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What do you do when seasonal "bugs" upset holiday plans?
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@sueinmn Sue, could you please explain about the carbon filter under your sink?
What kind of holder/apparatus do you use under your sink for the filter? How do you place it? I am not understanding this.
I am also curious about how often you replace both the counter filter and the filter under the sink. You purchase the filter housing for the counter filter, and then you purchase the filters to insert separately. So, those counter filters are not meant exclusively for RV use- is that correct? There is a diverted which can be used when you do not need to filter the water- for example, when you are cleaning the sink, etc? Approximately how long do you use the filters before replacement?
This sounds like a good alternative to the Pallet filters. We currently order 5 gallon jugs of spring water to be delivered, and I boil a large pot regularly for drinking. We also have the Lifestraw pitchers for rinsing produce, brushing teeth, etc… I am thinking that the expense of those two things is greater than what you do.
Also, thank you so very much for the link to the bulk masks on Amazon! WOW ! What a deal!!! Do you always use the N95 masks, or do you also use the KN95? Which KN95 do you use? I really like the brand of N95 that you use. They are quite comfortable.
Thank you for all of your very helpful suggestions.
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@sueinmn . I’m saying thankyou as well for all the great links.
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@formergardener Masks first - I always use N95, sometimes in the yard and garden I use the sort with the breathing valve. They are more comfortable with exertion, but much more expensive.
Second, the filter - I use an undercounter arrangement like this:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Premium-Drinking-Water-Filtration-System-2-Stage-with-Designer-Faucet-and-Protection-Valve-U200/313132688
But the countertop units can be used by anyone, anywhere, not just in RV's. Renters, people with limited space or who can't crawl underneath to change filters, or who don't want to do an installation.
Only a very short length of tubing runs from the housing to the tap mounted in the sink (ours is a one-piece counter and sink, so my husband had to drill a hole.) A line runs from the cold water pipe to the filter intake. No hauling water, no boiling, no pitchers. It's usually just two of us, so we change the filters about every 2-3 months.
On our unit, you use a plastic wrench (provided) to unscrew the tube, pull out the filter and replace, and reattach. I'm sure the countertop units are similar.