Where is H20 drain plug located, how to purify?

[wealthwise]

Does anyone where the drain plug is located in an 1994 Allegro Bay Basement Model? I can't seem to find it. Would pouring a few drops of bleach be sufficient to sterilize it and how long does it need to sit? Been sitting here about close to a year in the upper dessert of New Mexico, not much algae here
Thanks

[wny_pat1]

wealthwise wrote:

Yes I can see where the tank is, but the plumbing compartment is on the other side of the RV and so far no valve.
Thanks

That is why I told you to go over to www.tiffinrvnetwork.com. Those guys will tell you exactly where to find that valve. And there are instructions there on sanitizing your fresh water tank too. But I'll save you the trouble of looking - here is the link: http://www.rvtechlibrary.com/plumbing/sanitizing.htm

[obgraham]

You may have to just bite the bullet, get down on your back under the rig and track where that tank drains to. Messy, but effective.

[427435]

And then there are many like us, who have never sanitized the water tank. Seven years and counting, and all I do is drain the tank at the end of the season and fill again when needed.

[wealthwise]

Thanks for all the suggestions

[wealthwise]

msmith1199 wrote:
Can you see your water tank? It is going to be someplace below the bottom of the tank. With my motorhome in the plumbing compartment you can see the drain pipe coming from the water tank with a valve on it and an elbow with the drain pipe going out the bottom.

Yes I can see where the tank is, but the plumbing compartment is on the other side of the RV and so far no valve.
Thanks

[viajante]

Based on advice I read on this forum, I put 1/4 cup of bleach for every 15 gallons of water (1 1/2 cups for me). I fill the tank, turn on the water until I smell bleach and let it sit overnight. In the morning I drive around a bit then empty the tank and flush it twice.

That works for me and I have had no problems in 12 years.

[ferndaleflyer]

I would like to see what happens here----My water smells awful and I have several times in the past put in Clorox and a commercial water pureafier and it gets no better....Seems fine when hooked to shore water but smells awful otherwise.

[robatthelake]

One Teaspoon per 5 gallons will sanitize Your system.Or as Granny used to say One Teaspoon of Tea per person and One for the Pot!

We have a 100gallon Tank . I allow for an extra 20 Gallons of Plumbing so 120 Gallons of Water.

120/5= 24 Teaspoons equals 1/2 Cup of Clorox or other Bleach!

[wolfe10]

No, a couple of drops of bleach will not sanitize the tank.

Add 1/2 cup of bleach to your empty hose, connect to shore water and fill the empty tank to the top.

[wny_pat1]

My Allegro was comletely different than your, but you can find all kinds of help over at the Tiffin RV Network, the Tiffin owners web site.

[obgraham]

I use about a cup of bleach to 20-30 gallons of water in the tank. Run it through till you can smell bleach at the faucets. Let it sit a few hours or overnight. Drain, refill, reflush.
You are trying to clean the system, so you need a significant amount of bleach. If you just wanted to make the water in the tank safe to drink, then a few drops per gallon will work.

[wny_pat1]

My Allegro was comletely different than your, but you can find all kinds of hepl over at the Tiffin RV Network, the Tiffin owners web site.

[msmith1199]

Can you see your water tank? It is going to be someplace below the bottom of the tank. With my motorhome in the plumbing compartment you can see the drain pipe coming from the water tank with a valve on it and an elbow with the drain pipe going out the bottom.