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rvartie
Explorer
Sep 17, 2016

Somehow got sediment in the fresh water tank

Out of the kitchen faucit, the water contains little black and clear specks. They are tiny but visible in the light and it's making me paranoid. Not a lot but maybe 10 specs in a 6oz cup. I don't know how this happened because I run a camco filter on a new hose. Will a simple drain and refill be enough to fix this? My last fillup was at a cabellas dump station out of what I though was a pottable spigot (not the flexable one right next to dump hole but the one maybe 10 feet before it). The water taste okay and smells okay, but just has little specs of dirt or scale in it.
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  • Sam_Spade's avatar
    Sam_Spade
    Explorer
    Sep 18, 2016
    This is pretty much why I NEVER use the tank water for drinking or cooking.

    But if I DID, the filter would be on the output of the pump......and maybe on the input too if the source is suspect.
  • tinner12002's avatar
    tinner12002
    Explorer
    Sep 18, 2016
    Sam Spade wrote:
    This is pretty much why I NEVER use the tank water for drinking or cooking.


    X2, I never drink from holding tank either even though I use the bleach mix after it has set a bit. I always carry bottle water or gallons jugs of water which I fill at home for drinking or cooking, and plenty of beer too for any extra drinking I care to do...lol!
  • WNYBob's avatar
    WNYBob
    Explorer
    Sep 18, 2016
    Are you sure the sediment isn't coming from the hot water tank? When was the last time you flushed the HW tank?
  • harold1946's avatar
    harold1946
    Explorer
    Sep 18, 2016
    The easiest way to avoid it is a good filter. We use three, one when filling the tank, one on the ice maker line and one at the output side of the shurflow pump. They are around $10. each, cheap enough.

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