Contaminated fresh water tank.
Yesterday I poured a clear glass of water from the fresh water tank. When held up to the light I could see a lot of particulate matter floating around in it. It looked much like a snow-globe but not...
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When we had our HTT, we kept in a storage lot. I would drain the freshwater tank before putting it in storage. Apparently that was not a good idea. After about 5 years of ownership, I did some floor repairs and removed the fresh water tank. The tank was disgusting. One side of the tank, by the drain plug was growing some serious penicillin. It was nasty.
Since I had remove the tank, cleaning was relatively easy. I did what you did and let the tank sit with bleached water until it was completely clean. I don't think we ever drank the water in the tank (before or after). Before each trip I would basically fill it about 1/2 way just in case we needed it.
Now with our motorhome, I leave water in the tank all the time, except when temps drop below freezing. In SE Georgia, that's not too often. We don't usually drank from the fresh water tank. I usually sanitize the fresh water tank after the last threat of freezing, generally the beginning of March.
-Michael
Since I had remove the tank, cleaning was relatively easy. I did what you did and let the tank sit with bleached water until it was completely clean. I don't think we ever drank the water in the tank (before or after). Before each trip I would basically fill it about 1/2 way just in case we needed it.
Now with our motorhome, I leave water in the tank all the time, except when temps drop below freezing. In SE Georgia, that's not too often. We don't usually drank from the fresh water tank. I usually sanitize the fresh water tank after the last threat of freezing, generally the beginning of March.
-Michael
