Coleman Hot Water: Filtering Water???

Hi Jimbo

I think Al is too, I think he has an idea about it as well, I am sure he has a filter in mind, he's flat chat at the moment with converting the GU and won't be back in the Bluescope office til Tues, but I reckon if you call him then he'd be happy to chat...

Lyn

If the water in the river is that dirty then it's probably not worth using. Some sort of coarse gauze filter would be ok to filter out any big bits and wouldn't affect flow, but dirty mirky water is generally lot's of very fine particles, not sure if you could successfully filter this type of stuff witouth clogging up a very fine filter.
I've used mine in clean river water a few times, I was concerned on Colemans instructions to only use potable water so I rang them. Person I spoke to says the only reason they say that is because the unit is also meant to heat water for drinks, so if you use contaminated river water it may contaminate your drinking water, river water will not affect the function of the unit at all. I only use mine for showers and washing up, not for drinking so I have no concerns with non potable water. Only thing is if I run bore or river water through it I rinse it out with freshwater after just to clean it out.
I used mine on the weekend with a 12V pressure pump on my camper and optional mains water adapter you can get, worked a treat, if your close enough to a river you can run a hose to it and have continuous water. We weren't that close so had to fill up jerry cans, 25L showered me and 2 kids with water left. If you have plenty of water and like a bit more pressure the mains adapter can be adjusted, it's just a solenoid and adjustable regulator inside. I've drilled a hole in the top of mine so depending on how much water i want to use I can adjust the flow with a screwdriver. Another advantage is the solenoid draw's a 1/4 the power of the pump so no need to recharge the coleman battery and also the pump doesn't need to prime, instant pressure.

Put water in a bucket, sprinkle Alum across the surface, wait a little while ....... hey presto! crystal clear water.
We carry alum with us all the time for this purpose.

ever tried swmbo's stockings...filled with cotton wool over the suction works....

If you want clean water and only have murky dam or river water then fill one or more buckets and sprinkle cold ashes from your campfire onto the top.
Let it sit and next morning the water will be crystal clear with all the mud, dirt and ashes sitting at the bottom.
Just slowly pour off the water without disturbing the sediments.
If you then boil the water you can even drink it.
Cheers

I agree with Brett. Filtering is only one of the several methods employed to make "dirty" water potable.

Potable water treatment is the treatment of water to ensure that it is suitable for human consumption and use. The degree and components of the treatment process depends largely on the quality of the raw water. However, a typical water treatment plant includes the following processes:
· Coagulation/flocculation;
· Sedimentation;
· Filtration;
· Disinfection; and
· Water correction.

For your average river/creek water which is probably not highly polluted, the use of Alum definately has its merits.

I took Alum on our last trip to the Cooper Creek, but the flocking process was so slow, that we just used the water as was for washing and used our "brought-in" supplies for drinking, coffee making and cooking.

Have you tried one of these available at any plumbing supplier.

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