โJun-25-2014 09:37 AM
โJun-27-2014 07:05 AM
wanderingbob wrote:
Apparently many people fell that the water in the TT water tanks is not safe .
We very seldom use campground water and fill before leaving home . Why do people feel that water in a clear plastic bottle is cleaner than water in a black plastic bottle-tank . Water should be stored away from sunlight . Why is a clear bottle that some person unknown to you and handled many times by strangers and transported at great expense by guys in a hurry be cleaner than water out of my 200 foot deep well ? One of the great mysteries of life .
โJun-27-2014 06:53 AM
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โJun-27-2014 06:35 AM
โJun-27-2014 04:54 AM
Crabbypatty wrote:Yes, back flow preventers are installed so water from an external source isn't introduced back into the supply. It's function relies on pressure differentials. It has nothing to do with germ removal from the outside faucet. In a campground setting, there is nothing that will pressurize the water on the outlet side of the campground supply so the backflow preventer is not functional. It is not a germ "filter", it is to protect the supply from contamination. Just because you don't see one on the faucet your hose is hooked to, doesn't mean the supply is contaminated.
I do believe that as that's why are local codes require back-flo preventer's in our exterior faucets and irrigation so nothing goes back into the water supply. I usually squirt the water hookup with a bleach cleanup blast before I connect to it. I'm not a germo-phobe, but what Ive seen at campgrounds, you have no idea what the guy before you did on the hook up or at other sites.
โJun-27-2014 04:11 AM
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โJun-26-2014 09:17 AM
โJun-26-2014 05:04 AM
Crabbypatty wrote:I hope you believe me that those deadly germs you are afraid of can not get back into the system if the outlet was used under pressure. Also, a backflow preventer will only insure against transfer back into the source plumbing if the pressure is greater at the use end.
When not boon-docking we only keep a few gallons in the tank, for toilet and hand washing. Why carry the extra weight at $4/gallon. Drinking water we always fill jugs and bring them from home. We take 4-6 gallons which is enough for us for a week of cooking/coffee. If we run out we go buy a gallon. I have a filter to, but why risk it. The whole rig is filter and I have watched people use the spickets for all kinds of things and with out back flush protectors all their germs just go back into the system.
โJun-26-2014 04:18 AM
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