No, not the motorhome . . . our new Big Berkey water filtration system!
Water
on the road can be of a questionable nature. Out West, it can be very
hard with lots of minerals and heavy metals in it. Down South, there's
lots of iron in our water. Up North? Who knows what lurks in the older
campground water systems.
So one nice thing about the Tiffin 36LA
we've ordered; there's a whole house water filter built right into our
"wet bay" - the area where all your liquids come in and go out while on
the road. Many RVer's also attach a secondary filter to their fresh
water hose to double filter the water going into the coach in an effort
to protect the plumbing and keep the various bathroom and kitchen areas
cleaner. Some folks also install filtration systems under their sinks
for better drinking water, or install whole house reverse osmosis
systems in their wet bay, and while these work great at purifying the
water coming into the coach, they also waste fresh water performing
their task.
Barbara and I have been drinking filtered water for
the past 5 or more years through a small Aquasana system installed in
our kitchen tap, but that system cannot be used in the RV. We hate the
waste of bottled water with all that disposable plastic, but we also
hate the taste of chlorine in our drinking and cooking water. And given
the fact that I am NOT going to be drilling a hole in our brand new
countertop to install a filtered water faucet, we were forced to look
elsewhere for our filtration needs.
Enter the Big Berkey. It's
about as easy to use as it gets. As you can see from the picture, it's a
filling reservoir on the top half and a filtered reservoir on the
bottom. You simply take the sprayer attachment on the kitchen sink and
fill the top, and in less than a hour, 2 1/2 gallons of great tasting
water has filled the bottom. For travel days, the two sections can be
separated and sit in the galley sink wrapped in towels. It's just that
simple. We've had it for a couple of weeks and we couldn't be happier
with it.
You can get bigger versions or smaller ones at
Amazon.com, but this one seems to be just the right size for two (or the
occasional four) people. Another great addition to our future 36LA.
We've escaped the clutches of our kids and are spending their inheritance by traveling across the US full time in a Class A motor home
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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