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Need some advice/help PRETTY QUICK Please

ediemarie
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Explorer
heading to the lake this weekend. just found out that they are calling for boiling water before drinking etc.

no problem about bring some drinking water but wondering about putting this, for lack of a better word, bad water in our tanks.

any advice?

thank you in advance.
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ediemarie
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4x4van wrote:
ediemarie wrote:
thanks so much! never crossed my mind to fill the tank at home!

Seriously?:h


yep, seriously. thanks for the input.

TyroneandGladys
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Explorer
DO NOT hookup even just to flush. If the water is contaminated it will contaminate the lines in your RV.
Tyrone & Gladys
27' 1986 Coachmen

4x4van
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ediemarie wrote:
thanks so much! never crossed my mind to fill the tank at home!

Seriously?:h
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4x4van
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We don't stop playing because we grow old...We grow old because we stop playing!

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ediemarie
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Explorer
nice to see so many fellow Okies!

they had lifted the boil order before we got there but we had gone ahead and filled our tank before leaving home.

was actually a nice "test" for us to see just how much water we use, not much!

thanks so much for all the feedback.

malexander
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rexlion wrote:
Had me concerned for a minute there; I'm heading to t-bird next week. Glad it's farther south.


T-bird's pretty nice right now. Just sort of muddy looking, as always.
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FunnyCamper
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'self contained' unit ๐Ÿ™‚ YUP, use it to your advantage. don't hook to bad water supply and keep your RV clean of any possible contamination.

rexlion
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Had me concerned for a minute there; I'm heading to t-bird next week. Glad it's farther south.
Mike G.
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malexander
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Explorer
I pretty much keep my water tank full all the time. My rig stays at my house, plugged in & ready to go at a moments notice.

BTW edie, I live 9 miles north of Thunderbird on Choctaw Rd.
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2gypsies1
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Explorer II
Definitely fill at home and use the water pump your whole stay. Then there will be no contamination in your lines.

We always traveled with at least a half-tank because we never knew where we'd be staying and the water situations. We liked to boondock a lot.

Enjoy!
Full-Timed for 16 Years
.... Back in S&B Again
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& 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel

rk911
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Lynnmor wrote:
kalynzoo wrote:
Since you will probably be using park water for flushing you can expect contamination of the water lines to the sinks, unless you stay off the water supply entirely. I would suggest that you chlorinate your fresh water tank after the trip, following the guidelines for sanitizing your tank. It is also possible that the warning if non-biological, such as lead or chemical contamination of the water supply. Again, a complete flushing of the RV water supply when the trip is over seems like a reasonable precaution.


No, just never connect to a bad water system for any reason. Never could understand not filling the water tank.


X2...makes no sense to me.
Rich
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ediemarie
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Sam Spade wrote:
WNYBob wrote:
You could fill you tank at home with "good" water.


This is too obvious. There has to be more to it than that.
But then maybe not.


thanks for the input sam.

ediemarie
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malexander wrote:
ediemarie wrote:
heading to the lake this weekend. just found out that they are calling for boiling water before drinking etc.

no problem about bring some drinking water but wondering about putting this, for lack of a better word, bad water in our tanks.

any advice?

thank you in advance.



Which lake you going to, T-Bird?
Since they've had lots of rain down south, maybe they're talking about boiling if using the hydrants.



Murray

Sam_Spade
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WNYBob wrote:
You could fill you tank at home with "good" water.


This is too obvious. There has to be more to it than that.
But then maybe not.
'07 Damon Outlaw 3611
CanAm Spyder in the "trunk"