Which Water Filter

[Piers]

Which would you fit for the cold supply?

Anything for the hot supply?

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[Talbot]

been very happy with the standard Jabsco filter on my cold water supply, makes the water good enough to dilute scotlands finest . If you have cleanesd your tanks out properly at the start of each season, then there should be no need for any other filter.

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[sailorman]

Ditto
Jabsco "Aqua" filter, works well, cartridge easy to change

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[BigART]

We have just fitted the Nature Pur filter which came strongly recommemded in a recent PBO article. <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.generalecology.com/marinesystem.htm> As shown here.</A> It seems to be able to filter out almost anything in the PBO tests but the bit which convinced me was the story about a crew who accidently put diesel in their water tank, spotted it cleaned up as best they could and carried on. They discovered some time later that there was still some diesel in the tank which was being filtered out by the system.

It was simple enough to fit however it does restrict the flow and the filters have a finite life. So we have cannibalised a hot/cold selector tap to divert the water to one of two spouts, either filtered for teeth, drinking, etc or unfiltered for boiling spuds or washing up (were use of the salt water tap is unwise).

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[ditchcrawler]

Had ordinary in line filters & they do the job,but have a Nature Pure on my current boat.The water is the best I have tasted.The cartridges are normally £42 but are £38 at LBS or SBS.Not cheap but it is the best according to the reports.As it comes as a separate tap it is more economical than you may think.

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[philip_stevens]

Try this one. <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/0-2922>http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/0-2922</A>

We fitted the system before last season, and the quality of the tank water was excellent, no matter where we refilled.

So much so, that we don't bother to carry any bottled water now.

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[JerryHawkins]

Filter or purify?

Do you just need a filter - i.e. have you already purified your water first with chlorine tablets for example? We have a Jabsco filter which does just that - filters and removes bad taste - it does NOT purify the water to remove bacteria etc. If you want a filter-purifier in one unit then something like the NaturePure as mentioned elsewhere in this thread is the best. I would probably still add chlorine tablets to the tank to stop anything nasty growing!

Cheers,

Jerry

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[Piers]

Re: Filter or purify?

At the beginning of the season I sterilise the tanks and piping with Milton fluid. After some 5 flushes, it's really good.

But during the season there are times when the boat has remained unused for some time, and the water starts to taste "old", even after flushing.

I am putting a UV light in the main line to kill bugs, but I feel a filter would be helpful, provided it didn't restrict flow.

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[JerryHawkins]

Re: Filter or purify?

Any filter will restrict the flow to some degree or other. The larger the filter the less restriction in general. Filter manufacturers normally quote flow rates for a given pressure and pipe-run diameter. This in itself may not mean much but it does allow you to compare different manufacturers products. If I was re-equipping, I would go for a NaturePure (with your size of boat you may need one of the larger models!), but would still put chlorine tablets (AquaTabs) in the tank to keep that clear. We have been very happy with the Jabsco/AquaTab combination. We run all our water through it (cooking, washing, washing-up etc) not just drinking water and we replace the cartridge annually. Thats with being on-board 3days/4nights of the week.

Cheers,

Jerry

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[BigART]

One thing I should add is that the reason we chose the Nature Pur system was that we are going long distance and can't guarantee the quality of the supply. If good standard tapwater is available, our previous Jabsco worked well.

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[jfm]

We fitted one Piers, to the cold tap in the galley. Very nice for drinking, but it throttles the water flow so it's irritating when trying to fill a sink, kettle, ice bucket, etc. So a better andser it to fit an additional faucet, fed via the filter, just for drinking water

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[philip_stevens]

That was what was shown in the link in my answer - up the page.

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[Gunfleet]

Re: Filter or purify?

<<during the season there are times when the boat has remained unused for some time, and the water starts to taste "old", even after flushing.>>
Do you by any chance have a grp water tank? I had one in the past and couldn't believe the improvement when I moved to my present, 1960s vintage sailing boat with a big thick galvanised steel tank. I do put chlorine tabs in and I filter through one of those in-line carbon thingammies you get from the chandlery and the water tastes perfect.

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[DepSol]

Try Racor Piers if your Princss is anything to go by you'll need the water seperation /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[Piers]

Dom - that's enough to challenge a chap's sense of humour !

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[Piers]

Re: Filter or purify?

No, they are polyethelyne.

I think I will go down this route for this season - Milton to sterilise the system, flush 'till no Milton taste remains, UV light, carbon in-line filter.

If this does not solve the problem, I will add a filter - possibly a NaturePur.

Thanks for all the help.

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[DepSol]

Sorry mate but you know the old ones are supposedly the best ones....no? .....ok I will go and hide for a bit then.

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[PhilF]

Re: Filter or purify?

Is it really worth all that agro for drinking water, I'd buy bottled water and purify it with malt, anyway waters for washing in not drinking, even fish spit it out

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[Piers]

Re: Filter or purify?

Good question. But over a season bottled will cost more, and when grandchildren are involved economics go out of the window, let alone the skipper if the water's even considered dodgy!

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