Cleaning Fresh Water Tank

[TXcampers90]

Just purchased a 2003 Aerolite Hybrid Cub and wanted to clean the freash water tank before we use it. Suggestions please!

[lbrjet]

Hot water heater bypassed or no?

[3LittleDucks]

Great tips, we'll have to give them a try!

[TOOBOLD]

We put the 1/4 bleach for 15 gallons in the FW, but we go for a drive to let it slosh around. Open each faucet until I smell bleach and close each tap. Wait a few hours and then run until no more bleach smell.

[TXcampers90]

Thank to all for the help!

[mhsmith]

After emptying the FW tank by running pump to fill gray and black tanks, I refill FW tank with a mix of water and maybe 1/4 cup of baking soda. This helps freshen it and nuetrilizes the bleach. At this point, I run the mix thru the system, install my filter and ready for another season.

[rockhillmanor]

I periodically buy the the Thetford gray tank cleaner. It has something in it that also cleans the sensors.

Weekly I just buy a quart of any lemon cleaner from the grocery store and throw it down the drain. This works to keep it from smelling and my sensors always work.

I don't use bleach in any of my tanks because of the seals.

[gbopp]

Sanitize Fresh Water Tank
There are many sites that give the information on sanitizing fresh water tanks.

[hmknightnc]

old guy wrote:
use a clorox solution of 1/4 cup to 15 gallons of water. run pump with farthest faucet on until you smell the bleach. turn off and let set for 24 hours then drain the FW tank and fill with water and let run until you no longer smell the bleach.

X2. Might take a couple of complete rinses to get rid of the chlorine in the system.

[minkos61]

Fill tank with water, add a couple cap fulls of bleach, let sit, drain, refill tank and drain again should be good to go. Others may do it different but this is what works for me.

Ernie

[old_guy]

use a clorox solution of 1/4 cup to 15 gallons of water. run pump with farthest faucet on until you smell the bleach. turn off and let set for 24 hours then drain the FW tank and fill with water and let run until you no longer smell the bleach.