I am getting the coach out of the winterized mode this week. We bought our coach(2011 Ventana) last August and had all of the water filters put in new at the time. We only used it 2 or 3 times as we had a busy fall and couldn't seem to get away to use it. When I winterized it I removed all the water filters those being 1: the inline hose filter, 2: The water bay cartridge, 3: drinking water tap filter at sink, and 4: the refrigerator filter. I bagged each one seperatly in a gallon ziplock. I thought with so little use that I could reuse them for this season. Yes or No? I just seemed like a lot of money to throw away for such little use. I have always replaced the filters at the beginning of the season on the past coach. Please give me your thoughts on this. Thank you, Rick
-- Edited by Oregonhiker on Tuesday 7th of April 2015 09:49:42 AM
TRAILERKING said
10:14 AM Apr 7, 2015
That's a good question. I have mine in the water bay continuously and haven't changed it yet. I put it in new last summer. It has a clear plastic housing to see inside and it looks nice and clean. However I only ran about 300 gallons of water through it. Then it sits all winter in a heated shop. I only winterized it once the first time I got it but I don't anymore. So now the filter just sits in the water bay full of water. Should a guy be looking for the filter to get dirty before changing of change it over time??
Dave Buck said
06:09 PM Apr 7, 2015
We fulltime and I usually change mine about every 6-8 months unless we are somewhere where the water is particularly bad. We spent the winter in central Florida and I added an additional particle filter outside which I cleaned weekly because the water was so rusty. I changed the charcoal filter inside after a couple of months.
Oregonhiker said
06:50 PM Apr 9, 2015
To trailerking, I normally change them out every spring season. We are not full timers or I might even do them every 6 months or so depending on which filter. But we had just camped 2 or 3 weekends before I winterized so they are like new. Just wasn't sure if there was a reason why not to reuse them and save the $80-$100.
Dave, I agree on the 6-8 months for anyone who is full timing. We are normally in Oregon, Washington, or Northern California where we generally have pretty good water.
-- Edited by Oregonhiker on Thursday 9th of April 2015 06:54:24 PM
I am getting the coach out of the winterized mode this week. We bought our coach(2011 Ventana) last August and had all of the water filters put in new at the time. We only used it 2 or 3 times as we had a busy fall and couldn't seem to get away to use it. When I winterized it I removed all the water filters those being 1: the inline hose filter, 2: The water bay cartridge, 3: drinking water tap filter at sink, and 4: the refrigerator filter. I bagged each one seperatly in a gallon ziplock. I thought with so little use that I could reuse them for this season. Yes or No? I just seemed like a lot of money to throw away for such little use. I have always replaced the filters at the beginning of the season on the past coach. Please give me your thoughts on this. Thank you, Rick
-- Edited by Oregonhiker on Tuesday 7th of April 2015 09:49:42 AM
That's a good question. I have mine in the water bay continuously and haven't changed it yet. I put it in new last summer. It has a clear plastic housing to see inside and it looks nice and clean. However I only ran about 300 gallons of water through it. Then it sits all winter in a heated shop. I only winterized it once the first time I got it but I don't anymore. So now the filter just sits in the water bay full of water. Should a guy be looking for the filter to get dirty before changing of change it over time??
To trailerking, I normally change them out every spring season. We are not full timers or I might even do them every 6 months or so depending on which filter. But we had just camped 2 or 3 weekends before I winterized so they are like new. Just wasn't sure if there was a reason why not to reuse them and save the $80-$100.
Dave, I agree on the 6-8 months for anyone who is full timing. We are normally in Oregon, Washington, or Northern California where we generally have pretty good water.
-- Edited by Oregonhiker on Thursday 9th of April 2015 06:54:24 PM