Water systems

Interesting, Jim. I use a higher percent of bleach but your guy appears to be an expert.

I love wearing my bio suit! Scares all the children in the campground.

a follow up with white vinegar usually cures the Clorox smell. That has worked for us.

I'm with rk911. Pretty much the same with me.

Aside from that, many RVers totally over chlorinate their tanks. Here's what a professional chemist who worked at city water treatment plants his entire career says about your fresh water system:

Troubled System (smells, floating stuff): 0.13 * Tank size = oz of bleach to add to the tank (Ex: 7.8 oz/60 gal)

Preventative Maintenance: 1 oz bleach / 60 gallons.

Remove average smells: 1 & 1/2 cup vinegar / 60 gallons.

Sweeten water: 1/2 cup baking soda / 60 gallons.

Lwiddis wrote:
RK, are you sure you are still....where? Lol

lol...currently in dayton, ohio but i meant it in the sense that we're still vertical and aware of it despite not chlorinating our fresh tank each year. i also don't wear gloves or a bio-suit when dumping my tanks. oh, and we drink tap water, too. :)

Get your water in the spring at a campground that has chlorine in the water. We run into a few every year.

RK, are you sure you are still....where? Lol

Tom/Barb wrote:
What do you folks use to chlorinate your water system. I heard to use Clorox but that really stinks.

haven't done that in nearly 20-yrs. we're still here. :B

Clorox does smell a little, yes, but after sanitation the lack of the slight smell means the system is flushed. There are other ways but Clorox is cheap and available.

W use the familiar CAMCO product from CW or Wally World.
There are other brands but I don't know where to find them.
It is chlorine designed for drinking water not bleaching clothes.