B.E.S.T. Filters should do the job but I actually use a triple system overall. Firstly through a sediment filter second through a carbon filter then into aluminium tent. Water is clear for cleaning and washing. I then have a carbon filter under sink for drinking water via a drinking water tap. No taste and nice and clear.
I have used both systems from the Murray River and others and also lakes. Also bore water. The triple would be a better choice by a bit IMO.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
Peter_n_Margaret said
10:19 PM Aug 3, 2024
10 inch 5um sediment filter followed by 10 inch 0.5um active carbon block filter. Under $100 for filters and housing. Change the sediment filters regularly (when they get too dirty). They cost from $2 each depending on who you know. The carbon filter will cost $30-$50 each. Even in the Murray they should last a few months if you do the sediment filtration well.
Forget "BEST". Seriously over priced and you throw away the housing to replace the element. Some have no proper specifications. Cheers, Peter
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Saturday 3rd of August 2024 10:20:43 PM
Aussie1 said
11:13 AM Aug 4, 2024
Probably would be no good in the Seine, it's beyond help !!
Dick0 said
11:15 AM Aug 4, 2024
BAILEY wrote:
Best water filters?
If it is a tap to den filter you can get a caravan specific inline hose filter.
If it is a sink drinking water filter, Dougwe has commented and Bunnings have those.
If it is river or lake water filtering, that has already been commented here for three stage filtering.
Peter_n_Margaret said
11:27 AM Aug 4, 2024
Water from the River should also be chlorinated for biological protection.
10-20ml of unscented household bleach (6% sodium hypochlorite) per 100L of water. Add the chlorine first and filter it just before use. The carbon block filter will remove any left before consumption. There is no point filtering as you fill the tank. Do it just before the outlet tap.
Cheers,
Peter
Brodie Allen said
10:04 AM Aug 17, 2024
Sediment filtration is a small part of the protection needed.
My best recommendation is that you add Hydrogen peroxide to the tank when filling.
This removes odours, taste and more importantly pathogens and viruses etc. e-coli isn't an unexpected inclusion.
And leaves no taste or smell of its own. And in the low concentrations used, sterilises your filter and is harmless when ingested.
I buy 50% conc in bulk, but online be careful with concentration percentages quoted. Hard to overdose so give the tank a good dose. See google for suggested dilution rates and if the water is pretty awful, (and it will be) err on the high side.
I don't use Chlorine - it stinks, leaves chlorates as residue and kills the charcoal in the filter very quickly.
And murders your coffee very soon as the filter quickly becomes debilitated.
B
-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Saturday 17th of August 2024 10:07:04 AM
Peter_n_Margaret said
11:46 AM Aug 17, 2024
The purpose of sediment filtration is to extend the life of the more expensive carbon filter by removing much of the particulate matter before it gets to the carbon filter. Chlorine is the treatment choice of 99.9% of town water supplies world wide. It is highly effective and very cheap. Chlorine naturally breaks down and disappears. A carbon block filter removes any that remains. If it is spoiling your coffee, you are doing something very wrong.
If it is spoiling your coffee, you are doing something very wrong.
Well over a decade ago we started getting crap tasting water. Had already been in the building over a decade.
Eventually we had enough & installed a 4 stage water filter. Tea started tasting good again (also coffee drinkers).
About two years later we found out the Water Board sold off the land at the top of the hill (my personal speculation is so senior entities got bonuses).
No more cistern to remove various impurities. They now pump the water directly to our suburb.
Also noticed water pressure was since direct pumping a lot less.
Brodie Allen said
08:39 AM Aug 18, 2024
You nailed it, Peter.
CHEAP
And there are residues as compared with hydrogen peroxide.
Big difference between chlorine and chlorine Dioxide.
Chlorine dioxide I would agree with you but the cost element rules this out?
B
Hydrogen Peroxide:
Hydrogen peroxide is a powerful and common household sanitiser and bleaching agent. In higher concentrations it is used by some municipal water treatments as an effective pre-oxidant to improve water quality by removing iron, manganese, sulphides, and cyanides, controlling taste and odour, or assisting in the oxidation of organic and inorganic pollutants.
It is also used as a disinfectant, an antiseptic in medical settings, a bleaching agent in the paper and textile industries, a solution for treating wastewater and industrial effluent, and as an oxygen source in certain environments.
Interestingly, hydrogen peroxide is a faster, more versatile, and more effective disinfectant than chlorine at a wider pH range. It decomposes into oxygen and water, and unlike chlorine it leaves no chemical residues.
However, hydrogen peroxide is considerably more expensive than chlorine and it doesnt have a lasting residual. For these reasons and others, as well discuss later, the use of hydrogen peroxide to treat drinking water treatment is generally less common than other disinfection methods.
-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Sunday 18th of August 2024 08:43:06 AM
-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Sunday 18th of August 2024 09:09:41 AM
Whenarewethere said
08:20 AM Jul 20, 2025
& an Australian supplier?
Getting stuff from your part of the world is both pain & very expensive.
Burt65 said
09:59 AM Jul 20, 2025
edwardturner wrote:
Some solid advice here, multi-stage filtration plus chlorination really seems to be the way to go for river water. Ive been using a sediment and carbon block setup, and its worked fine for both the Murray and bore water. If youre comparing systems or looking for replacement filters, https://watermart.com/ and https://watersolution.com/ both have decent selections and clear product info. Handy if you want to weigh up different setups without overpaying...
Are you a BOT?
What's the point of listing two website that do not sell overseas, or are even related to the OP???
Also 'Murray and bore water"? Not really related..
BTW, http://watersolution.com does sells urinals!!! You can drink from that, if you like..
Dick0 said
02:28 PM Jul 20, 2025
Burt65 wrote:
edwardturner wrote:
Some solid advice here, multi-stage filtration plus chlorination really seems to be the way to go for river water. Ive been using a sediment and carbon block setup, and its worked fine for both the Murray and bore water. If youre comparing systems or looking for replacement filters, https://watermart.com/ and https://watersolution.com/ both have decent selections and clear product info. Handy if you want to weigh up different setups without overpaying...
Are you a BOT?
What's the point of listing two website that do not sell overseas, or are even related to the OP???
Also 'Murray and bore water"? Not really related..
BTW, http://watersolution.com does sells urinals!!! You can drink from that, if you like..
And two different forum names. One for Cindy perhaps?
Burt65 said
05:09 PM Jul 20, 2025
If Cindy doesn't delete it and stop his IP, soon there will be hundreds of his posts...
This forum doesn't even have a report button. It makes it very hard to work with BOT and Spammers..
Bicyclecamper said
09:00 PM Jul 21, 2025
Burt65 wrote:
If Cindy doesn't delete it and stop his IP, soon there will be hundreds of his posts...
This forum doesn't even have a report button. It makes it very hard to work with BOT and Spammers..
Whenever I see a sus post, I just Email Cindy, you can find her email on here, and she deals with it pretty quickly unless she is away, but normally it is dealt with promptly.
On the filter problem, if you are a tent camper, and just want a personal filter, I use a Sawyer water filter, does %98 of water born contaminants, and I use a Katadyn for viruses, but viruses in Aussie water is not normally a thing, so I mainly use my Sawyer squeeze, and it does up to 1 million litres and is cleanable.
Burt65 said
11:17 AM Jul 22, 2025
Bicyclecamper wrote:
Burt65 wrote:
If Cindy doesn't delete it and stop his IP, soon there will be hundreds of his posts...
This forum doesn't even have a report button. It makes it very hard to work with BOT and Spammers..
Whenever I see a sus post, I just Email Cindy, you can find her email on here, and she deals with it pretty quickly unless she is away, but normally it is dealt with promptly.
On the filter problem, if you are a tent camper, and just want a personal filter, I use a Sawyer water filter, does %98 of water born contaminants, and I use a Katadyn for viruses, but viruses in Aussie water is not normally a thing, so I mainly use my Sawyer squeeze, and it does up to 1 million litres and is cleanable.
Thanks. I'll keep that in mind..
jacks said
08:45 PM Jul 22, 2025
Peter_n_Margaret wrote:
10 inch 5um sediment filter followed by 10 inch 0.5um active carbon block filter. Under $100 for filters and housing. Change the sediment filters regularly (when they get too dirty). They cost from $2 each depending on who you know. The carbon filter will cost $30-$50 each. Even in the Murray they should last a few months if you do the sediment filtration well.
Where do you get these from?
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Saturday 3rd of August 2024 10:20:43 PM
Peter_n_Margaret said
11:03 PM Jul 22, 2025
jacks wrote:
Where do you get these from?
Anywhere.
A water filtration specialist is best for quality products, but almost any hardware store.
By according to specification.
Cheers,
Peter
jacks said
08:55 PM Jul 23, 2025
Peter_n_Margaret wrote:
jacks wrote:
Where do you get these from?
Anywhere.
A water filtration specialist is best for quality products, but almost any hardware store.
I have used both systems from the Murray River and others and also lakes. Also bore water. The triple would be a better choice by a bit IMO.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
10 inch 5um sediment filter followed by 10 inch 0.5um active carbon block filter.
Under $100 for filters and housing.
Change the sediment filters regularly (when they get too dirty). They cost from $2 each depending on who you know.
The carbon filter will cost $30-$50 each. Even in the Murray they should last a few months if you do the sediment filtration well.
Forget "BEST". Seriously over priced and you throw away the housing to replace the element. Some have no proper specifications.
Cheers,
Peter
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Saturday 3rd of August 2024 10:20:43 PM
If it is a tap to den filter you can get a caravan specific inline hose filter.
If it is a sink drinking water filter, Dougwe has commented and Bunnings have those.
If it is river or lake water filtering, that has already been commented here for three stage filtering.
10-20ml of unscented household bleach (6% sodium hypochlorite) per 100L of water. Add the chlorine first and filter it just before use. The carbon block filter will remove any left before consumption. There is no point filtering as you fill the tank. Do it just before the outlet tap.
Cheers,
Peter
Sediment filtration is a small part of the protection needed.
My best recommendation is that you add Hydrogen peroxide to the tank when filling.
This removes odours, taste and more importantly pathogens and viruses etc.
e-coli isn't an unexpected inclusion.
And leaves no taste or smell of its own. And in the low concentrations used,
sterilises your filter and is harmless when ingested.
I buy 50% conc in bulk, but online be careful with concentration percentages quoted.
Hard to overdose so give the tank a good dose. See google for suggested dilution
rates and if the water is pretty awful, (and it will be) err on the high side.
I don't use Chlorine - it stinks, leaves chlorates as residue and kills the charcoal
in the filter very quickly.
And murders your coffee very soon as the filter quickly becomes debilitated.
B
-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Saturday 17th of August 2024 10:07:04 AM
The purpose of sediment filtration is to extend the life of the more expensive carbon filter by removing much of the particulate matter before it gets to the carbon filter.
Chlorine is the treatment choice of 99.9% of town water supplies world wide. It is highly effective and very cheap.
Chlorine naturally breaks down and disappears. A carbon block filter removes any that remains. If it is spoiling your coffee, you are doing something very wrong.
Cheers,
Peter
Well over a decade ago we started getting crap tasting water. Had already been in the building over a decade.
Eventually we had enough & installed a 4 stage water filter. Tea started tasting good again (also coffee drinkers).
About two years later we found out the Water Board sold off the land at the top of the hill (my personal speculation is so senior entities got bonuses).
No more cistern to remove various impurities. They now pump the water directly to our suburb.
Also noticed water pressure was since direct pumping a lot less.
You nailed it, Peter.
CHEAP
And there are residues as compared with hydrogen peroxide.
Big difference between chlorine and chlorine Dioxide.
Chlorine dioxide I would agree with you but the cost element rules this out?
B
Hydrogen Peroxide:
Hydrogen peroxide is a powerful and common household sanitiser and bleaching agent. In higher concentrations it is used by some municipal water treatments as an effective pre-oxidant to improve water quality by removing iron, manganese, sulphides, and cyanides, controlling taste and odour, or assisting in the oxidation of organic and inorganic pollutants.
It is also used as a disinfectant, an antiseptic in medical settings, a bleaching agent in the paper and textile industries, a solution for treating wastewater and industrial effluent, and as an oxygen source in certain environments.
Interestingly, hydrogen peroxide is a faster, more versatile, and more effective disinfectant than chlorine at a wider pH range. It decomposes into oxygen and water, and unlike chlorine it leaves no chemical residues.
However, hydrogen peroxide is considerably more expensive than chlorine and it doesnt have a lasting residual. For these reasons and others, as well discuss later, the use of hydrogen peroxide to treat drinking water treatment is generally less common than other disinfection methods.
-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Sunday 18th of August 2024 08:43:06 AM
-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Sunday 18th of August 2024 09:09:41 AM
& an Australian supplier?
Getting stuff from your part of the world is both pain & very expensive.
Are you a BOT?
What's the point of listing two website that do not sell overseas, or are even related to the OP???
Also 'Murray and bore water"? Not really related..
BTW, http://watersolution.com does sells urinals!!! You can drink from that, if you like..
And two different forum names. One for Cindy perhaps?
This forum doesn't even have a report button. It makes it very hard to work with BOT and Spammers..
Whenever I see a sus post, I just Email Cindy, you can find her email on here, and she deals with it pretty quickly unless she is away, but normally it is dealt with promptly.
On the filter problem, if you are a tent camper, and just want a personal filter, I use a Sawyer water filter, does %98 of water born contaminants, and I use a Katadyn for viruses, but viruses in Aussie water is not normally a thing, so I mainly use my Sawyer squeeze, and it does up to 1 million litres and is cleanable.
Thanks. I'll keep that in mind..
Anywhere.
A water filtration specialist is best for quality products, but almost any hardware store.
By according to specification.
Cheers,
Peter
Thanks Peter_n_Margaret