Routine fresh water tank maintenance
We have new 2015 Navion IQ 24G class C RV. This is our first RV. We will travel 2-5 day trips & will hook up to city water at RV parks. I'm interested to know best routine to ensure water is fresh / s...
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I just replaced the original galley water faucet filter (Pentex EVERPURE ADC) in our motorhome this month (bought the motorhome in early 2006). What's probably kept it fresh and free from bacteria/mold/etc. is it's exposure to a chlorine sanitized RV fresh water system at the beginning of each RV trip. For best and safest performance, water filters must as much as possible have disinfected water coming into them. Hence ... we always have made sure that we refill our RV's fresh water tank with only potable ("disinfected") water when out and about on RV trips.
By the way, it takes charcoal based filters to remove taste and odors from water. But charcoal based filters DO NOT disinfect water. Disinfection must be done to the water BEFORE it enters a charcoal based filter. A 0.5 or 1.0 micron sediment filter should also be before a charcoal filter, or incorporated into the charcoal filter. Both filtering operations - charcoal and sedimentation - must be AFTER the water has been sanitized so as to keep bacteria/mold/cauliforms/virus/etc. as much as possible from entering the other filters.
By the way, it takes charcoal based filters to remove taste and odors from water. But charcoal based filters DO NOT disinfect water. Disinfection must be done to the water BEFORE it enters a charcoal based filter. A 0.5 or 1.0 micron sediment filter should also be before a charcoal filter, or incorporated into the charcoal filter. Both filtering operations - charcoal and sedimentation - must be AFTER the water has been sanitized so as to keep bacteria/mold/cauliforms/virus/etc. as much as possible from entering the other filters.
