and vegetable matter)

3. Use chlorinated water sources to keep bugs at bay. Or, keep your tanks clean with an annual flush with bleach (sodium hyprochlorite) - universally available (see http://www.jimbsail.info/going-foreign/boat-prep/pure-water

4. Remove smells from bug free water with charcoal filters

Yes, other oxidants can kill bugs if you've topped up from a doubtful source. Silver halogen compounds come as pills. They're usefully odour free. Highly diluted sodium hypochlorite may be bought at 10 times the price as "Milton". I just use a shlurp of bleach. If you can only just smell the chlorine, it's doing the job - much more cheaply. Then go back to 4!
 
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MartynG said:
I have never used a fitted filter but have treated the water tank and pipework with Milton or the equivalent in the early spring. It takes a couple of full tank flushes with fresh water to clear the chlorine aroma. After that the turnover of water throughout the rest of the year, in our case , has been sufficiently regular to avoid any issues.
We carry a 5 litre container for drinking water ( which starts life as a 5 litre bottle of still water from the supermarket for about £1) which we refill from the mains tap - so the water for drinking is always fresh. The 5 litre bottle usually survives some months , most of the year .
Why bother with a filter ?
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Same here, this is what we do with our caravan as well. Long term water storage in plastic containers I've found you always get a plasticky taste. Worse in the summer months too.
 
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