Water filter installation

[Scoundrel]

My 1992 Fleetwood flair has no water filtration system. I was going to install a Hydro Life point of use (in-line) filter under the sink. However there are obviously to water lines, hot and cold. Do you put a separate filter on each line? The Hydro Life kit seems to only have enough fittings to adapt to one inlet line. 

Thanks

 

[Ned]

Typically, a point-of-use filter is used on the drinking water (cold) only.  It's also common to install a house style particle filter on the water inlet to the RV so all water coming into the RV is filtered.  The drinking water filter is a much finer filter than the particle filter and has a lower flow rate.

 

[Scoundrel]

Typically, a point-of-use filter is used on the drinking water (cold) only.? It's also common to install a house style particle filter on the water inlet to the RV so all water coming into the RV is filtered.? The drinking water filter is a much finer filter than the particle filter and has a lower flow rate.

Ned,

If we connect it to the cold water hose under the sink does that mean the cold water will flow slowly compaired to the hot?

 

[Ned]

For the sink connection, you probably won't notice much difference in flow rate.

 

[Scoundrel]

Can you guys recommend a water purification system that would fit under my sink but still give me an adequate flow rate?

 

[Karl]

Don,

As Ned said:

Typically, a point-of-use filter is used on the drinking water

The key words here are drinking water. Most under-sink installations use a separate faucet/spigot supplied thru the filter for drinking water only; the water used for dish/hand washing is normally left unfiltered and will have the same flow rate as the hot water.

 

[Ned]

In our case, the cold water in the galley sink is filtered and the hot is not, but the flow rates are similar.  We don't have a separate faucet for drinking water.

 

[Scoundrel]

In our case, the cold water in the galley sink is filtered and the hot is not, but the flow rates are similar.? We don't have a separate faucet for drinking water.

Ned,

That is the way I want to go. I don't want a seperate faucet. What filter are you using?

 

[Ned]

The ADC filter that came with our motor home.