Installation of water filters

From my time in the boating industry, I can say that you will have no trouble with that pump pushing water thru the filters.

Check the specifications on your filters as they may require a higher pressure for the sediment filter side. What brands are the filters for reference?

From one filter supplier's FAQ:

- ..... it does depend on what system you select and what size your pump is. A carbon filter offers no resistance whereas the micro filtration requires a pump capable of around 45 p.s.i.

Not exactly "no resistance" but generally on the money IMO. The smaller the filter membrane the more pressure required.

YMMV :)

Hope that helps,
Andrew

It will do it no problems, just make sure you put the sediment filter first in line

Thanks for replies.


Shane.

I installed two filters just before the cold water tap at the sink in our caravan. The flow has reduced by about 80%, but it is the same flow whether connected to a water supply or using the pump and onboard water tanks. The filters I have apparently need the flow to be slower to be effective.
The hotwater tap, without filters, flows at the faster rate. If we didn't have that, it would be a bit of a pain.

KenD
Bris

Shane, we use exactly those filters (full size houshold style CUNO) and a similar pump (not sure of model number). There is a flow reduction, but it is quite satisfactory.
We have 2 quite seperate systems for washing and drinking water, but you could plumb yours from a single pump so that the shower by-passed the carbon filter, but drinking water taps used both ("T" off the washing water from between the two filters). That way the shower would have better flow and the carbon filter would have less water throught it.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

Our plumbing company services over 90 water coolers every 3 months for a federal govt agency and we replace the filters at each service, the recommened pressure for filter housings is 350 kpa so we install pressure limiting valves re 350 kpa,most late model caravans are fitted with the above valves, some have different pressure ratings.

Cheers

Thanks all, the two filters I have are the same as the house hold ones, 5micron sediment and carbon one. I have no shower or toilet so its just the sink and the front tap on the drawbar. So I think the drawbar line will come off before the filters so no waste there.
The bride has Irritable Bowel Syndrome so this is to help her and stop carting 100 litres of spring water every time we go away.

Some one suggested getting a pura tap set up but not sure how that would go.

cheers

Shane.

Shane why not put your filters prior to your tanks then the pressure of filling them will solve the problem and you will not lose pressure to your taps and at same time keep your tanks clean.