I am just about to sterilise my the water system of my new (2nd hand) Lunar Zenith 6.
I have read that I should also change the water filter however I discovered that I don't have one!
I am pretty certain my van is fitted with the Crystal Compact Housing and to doesn't have a water filter.
Now my question is should I / can I upgrade this in order that I have a water filter on my van? It's all pretty confusing but there seems to be kits on sale that allow you to convert your water housing to the Crystal 2 or Crystal 3 housing kits which have filters.
Is it worth trying to upgrade my van? What kit will I need? How easy is it for a DIY installation?
We have had with & without.Currently we are without filter. Can't see any need to put one in. We use drinking quality water already filtered by the appropriate water authority. The van system is clean & sterilised. No problem.
I have always been without and not had a problem. If you really didn't want to do without you can buy in line disposable ones. They are easy to fit and a lot simpler than changing the housing. I get a new to me Lunar on Friday and not yet sure if it has a filter but will happily do without.
You can get an upgrade kit for the inlet housing, but the kit with the filter inlet is larger than the standard one you have fitted and I wouldn't recommend changing due to possibility of water ingress (body work of van will need cutting).
In my opinion, there's no advantage.
Be aware that filters in caravans that are used periodically can be bad news.
Unless the filter is specifically one with biological control features, normally these are "silver" treated, then biological growth will occur in the wet stagnant period you are not actually using the van. Many are a near ideal environment for such biological growth where the water is not flowing. Amongst these are the popular "activated charcoal" type only designed to remove "taints".
If you have these and want to keep it then remove the element so it can drain dry whilst the van is out of service and replace frequently.
If the van has one then unless its a "silver" one I personally would remove it, or run without the element in place. I also will not drink unboiled water from the van.
why not do what we do and buy a britta jug or kettle works fine for us and most have indicator when to change cartridge and cheaper than housing filter regs m&m
previously had the carver crystal unit and it blocked quite often, it was the charcoal type it filled with like a clear gel. They are not cheap either so I removed the charcoal from inside the cartridge (clear plastic screwin) and screwed the unit back in place.
As other's have said its keep your system clean and only drink boiled water, if you want to drink the water get a brita.
I think the system is likely to problems with low flow and pressure with out one
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We have never had a filter, and if we got a van with one fitted, we would remove it.
We don't have one at home, why would we need one in our caravan??<!-- Signature -->
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I have never looked at that way before but thinking about it you're absolutely right.
Thank you! I do try to be sensible.
It seems many people become paranoid when it comes to caravans and water. All sites provide safe drinking water, just like you get at home. The only thing to worry about is the hygiene of the supply tap, and I doubt a water filter would help with that.
We do sterilise our Aquaroll and pipes at the start of every season, after all, they do sit unused for several months, unlike your pipes at home.
But after that we use the water just as we do at home, and in over 30 years of caravanning we have never had a problem.
At home we have pretty good water, but taste is a personal thing. Our son grew up on "ordinary" tap water, but his wife and MIL prefer to filter their water for some reason (Brita jugs), so he has now been "converted"!
They recently moved to a house where the previous owners fitted a built-in water filter system as they did not like the taste of the water. I have tried both the filtered and unfiltered versions, and while I can taste the difference, I did not have a problem with the unfiltered taste, whereas they think it tastes awful.
We have decided to do without the filter cartridge. We don't drink water from the aquroll. The water we do drink, if not bottled (which is cheap in France anyhow), is kept in a 10-litre food quality water carrier, which is then poured as required into a Brita-Filter.
If you fit and renew the filter according to recommendations, at about £12 a throw you will pay out around £72 over a camping season. The only disadvantages of not using a filter is loss of profit to the accessory shops and their suppliers.
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Topic: Water Filters etc.
