Water Purification Systems

Dog's Ear · 07-28-2014, 03:50 PM

Like many islanders we take our water from the lake. We don't drink or cook with the water, but we do bathe, wash the dishes, etc., with the water. Can anyone recommend a whole-house water purification system that would provide potable water capable of passing the state water analysis? Thanks.

Pine Island Guy · 07-28-2014, 04:00 PM

Thanks to a plethora of other islander recommendations, we now have a fully potable water system on Pine... a submersible pump 150' out and 20' deep, with a 5 micron filter inside the house, followed by a UV sanitation system...

with the intake down that deep, we don't have the quantity of sediment and "schmutz" that we used to get in 10' of water closer to shore where there was more turbidity...

the best part? not hauling all those gallon jugs of water over!! and now the neighbors come fill up their jugs at our house

happy h2o -PIG

Slickcraft · 07-28-2014, 04:07 PM

some prior banter:

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...t=water+system

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...t=water+system

Rich · 07-28-2014, 05:06 PM

Lots of info in the other threads,

I think this system looks pretty good, but I have no direct experience with it:

http://www.safh2ouv.com/

They have models that can run from 12 VDC as well as 120 VAC. So these could run from a solar cell powered battery for an island camp, or 120 VAC if you have AC power on the island.

07-28-2014, 03:50 PM	#1
Dog's Ear Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Whortleberry Island Posts: 81 Thanks: 130 Thanked 20 Times in 10 Posts	Water Purification Systems Like many islanders we take our water from the lake. We don't drink or cook with the water, but we do bathe, wash the dishes, etc., with the water. Can anyone recommend a whole-house water purification system that would provide potable water capable of passing the state water analysis? Thanks.

07-28-2014, 04:00 PM	#2
Pine Island Guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: pine island of course! Posts: 406 Thanks: 237 Thanked 246 Times in 112 Posts	no more hauling water jugs! Thanks to a plethora of other islander recommendations, we now have a fully potable water system on Pine... a submersible pump 150' out and 20' deep, with a 5 micron filter inside the house, followed by a UV sanitation system... with the intake down that deep, we don't have the quantity of sediment and "schmutz" that we used to get in 10' of water closer to shore where there was more turbidity... the best part? not hauling all those gallon jugs of water over!! and now the neighbors come fill up their jugs at our house happy h2o -PIG

07-28-2014, 05:06 PM	#4
Rich Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Derry / Gilford Posts: 1,226 Thanks: 69 Thanked 341 Times in 231 Posts	Lots of info in the other threads, I think this system looks pretty good, but I have no direct experience with it: http://www.safh2ouv.com/ They have models that can run from 12 VDC as well as 120 VAC. So these could run from a solar cell powered battery for an island camp, or 120 VAC if you have AC power on the island. __________________ Don't listen to me, obviously I don't understand what I'm talking about! Let's help each other save time and money: WinniGas.com

07-28-2014, 04:07 PM	#3
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,219 Thanks: 1,175 Thanked 2,002 Times in 915 Posts	some prior banter: http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...t=water+system http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...t=water+system