Smelly water after 3 days

[daytona7]

Got a problem with my water. If I make a gallon of Ice Tea or anything else, after 3 days the water feels slimy and stinks if rinsing out with hot water. Even a rung out dish wash cloth starts getting raunchy smelling after 3 days. What would cause this problem?

[Dave_H_M]

So what about the under sink filter? I would look at that before thinking of burying lines. If you can see the drain plug on the water heater, depressurize the system and check it if it is an anode system.

[down_home]

The water, at least in parts of Ga and Florida is full of sulfur and iron.
It make for stinky and slimy bacteria in water.
That whitewater hose might as well be clear. The sun on that and you get what you have. A half micron water filter with silver will filter it out and inhibit bacteria growth. Get a 10 in whole house filter. It may clog pretty fast judging by what ours did in South Georgia.
Someone posted a link to filters, recently that had some at a goo price.
I can't find it at the moment.
Until you bury the supply pipe, cover that hose with something.
We use a blue, if color matters, fresh water hose, that is lined, with stainless ends. I think the newer ones are just plated but light won't help bacteria growth. We got our at American Coach store. I think someone said CW had them now.

[daytona7]

Thanks All for the tips. Due to health problems, I'm docked Full-time in Florida. Have flushed the freshwater tank several times with bleach, change White drinking hose 3-4 times a year and use a different color hose for Black water flushing and any outside needs. Since I'm docked, I use my water numerous times a day, I would think that should keep the algae and bacteria My Fifth Wheeler is an 04 Carriage Cameo. Not sure if there is a rod in the water heater. I do have an under sink Everpure water filter for drinking water only. I'm thinking of replacing the water hose with PVC pipe buried 6" deep connected to the Water Softener by a short section of the white drinking water hose and from the softener to the house with another short section of hose. I kept the softener inside of a 3 sided covered box(?) made of 2 inch aluminum covered foam insulation to keep it out of the sun. My next attempt to sanitize the pipes will be one suggested by the retired pool man. Also will take the strainers and heads off the faucets to allow the water to run with no restrictions incase there is any gunk in the lines.

[rockhillmanor]

Bleach in tank and run thru all faucets and hot water tank. Keeping in mind that you are mixing the water in the hot water tank so you have to run the faucets open for a good long time to get the concentration into the hot water heater.

As far as water goes? Up North I use the same fresh water hose all season long. BUT.......

Park in Florida for just a month and then cut open you water hose and be prepared to up chuck if you drink your RV water.

GREEN MOLD grows prolifically 'inside' water hoses in the south.

[D___M]

bukhrn wrote:

aruba5er wrote:
Last time I went to FL the water stunk so bad. I removed my anode and installed a drain valve in it's place. No more stinky water. And before someone goes off on me, that was in 2007 and no, the tank is still in good shape 7 years later. I've said before, home water heaters have an anode and NOBODY ever changes them.

Wrong aruba boy, they will change them when they start smelling like rotten eggs, unless they want to spring for a whole new heater. I've changed mine, & had friends change theirs too. And, NO it's Not sulfur water.

Atwood heater's don't use anode rods.

[bukhrn]

aruba5er wrote:
Last time I went to FL the water stunk so bad. I removed my anode and installed a drain valve in it's place. No more stinky water. And before someone goes off on me, that was in 2007 and no, the tank is still in good shape 7 years later. I've said before, home water heaters have an anode and NOBODY ever changes them.

Wrong aruba boy, they will change them when they start smelling like rotten eggs, unless they want to spring for a whole new heater. I've changed mine, & had friends change theirs too. And, NO it's Not sulfur water.

[aruba5er]

Last time I went to FL the water stunk so bad. I removed my anode and installed a drain valve in it's place. No more stinky water. And before someone goes off on me, that was in 2007 and no, the tank is still in good shape 7 years later. I've said before, home water heaters have an anode and NOBODY ever changes them.

[bukhrn]

TomHaycraft wrote:

daytona7 wrote:
Got a problem with my water. If I make a gallon of Ice Tea or anything else, after 3 days the water feels slimy and stinks if rinsing out with hot water. Even a rung out dish wash cloth starts getting raunchy smelling after 3 days. What would cause this problem?

All good suggestions with regards to the source of the water and possible need to sanitize your fresh water tank. You mention "if rinsing out with hot water." Also consider the tank of your hot water heater and whether you have an anode that needs to be replaced. Seems many of the hot water tanks are getting away from those, but something to check.

X-2, when's the last time, (if ever) that you've flushed the Water heater tank, or replaced the Anode if you have one.

[Community Alumni]

daytona7 wrote:
Hooked up to the parks water line. Had used an On-the-go water softener but still had the problem. Don't know if getting a whole house filtering system would help or even getting a RO system. Could the problem possibly come from the Blue RV Drinking water hose? I know when I used the cheap White hose, scum would build up so started to replace them 2-3 times a year but the hose was out in the direct sun, while 90% of the Blue one is hidden under the RV except for 5 foot each end. Or do I go for PVC drinking water quality pipe and just use a couple of foot of hose going into the RV?

We've used the same cheap white hose for 9 years now and with three different rv's. It is hooked up for 2-3 months at a time. We're in our trailer 6 months a year and haven't had any issues with water quality. I do not use a water filter and I sanitize the system 2-3 times a year depending upon the span between using the fresh tank.

[Jim_Shoe]

I buy gallon jugs of drinking water for anything that's going inside of me. That includes cooking and brushing my teeth. The rest of me is waterproof. I put sanitizer in the fresh water tank to keep the algae from growing, but I'm not a fanatic about it. The black and grey tanks don't care.

[tenbear]

When you sanitize, sanitize your whole fresh water system, not just your fresh water tank. Hoses, water heater, etc.

[Dave_H_M]

I am assuming that you checked under the sink area to verify that you do not have one of those inline water filters under there?

Mine could really get nasty. I chucked it.

[Fizz]

The only time we drink bottles water is when we're on the road or in some campground we don't know.
You only need one bad accident to learn this lesson.
Go to Walmart and stock up, it's a small price to pay for peace of mind and safety

[D___M]

This link will take you to a webpage that gives you the proper procedure for sanitizing your water system.