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DanTheRVMan
Jun 11, 2016Explorer
Busskipper wrote:TNGW1500SE wrote:
How long do you store CITY fresh water in the fresh water tank before you get concerned?
Drain before it freezes - that's it - it's water it will not go BAD.
JMHO,
Water goes BAD
I have lived on two coldesacs and the water would start smelling when snowbirds left for the season due to low flow. Chlorine dissipates over time.
"Clean" water has microbes in it at low levels tolerable to us with no ill effect. Once Chlorine dissipates microbes can multiply.
The quicker you use it or drain it the better, but I do not know the shelf life of clean water and your plumbing system. It is a good question.
We use a pur filter to reduce Cryptosporidium levels or drink bottled water
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