Sanitize Fresh Tank & Bleach
I would like to sanitize the fresh tank. My RV owners manual (& what I've found on the internet) says to use bleach with 5% sodium hypochlorite. The problem is all the bleach in the stores is now "c...
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DavidP wrote:
Bullet 14 proves nothing.
1/2 cup of bleach in 40 gallons of water will immediately kill on contact. The average swimming pool at 3PPM is less than 10% of the bleach/chlorine content per gallon than the ratio of 1/2 cup to 40 gallons. The ratio 1/2 to 40 we are discussing is greater than 90% stronger in sanitizing then the average swimming pool at 3PPM. 1/2 cup to 40 gallons is the equivalent of shocking a pool and still a stronger ratio.
Sorry, I'm with wing zealot on this. Your opinion is not correct with any type of study or instruction that I've read about using bleach for disinfecting tanks and piping.
Yes, bleach can be an instantaneous disinfectant when used in high concentration on surfaces but that doesn't apply to tanks and pipes.
I've done some study on this for treating the wells on my property and for RV tanks. The mechanism of chlorine bleach is actually three chemical reactions when used in dilute water concentration and in reaction to organic molecules. They are saponification, amino acid neutralization, and chloramination reaction. None of these are instantaneous, with the chloramination reaction taking hours to fully complete.
Like WZ states, not in this for a debate, your health is your health, wish you the best.
