If you’re like us and traveling in an RV is the preferred method of road-trippin’, you know fresh and clean water is a must.
It’s a reality we all face. Every new destination brings a new tap water quality standard, highlighting our crucial role in ensuring water safety.
Since 2015, we’ve been using the same method. It’s tried and true. Better still, it only consists of 5 inexpensive pieces that last a long time.
Here’s our setup.
Step One: An RV Water Pressure Regulator (Adjustable)
While the RV water pressure regulator does come with an inlet screen filter to prevent loose debris from entering our RV, it’s not a genuine part of our filtration process.
Its function is safety. We use it to protect the internal plumbing of our RV from high water pressure, potentially causing leaks and breaking seals.
A Camco water pressure regulator is approximately $38, a slight premium over other models and brands. However, it’s constructed of durable CSA-certified lead-free brass. And it’s adjustable, allowing you to select the correct pressure for your RV.
Step Two: Flexible RV Hose (Drinking Water Safe)
A flexible hose is a must, and it has to be drinking water safe. The flexible nature of the hose allows it to be used virtually, never kinking.
More importantly, a flexible hose makes it easy to store in any exterior compartment of your RV.
We use the EvoFlex hose. It costs about $35 for a 35-foot hose. That’s on par with most flexible hoses out there.
Step Three: Large Sediment Filter
We use a Camco TastePURE RV sediment Pre-Filter water filter. It serves two primary functions.
The large sediment filter is a 20-micron device that prevents larger sediments from reaching your primary water filter. Even though our main filter would block those same large sediments from reaching our RV tap, the large sediment filter extends the life of our primary filter.
It fits the Camco brand and other brand standard inline water filters.
Best of all, it’s less than $10.
Step Four: Camco TastePure Filter
The Camco TastePure is a simple inline water filter that has been our loyal companion since 2015 (well, we changed it out about every four months).
It uses a 6-step filtration technology:
- filter hose washer
- pre-filtration layer for debris
- premium activated carbon filter
- superior KDF formulation protecting against bacteria
- a post-filtration layer
- and spun polypropylene for 20-micron particle removal
Even though we’ve seen colossal RV water filtration systems and high-tech UV ray systems, this humble inline filter has been a cost-effective and reliable way to receive high-quality water from our RV taps.
Step Five: 90 Degree Brass Elbow
The brass elbow is another humble piece of equipment that lasts ages. Our 90-degree brass elbow is used at the end of the line, connecting the RV water inlet to the RV fresh water hose.
It relieves tension from both the inlet and the hose. It allows for a more natural vertical connection without stressing the hose or putting insecure pressure on the RV inlet.
We found it extra helpful on our Airstrem and Fiber Stream travel trailers.
How Do You Do It?
That’s how we keep clean water in our RV. How do you do it?
We know there are so many options. We’d use the TastePure inline filter in our minimal beginning moments. Yet, as we learned more about filtration, we quickly added the additional pieces.
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