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Old 05-08-2014, 07:25 PM   #1
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Water Filter Type on Cedar Creek

Ok I have the water filter on the rig and I didn't write it down the model of the filter when I threw it out last year - anyone have the right make/model of the filter or is it based on some standard ??
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Old 05-09-2014, 02:50 AM   #2
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Mine was also labeled on the clear bowl of the filter housing. Mine was a Pure water filter.

Hope this helps
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Old 05-09-2014, 02:55 AM   #3
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My 38FL has a KW1 filter element. Only place I could find it was thru Forest River at about $20 ea
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Old 05-09-2014, 08:42 AM   #4
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Thanks guys that was the one!
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Old 06-05-2014, 11:23 AM   #5
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38FL Water filter stuck.....

Time to change the filter in our 6mo old 38FL. So I took the handy-dandy supplied filter wrench and made some grunting noises - but the darned thing would NOT budge. So I removed the mounting screws and went at it with two filter straps (one on the cup and the other on the filter housing) and twisted them in opposite - again with the required grunting sounds. After several more attempts, I put everything back, added an in-line filter and stopped using what I was told was "inappropriate language".......

I am now at the point of replacing the entire assembly, but I want to be sure I've exhausted all remedies known to the collective. HELP!!
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Did you have the water system off and a fixture Open? Youroo!!
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Did you have the water system off and a fixture Open? Youroo!!
Thanks for the reply, Youroo

Yep, had the water off, kitchen fixture open.....after a fellow camper saw me struggling and advised me that the filter wouldn't budge under pressure
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Ours is very difficult to remove but one hand on top of the bracket and one on the wrench it does give in.
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Sometimes you have to tighten something and then it will come loose. Strange science, I know, but it works.

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Ours comes off somewhat easy, but I plan to get rid of it all together as soon as I can slow down enough to cut / splice. To me it's in the way, and I'd rather have the filter assembly that I want.
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Old 06-06-2014, 02:52 PM   #11
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Sometimes you have to tighten something and then it will come loose. Strange science, I know, but it works.

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I did this the other day without any positive results. As a last ditch effort, decided to go "all in" and was either gonna fix it or have to replace it. So I gave the tighten to loosen method one more try and this time it worked!! Just hope it works again next time I have to change the filter.....

Thanks to all for your inputs
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