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Water Manifold Use

We are under a boil water advisory (drinking water) in the next two Canadian campgrounds. I want to protect my good fresh water tank but use the city water for bathing and dish washing which we're told is ok.

I've never used the manifold, but was wondering if I can close off the city water to the icemaker and water filter but leave it on for the shower and clothes washer.

And I guess there's no way to direct onboard water to just the icemaker and filter via the pump.

Thanks
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
SOLD:  2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"

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Reply #1 –
Randy,

Your water line to the filter and ice maker should come off the cold water line to the sink spigot. If you don't have a valve right there where the line T's off to go to the filter and then on to the ice maker you can unhook that line and cap it off if you can find a cap at the local hardware store.

And not unless you put in a bypass system which is possible but would be a little bit of work to pipe just on board water to just the filter/ice maker.

Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

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Reply #2 –
Quote from: floridarandy –
We are under a boil water advisory (drinking water) in the next two Canadian campgrounds. I want to protect my good fresh water tank but use the city water for bathing and dish washing which we're told is ok.

Do they say what the issue is?  If coliform or similar bacteria, you won't want to use city water for anything.  And you won't want to get it in your fresh water hose at all to begin with.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #3 –
Mike,

Thanks. Perfect solution. There was a shut off valve on the cold water line to the filter and icemaker.  We have enough bottled freshwater to handle our drinking needs and with city water we can meet our toileting, shower, and clothes washing needs. Once we get to a good drinking water source, we are flush the cold water line to the kitchen sink, and then re-open the icemaker and water filter.

This is the first time in six years of RVing, that we have run into this situation. So, once again, Foretravel has a solution for almost everything the RVer will run into.
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
SOLD:  2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"

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Reply #4 –
Our understanding is that the well this small Newfoundland town uses for its public water supply has been overwhelmed with rainwater as it's been raining in the maritimes 4, it seems, a month. We were advised to boil water for drinking purposes, but have an adequate supply of bottled water for drinking needs.  The town advised that the water is safe for bathing and washing, just not for drinking without boiling.
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
SOLD:  2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"

Re: Water Manifold Use

Reply #5 –
Quote from: floridarandy –
Our understanding is that the well this small Newfoundland town uses for its public water supply has been overwhelmed with rainwater as it's been raining in the maritimes 4, it seems, a month. We were advised to boil water for drinking purposes, but have an adequate supply of bottled water for drinking needs.  The town advised that the water is safe for bathing and washing, just not for drinking without boiling.

You might check here to see if you can find the details - most are relatively innocuous, but there are a couple where coliforms were detected, and you definitely don't want that water contaminating your fresh water system.

Boil Water Advisories - Environment and Climate Change

https://www.mae.gov.nl.ca/wrmd/BWA_Reports/BWA_Summary_Date.pdf

If it's a bacterial issue, don't use city water to brush your teeth.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #6 –
Newfoundland - Twillingate or LaScie ?

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Reply #7 –
Randy,

If this is a short term problem, do what we do in Mexico-- buy bottles water (they sell it in 20 liter reusable jugs).

We had a second/spare coach water pump that I attached short hoses to. Allowed it to suck water from the container and right into the coach water inlet.

Another option is to ask if there is safe water from a gas station, etc on your route.
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
Moderator, ForeForum 2001-
Moderator Diesel RV Club 2002-
Moderator, FMCA Forum 2009-2020
Chairman FMCA Technical Advisory Committee 2011-2020

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: Barry & Cindy –
Newfoundland - Twillingate or LaScie ?

We're currently in Port au Choix and leaving tomorrow for Quirpon.  Then Rocky Harbour followed by Twillingate, Paradise and St John's
before ferry back to Nova Scotia.
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
SOLD:  2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"
 

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Reply #9 –
For now we have adequate separate drinking /tooth brushing water. We've turned off the water supply to the filter and icemaker and are using city water only for bathing, clothes and dish washing. Water in tank is good. We'll add  chlorine 1oz/50 gallons and flush water lines after we can attach to known good city water.  If we can we'll also sanitize tank and lines before refilling tank. 1oz/8 gallons chlorine just to be double safe.
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
SOLD:  2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"