Our stinky water....

Since we arrived here at the Sycamore RV Resort, we started thinking their water just plain stunk, but we went through the channels.

First, we changed our filter.  Still smelled.

Then, we noticed it was the HOT water that stunk.  Hmm.  Friend behind us suggested maybe the anode had gone through.  Pulled it out and was amazed at the lime that had attached to it.  Usually these are pitted, but this was just covered with lime.  And it smelled just like the water had smelled.

Flushed that thing out and the lime that came out of there in chunks was amazing.  Ran another tank through it and now we'll see if we fixed our problem.

Things you don't think about.......

Drinking Water

One of the first things we learned RV'ing is that the water in campgrounds can be horrible.  Some are just awful.
We use a filter for the water coming into the rig, but that filter is more to protect the hot water heater and the pipes.  We'll cook with that water, but that's about it.
During our summers out, we would use those 5 gallon Primo water recyclable water jugs with a dispenser.  But, at $6.99/5 gallons, it's hardly a bargain.
Now that we full time, we use two 6 gallon containers that we mule to one of those water filtration places you see outside the convenience store (Glacier is a popular one) and some RV parks have one set up.  At 30¢/gallon (sometimes 5 gallons for $1) it's a ton more economical than anything else, albeit not nearly the purity but much more consistent.  We still keep our Primo 5 gallon bottle, and they do wear out after a while, but it's $7 for one at WalMart empty, we just exchange it after a bit.