Getting Hard Water Scale in Plumbing, What To Do?

[Jack and Liz Pearce]

Howdy.

I just took apart the solenoid for our coach's Microphor 12 V Commode to see why it wouldn't shut off the water. Water was running into the commode's bowl constantly. The Microphor tech said,"Look for sand in the valve part of the solenoid." I did that and did NOT find any SAND but pieces of scale instead. I am too old and lazy to keep tearing that solenoid apart every two weeks. There must be an answer to solve this hard water scale problem. Ideas, suggestions would be appreciated.
A source of C4 as a permanent solution?

TIA,
Jack
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
D'Hanis, TX in the Winter
Buena Vista, CO in the Summer

[Bob Lawrence]

Hi Jack,
We fulltime also and use a water softner by Flow Pure. When we first
got it 3 years ago, after using it for about 2 weeks, I noticed that
when I flushed, white chunks started coming out of the toilet head.
Turns out to be hard water chunks. Problem solved for us.
When we first check in somewhere, I test the water with test strips
and if hard enough, I put on the water softner.
Cost was $290, but recharging it with cheap salt (33 cents) every 800
gallons or so (depending on how hard the water is), is a cheap
solution.
Bob Lawrence
84 PT36
South Padre Island, Tx (where we are using the softner)

> Howdy.
>
> I just took apart the solenoid for our coach's Microphor 12 V
Commode to
> see why it wouldn't shut off the water. Water was running into the
> commode's bowl constantly. The Microphor tech said,"Look for sand
in the
> valve part of the solenoid." I did that and did NOT find any SAND
but
> pieces of scale instead. I am too old and lazy to keep tearing that
> solenoid apart every two weeks. There must be an answer to solve
this
> hard water scale problem. Ideas, suggestions would be appreciated.
> A source of C4 as a permanent solution?
>
> TIA,
> Jack
> Regards,
> Jack and Liz Pearce
> Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> D'Hanis, TX in the Winter
> Buena Vista, CO in the Summer
>

[Bill Jowers]

Where did you get the water softener?

Bill Jowers

83PT36

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Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Getting Hard Water Scale in Plumbing, What To Do?

Hi Jack,
We fulltime also and use a water softner by Flow Pure. When we first
got it 3 years ago, after using it for about 2 weeks, I noticed that
when I flushed, white chunks started coming out of the toilet head.
Turns out to be hard water chunks. Problem solved for us.
When we first check in somewhere, I test the water with test strips
and if hard enough, I put on the water softner.
Cost was $290, but recharging it with cheap salt (33 cents) every 800
gallons or so (depending on how hard the water is), is a cheap
solution.
Bob Lawrence
84 PT36
South Padre Island, Tx (where we are using the softner)

> Howdy.
>
> I just took apart the solenoid for our coach's Microphor 12 V
Commode to
> see why it wouldn't shut off the water. Water was running into the
> commode's bowl constantly. The Microphor tech said,"Look for sand
in the
> valve part of the solenoid." I did that and did NOT find any SAND
but
> pieces of scale instead. I am too old and lazy to keep tearing that
> solenoid apart every two weeks. There must be an answer to solve
this
> hard water scale problem. Ideas, suggestions would be appreciated.
> A source of C4 as a permanent solution?
>
> TIA,
> Jack
> Regards,
> Jack and Liz Pearce
> Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> D'Hanis, TX in the Winter
> Buena Vista, CO in the Summer
>

[ronmarabito2002]

Jack: You might try a water softener. Talk to Chet Parks about that.
He is an expert and also makes softeners.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jack and Liz Pearce"
wrote:
>
> Howdy.
>
> I just took apart the solenoid for our coach's Microphor 12 V Commode to
> see why it wouldn't shut off the water. Water was running into the
> commode's bowl constantly. The Microphor tech said,"Look for sand in the
> valve part of the solenoid." I did that and did NOT find any SAND but
> pieces of scale instead. I am too old and lazy to keep tearing that
> solenoid apart every two weeks. There must be an answer to solve this
> hard water scale problem. Ideas, suggestions would be appreciated.
> A source of C4 as a permanent solution?
>
> TIA,
> Jack
> Regards,
> Jack and Liz Pearce
> Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> D'Hanis, TX in the Winter
> Buena Vista, CO in the Summer
>

[Bob Lawrence]

Hey Bill,
Try Flowpur.com. That should do it. Flowpur has more gold in it that
the Camping World model.
Bob Lawrence
84 PT36
Padre Island, Tx

> Where did you get the water softener?
> Bill Jowers
> 83PT36
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Lawrence
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:26 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Getting Hard Water Scale in
Plumbing, What To Do?
>
>
> Hi Jack,
> We fulltime also and use a water softner by Flow Pure. When we
first
> got it 3 years ago, after using it for about 2 weeks, I noticed
that
> when I flushed, white chunks started coming out of the toilet
head.
> Turns out to be hard water chunks. Problem solved for us.
> When we first check in somewhere, I test the water with test
strips
> and if hard enough, I put on the water softner.
> Cost was $290, but recharging it with cheap salt (33 cents) every
800
> gallons or so (depending on how hard the water is), is a cheap
> solution.
> Bob Lawrence
> 84 PT36
> South Padre Island, Tx (where we are using the softner)
>
> > Howdy.
> >
> > I just took apart the solenoid for our coach's Microphor 12 V
> Commode to
> > see why it wouldn't shut off the water. Water was running into
the
> > commode's bowl constantly. The Microphor tech said,"Look for
sand
> in the
> > valve part of the solenoid." I did that and did NOT find any
SAND
> but
> > pieces of scale instead. I am too old and lazy to keep tearing
that
> > solenoid apart every two weeks. There must be an answer to
solve
> this
> > hard water scale problem. Ideas, suggestions would be
appreciated.
> > A source of C4 as a permanent solution?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Jack
> > Regards,
> > Jack and Liz Pearce
> > Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> > D'Hanis, TX in the Winter
> > Buena Vista, CO in the Summer
> >
>