Fresh water pump
I know that it’s kind of stupid question but until now we have never used our fresh water storage tank or pump. We’re thinking of going to a campground that says they have low water pressure. I’m thin...
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SDcampowneroperator wrote:AWWA C651 requirements for disinfecting water mains specifies water mains be disinfected at 300 ppm w/15 minutes of contact time (super chlorination), 100 ppm w/3 hours of contact time (slug method), or 25 ppm w/24 hour contact time.
Good idea to try out and sanitize your on board system. As a water system manager, if you are filling with chlorinated city water, there should be no need to 'shock' your system. Contact your water supplier to know for sure the sanitation method and level of sanitizer.
Should you wish, 1 teaspoon of 5% calcium hypochlorite laundry bleach to 10 gallons of water is a 50 ppm concentration. Thats 15 times stronger than pool water. It only takes a couple of ounces, not 1/4 cup. That will kill any fungus, bacteria or pseudomonus. After an hour, drain.
I like to put the bleach in to the fill hose then hook up, so the hose is also sterile.
I keep a spray bottle of dilute bleach in my water bay to spray the camp faucet threads, my hands after dumping.
Unless my math skills have left me, 1 teaspoon of 5% bleach solution per 10 gallons of water is about 6.5 ppm of chlorine solution.
The long and short of it, you need about 2-1/2 oz of 5% bleach solution for 10 gal of water and about 3 hrs contact time
