fresh water tank sanitation question
How long do you let the bleach solution remain in your fresh water tank when sanitizing. I've been letting mine sit in there for three hours and I'm wondering if that is long enough. I also use 4oz of...
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What I would suggest is drain the water heater, then run the pump to fill it, and all the hot water lines. Then fill the cold water lines again. Let it sit for another hour.
This will effectively kill any remaining bacteria. Right now, the water heater tank and hot water lines only has a diluted bleach solution.
Then drain the water tank again, and fill with fresh water. Pump it through some of the lines again. Then drain the water heater again, and drain the fresh water tank. Then fill it with clear water into all the lines. Hopefully it will not smell like bleach.
I only used 1 ounce of bleach - add it to the fresh water hose, then fill the 100 gallon tank. This gives about 15 PPM clorine in the water.
Fred.
This will effectively kill any remaining bacteria. Right now, the water heater tank and hot water lines only has a diluted bleach solution.
Then drain the water tank again, and fill with fresh water. Pump it through some of the lines again. Then drain the water heater again, and drain the fresh water tank. Then fill it with clear water into all the lines. Hopefully it will not smell like bleach.
I only used 1 ounce of bleach - add it to the fresh water hose, then fill the 100 gallon tank. This gives about 15 PPM clorine in the water.
Fred.
