Has anyone built their own water filter stand? I have a single sediment filter prior to the water softener. I have seen stand for sale online and at Camping World. I am looking for some advice on how a holder could be made out of PVC pipe mounted on a short 2x6 that would house the filter from sun light. Any suggestions? Thank you.
Bill and Linda said
03:24 PM Aug 5, 2013
Well, in the past I took a road cone, you know those orange things that stand about 2 feet tall and are available at hardware stores; cut the top off it such that the radius of the cut off top was the same as the canister of the water filter.Filter sets down in the cone and as an added bonus people don’t trip over it – its safety orange – it won't rust - and you don’t have to push it into the ground.
Just a back woods fix.Not elegant, but others have liked the idea.
Bill
mjlitz said
07:38 PM Aug 5, 2013
Not sure if this is what you were thinking of?
Melissa
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Hose Kinked? Get Organized With This Do It Yourself Hose Rack
John and Barbra Thompson have been full time RVers for 12 years and live in a Travel Supreme 5th Wheel. John retired from the Army as a CW-4 combat engineer. He designed and built this PVC hose and filter rack himself. A bungee cord holds the center together as the middle PVC joints are not glued but allowed to pivot freely. Here you can see that the bungee cord also holds the filter assembly in place.The hose on the rack also acts to hold the rack together. Short lengths of light weight chain are used for width restraint.Barbra puts the rack up against the 5er slide when it is windy to prevent it from blowing over. The front legs are split with two 45 degree elbows that are permanently glued in place. This effectively enlarges the “footprint” of the rack giving it more stability.
Terry and Jo said
01:21 AM Aug 6, 2013
The original poster did state something to the effect of keeping it out of the sun. While that would work for the job, there would also need to be some kind of cover with which to keep the sun off of the filter housings.
Also, as an afterthought, a lot of hose used when not necessary will add to needing to run a faucet more to get to cool water instead of water heated in the hose by the sun.
Terry
travelrv said
06:15 AM Aug 6, 2013
Thank you all for the suggestions. All great ideas. I will continue to read and consider the good information shared here. Thanks a million.......T.J.
The Bear II said
08:11 AM Aug 6, 2013
One RV'er cut a hole in the lid of a 5 gallon bucket, the kind you get at Home Depot or Lowes. The filter sat in the hole and he used the bucket to coil up hoses and filter for transport.
-- Edited by The Bear II on Tuesday 6th of August 2013 08:12:09 AM
Lucky Mike said
07:35 PM Aug 6, 2013
I use a tool tote..The one with 2 wheels and a hinged lid...it doubles as storage for hoses and electrical cords and adopters when packing up!!
Has anyone built their own water filter stand? I have a single sediment filter prior to the water softener. I have seen stand for sale online and at Camping World. I am looking for some advice on how a holder could be made out of PVC pipe mounted on a short 2x6 that would house the filter from sun light. Any suggestions? Thank you.
Well, in the past I took a road cone, you know those orange things that stand about 2 feet tall and are available at hardware stores; cut the top off it such that the radius of the cut off top was the same as the canister of the water filter. Filter sets down in the cone and as an added bonus people don’t trip over it – its safety orange – it won't rust - and you don’t have to push it into the ground.
Just a back woods fix. Not elegant, but others have liked the idea.
Bill
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Hose Kinked? Get Organized With This Do It Yourself Hose Rack
The original poster did state something to the effect of keeping it out of the sun. While that would work for the job, there would also need to be some kind of cover with which to keep the sun off of the filter housings.
Also, as an afterthought, a lot of hose used when not necessary will add to needing to run a faucet more to get to cool water instead of water heated in the hose by the sun.
Terry
One RV'er cut a hole in the lid of a 5 gallon bucket, the kind you get at Home Depot or Lowes. The filter sat in the hole and he used the bucket to coil up hoses and filter for transport.
-- Edited by The Bear II on Tuesday 6th of August 2013 08:12:09 AM
Thank you for all the suggestions.