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salem
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Jun 05, 2017

Draining fresh water (waste of water)

I sanitized our fresh water tank this weekend. We are normally in full hook-up sites but next week will be in a partial hook-up so we will be using our fresh water tank. I had to fill it and flush three times to get the bleach smell out. It occurred to me that I was just pouring 40 gallons of water out and letting it run down the driveway. I captured what I could in a 5 gallon bucket and carried it to the flower beds, lawn, etc. It would have been so much easier if I could have attached a garden hose to the outlet, but for whatever reason the manufacturer didn't see fit to install a hose connection. Does anyone know why they don't? I like to do my part in water conservation. I'm assuming it would be easy enough to rig something up, but that still doesn't explain why they're made the way they are.

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  • I seem to remember when people were talking about sanitizing tanks a week ago that someone said there was something you could put in the tank to get rid of the bleach smell to reduce the flushing. We'll see if someone pops up with it later today.

    Let us know how the plants do in a week or so with the bleach. I know my lawn didn't like the vinegar I drained out from flushing the hot water tank.

    Bill
  • If the drain is threaded there is more than likely a pipe thread to garden hose adapter you could get for that. I don't think I want bleach water on my plants or yard. Yes, 120 gallons seems like a lot to waste but the authorities in the central valley have no problem letting millions of gallons run to the ocean to make room for more run-off or protect some little fish.
  • They make them as cheap as possible.
    I installed a fitting with a shutoff under mine.
    Why not do the same with yours and rig it with a hose connection?

    jack L
  • I don't know, but you could opt for running a faucet and draining out the gray tank. Are you sure you want bleach on your plants?

    In RV construction, everything is about cost.

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