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brentbullets
Explorer
Apr 09, 2014

Dewinterizing

Dewinterized this afternoon and sanitized water system. I know that the bleach and water should sit in tank and plumbing for a few hours but my question is can it be in there too long? My camper is over an hour from my home and we are coming up on Saturday to clean and restock camper. Is it OK to leave the bleach in the system until then?

Thanks in advance.
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  • CaptPicky's avatar
    CaptPicky
    Explorer
    Apr 10, 2014
    I used to much bleach and let it sit to long ( you know if a little is good a bunch is better syndrome). Took forever for the bleach smell to get out of the system.
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Apr 09, 2014
    The problem is that you then will want to drain the tank and refill it with clean water and pump that through the system until there is no more chlorine smell. IMHO leaving bleach water sit in the system for 30 minutes or so is sufficient for all but the nastiest of bugs.
  • spoon059's avatar
    spoon059
    Explorer II
    Apr 09, 2014
    It shouldn't cause any problems. The bleach solution loses its effectiveness after 24 hours or so. Any bacteria should be long since killed by then though.

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