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Lou_U · 02-10-2007, 07:42 PM

Our favorite campground has well water which contains a lot of iron. The small amount of water that drips from the inlet is enough to leave an orange stain from the inlet down. I have a pop up which has the stain and I can't find a way to remove it. I have just ordered an expandable camper and I want to prevent the same thing from happening. I dont think an inline prefilter is the answer because I witnssed the same thing happen to a brand new camper which had an inline filter attached.
Any suggestions on how to clean and/or prevent this from happening?

Lou_U · 02-10-2007, 07:42 PM

Our favorite campground has well water which contains a lot of iron. The small amount of water that drips from the inlet is enough to leave an orange stain from the inlet down. I have a pop up which has the stain and I can't find a way to remove it. I have just ordered an expandable camper and I want to prevent the same thing from happening. I dont think an inline prefilter is the answer because I witnssed the same thing happen to a brand new camper which had an inline filter attached.
Any suggestions on how to clean and/or prevent this from happening?

Tincup · 02-11-2007, 05:24 AM

I've used a product called CLR in a stick home and it worked great on porcelian (sp?) and humidifier filters but don't know if it would work on other surfaces or perhaps, even damage plastic or fiberglass, the label should tell you. You can get this stuff in any hardware or supermarket.

Lou_U · 02-11-2007, 06:02 AM

I tried CLR with no luck. I am afraid that there's not much I am going to be able to do with the pop up but more importantly I need to somehow avoid having the same think happen to the new camper.

Lorna · 02-11-2007, 04:05 PM

Have you tried one of those Mr Clean erasers? To prevent the stain, you need to keep the water from running down the side of the RV. You might try cutting the bottom off of a 2 ltr soda bottle and then cut enough from the toop (where the screw cap is) to where it will just fit over the water inlet. Add a "quick-connect" (water hose section of Lowes/Home Depot) to make attaching the hose easier and to help hold the "funnel" close to the sidewall. Make sure your bottle is left long enough to keep the water drips well away from the side of the RV (you can always trim it up a little shorter with a pair of scissors). Not real pretty, but if you peal the label off, it shouldn't be that noticable.

RV Wizard · 02-11-2007, 11:57 PM

Why is it dripping on the camper to start with? Your connections should be so it won't. A good coat of polish will not allow the iron to stick to the finish. An iron filter should be use as you will also stain all the plumbing and fixtures using this water. Good luck and take care.

Glenn and Kathy · 02-12-2007, 07:31 AM

I had good luck with "Fantastic Orange Action". It wasn't easy even with that, but it worked where other cleaners failed. The rust was on a painted area, so I didn't want to use anything to strong, like CLR. I sprayed it on and let it soak, did that a couple times. Rubbing with a terry towel loosened, but did not remove all of it. I finally had to scrape it with a fingernail thru a piece of T-shirt. Got it all off.

Glenn

Ray,IN · 02-12-2007, 07:36 PM

Use concentrated lemon juice to remove rust and/or stains from most everything. It is one of the main ingredients of most rust-stain removal products on the market. It's also good to clean or freshen your fresh water system, it's non-toxic, edible, cheap, and works. If you want a rust filter, this will work much better than the RV in-line water filters. You can buy this locally for the same price if you wish from any hardware, Lowes, Home-depot, Menards, etc. store. Just be sure to buy a "rust filter" element.