Keeping new fresh water tank clean
I just purchased a new TT and want to keep the fresh water tank clean and fresh for drinking. What is the best way to keep things from growing in it? Keep it full or empty? Flush it? Chlorine or other...
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I disinfect mine once a year, when I de-winterize.
I use 1/4 cup of bleach per 15 gallon capacity of the water tank. Put in bleach, then fill tank with water. Drive a little to mix the bleach and water, and also to splash the bleach/water onto the top of the tank.
Run the bleach/water solution through all the pipes, faucets, showers, tanks, everywhere water can possibly go. Run it till you can smell the bleach. Let it sit for 4 hours, then drain it all out, and rinse with clean fresh water.
That is all you ever need to do.
p.s. If you double the amount of bleach, you can cut the wait time down to 1 hour. I prefer the 4 hour method. I took enough microbiology to know some bugs just take time to kill.
I use 1/4 cup of bleach per 15 gallon capacity of the water tank. Put in bleach, then fill tank with water. Drive a little to mix the bleach and water, and also to splash the bleach/water onto the top of the tank.
Run the bleach/water solution through all the pipes, faucets, showers, tanks, everywhere water can possibly go. Run it till you can smell the bleach. Let it sit for 4 hours, then drain it all out, and rinse with clean fresh water.
That is all you ever need to do.
p.s. If you double the amount of bleach, you can cut the wait time down to 1 hour. I prefer the 4 hour method. I took enough microbiology to know some bugs just take time to kill.
