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ppdunn
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Jul 28, 2013

Disinfecting Water System

Is it necessary to disinfect the water system each season if antifreeze has been added? (Not sure if anti-freeze has disinfecting properties).
  • Thank you everyone for your responses regarding disinfecting my water system! I really appreciate it.
  • I sanitized my last trailer when I bought it and did not again for the 8 years I owned it. Drank the water from the tank also however I used it every winter. My present trailer was sanitized once also. I use city water so that will keep it sanitized.
  • I don't winterize with fluids (I use air) and I frequently load with chlorinated city water so I do nothing. My RV doesn't spend protracted periods of time in storage as we use it year round.
  • Yes because AF has no disinfecting ability. In fact I actually had something growing in it one year and won't ever use it again.