So I started sanitizing the fresh water tank yesterday, and I added the bleach through the gravity fill port (and that didn't work very well - but thats another topic) and when I started filling the tank with water, as it got full, little pieces and parts of BUGS started coming out of the burp hole! Yes, I ALWAYS screw the cap onto the gravity fill hole when not in use, and yes, I ALWAYS close the locking port door.I also turned the kitchen faucet on to run the bleach water through the lines, and it was only a stream. So I took the aerator off and guess what - bug parts were clogging the aerator. How are bugs getting into my fresh water tank???

Possibly through the overflow tube. There should be some type of screen on the end of the tube to prevent any type of critters from entering the fresh water tank.

That's OK. After the bleach treatment the bug parts will be sterile and may even add a little protein to your diet. Of course the bug parts that you ate on your last trip have already passed so don't worry about them. Up by your gravity fill you will see a vent and it will have a screen over it. When you look at the screen you will see that it will keep out large bugs, but not small ants, etc. The FDA allows a certain amount of bug and rodent parts in the food that you eat so this is just the circle of life.

If you have a hole house filter fill with bleach. If not get one and set it up to connect to your hose and what every fitting to connect to RV. As other stated, plus if you left the hose open then there is another source.

I added a whole house filter to my motor home and once when changing the filter cartridge found bug parts caught by the filter. After that I always let the water run from my hoses before I hook it up. That clears my hose and the RV park hose bib.No issues since.As stated above removing the cartridge and adding the bleach makes it easy to get bleach into the tank.

As already suggested, get a whole house filter that attaches to the faucet and let the water run before you connect the hose to the MH input. I had a similar thing happen to me, the crud was in the hose I was using.

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Clay_L
Explorer
Jun 25, 2014
I added a whole house filter to my motor home and once when changing the filter cartridge found bug parts caught by the filter. After that I always let the water run from my hoses before I hook it up. That clears my hose and the RV park hose bib.
No issues since.

As stated above removing the cartridge and adding the bleach makes it easy to get bleach into the tank.
MountainAir05
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2014
If you have a hole house filter fill with bleach. If not get one and set it up to connect to your hose and what every fitting to connect to RV. As other stated, plus if you left the hose open then there is another source.
rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Jun 25, 2014
That's OK. After the bleach treatment the bug parts will be sterile and may even add a little protein to your diet. Of course the bug parts that you ate on your last trip have already passed so don't worry about them.
Up by your gravity fill you will see a vent and it will have a screen over it. When you look at the screen you will see that it will keep out large bugs, but not small ants, etc.
The FDA allows a certain amount of bug and rodent parts in the food that you eat so this is just the circle of life.
Louandsal
Explorer
Jun 25, 2014
Possibly through the overflow tube. There should be some type of screen on the end of the tube to prevent any type of critters from entering the fresh water tank.

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