cleaning fresh water tank

therink wrote:
Pretty straight forward. I add about 1/2 cup bleach, fill tank with water, run each faucet to purge lines with bleach solution, let sit for about a day, drain tank, refill with water, drain tank, refill with water and then purge out all lines with non bleach water. Good to go.

That's about as basic as it gets and it works. The only thing I do differently is to drive it a few miles or less with the bleach in it. Kinda shake things up...

A search on cleaning your fresh water tank turned up no results? LOL

I also use Sodium Dichlor. 1 teaspoon per 100 gallons...

There was a recent post on another forum just a day or so ago and it was brought out that after using the chlorine, drain and refill and put in a small amount of hydrogen peroxide (usually a couple of table spoons per 15 gals of water).

Another method of removing the chlorine taste is to put in a small box of baking soda with a full tank of water.

Either way, run the water mix through all faucets until odor is gone. Drain and refill with the amount of fresh water you normally keep in the tank.

Hope this helps

Ron

I have been using Sodium Dichlor for years and then using Sodium Bicarbonate to further clean and get rid taste.

Dakota98 wrote:
CLICKY

X2, 1/4 cup bleach per 15 gallons, pump through system, let sit at least 3 hours, drain and rinse. :)

Pretty straight forward. I add about 1/2 cup bleach, fill tank with water, run each faucet to purge lines with bleach solution, let sit for about a day, drain tank, refill with water, drain tank, refill with water and then purge out all lines with non bleach water. Good to go.

Not saying this is right or wrong but I start by filling my tank and draining it, then fill it with bleach added and let it sit for awhile, drain it. Then I add bleach again, add water and pump it through the system, let it sit for about 4 hours. Drain tank again and connect to the hose, flush system out and we are good to go. It is the only time I use the tank and the pump gets used for this plus putting the antifreeze in. Before starting this I add some bleach to the hose to clean that out as well.

http://rvbasics.com/techtips/sanitizing-your-rv-fresh-water-system.html