Cleaning/Filling Fresh Water Tank
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One thing not mentioned (I think) is use an inline filter while filling. I suspect you do have some kind of filter.
I run two or three minutes’ worth of water through any hose I use for filling the tank. Then I add the filter and fill till full. I always keep the tank full during the summer. I drain & refill and refill once or twice if it has been real hot for a while and the camper has not been used.
I have a forty gallon tank. In the spring I put maybe two cups of bleach in it and fill as described above. Pump out the pink stuff (with valves still in winterize position) with that water and let it all set over night. Drain & refill twice with fresh water the next day. Pumping the new water through all the lines. By the third fill the bleach smell is all but gone (think city water smell).
I think in your case you should not have to pump the various stages above through your lines. Just do the sanitizing and refilling of the tank.
I use my tank water for everything. Never been sick from hose water. Now one time my dog would not drink campground water. So I waited to the next stop to refill.
Hope this all for nothing. Stay safe.
I run two or three minutes’ worth of water through any hose I use for filling the tank. Then I add the filter and fill till full. I always keep the tank full during the summer. I drain & refill and refill once or twice if it has been real hot for a while and the camper has not been used.
I have a forty gallon tank. In the spring I put maybe two cups of bleach in it and fill as described above. Pump out the pink stuff (with valves still in winterize position) with that water and let it all set over night. Drain & refill twice with fresh water the next day. Pumping the new water through all the lines. By the third fill the bleach smell is all but gone (think city water smell).
I think in your case you should not have to pump the various stages above through your lines. Just do the sanitizing and refilling of the tank.
I use my tank water for everything. Never been sick from hose water. Now one time my dog would not drink campground water. So I waited to the next stop to refill.
Hope this all for nothing. Stay safe.
