gbopp wrote:
ScottG wrote:
If possible and economically viable, I would replace the tank. Even after sanitizing you dont really know whats in there.
If the OP is going to be cautious and replace the FW tank, shouldn't all the water lines be replaced?
If there's something nasty growing in the tank I would think it's also in the water lines?
It's not so much that I AM going to replace it all, but rather that I have a tendency to overthink things often, and just didn't know if this would be one of those times, lol.
That said, I bumped the spring loaded valve a couple times while redoing the wiring on that side of the camper (over pressure valve? over flow valve? I don't know...but water comes out when I press it), and the water that squirted out didn't smell funny, feel slimy, or anything like that. While I haven't done a thorough inspection of the tank yet, it doesn't appear as if anything is growing in it either.
I'm guesstimating this to be around a 20 gallon tank, and a cursory check online shows them to be a little over $100, so it's not a huge financial hurdle to overcome by any means. Getting a new one in though will be a considerable project, given the cabinetry built around it.
As far as the plumbing, it's just flat not going to happen without a near complete gutting of the camper, and I figured being copper, there really wouldn't be anything that could "stick" and survive a thorough flushing. Even if it was plastic, I'd think with some pressure behind it, a sanitizing solution would still adequately fill the pipes to reach every bit of surface area that wouldn't necessarily be the case with the holding tank.
If it is a concern though, I'd just forgo use of the water system for now, and use bottled water until I do rebuild the camper later this year.
