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SDcampowneroperator wrote:AWWA C651 requirements for disinfecting water mains specifies water mains be disinfected at 300 ppm w/15 minutes of contact time (super chlorination), 100 ppm w/3 hours of contact time (slug method), or 25 ppm w/24 hour contact time.
Good idea to try out and sanitize your on board system. As a water system manager, if you are filling with chlorinated city water, there should be no need to 'shock' your system. Contact your water supplier to know for sure the sanitation method and level of sanitizer.
Should you wish, 1 teaspoon of 5% calcium hypochlorite laundry bleach to 10 gallons of water is a 50 ppm concentration. Thats 15 times stronger than pool water. It only takes a couple of ounces, not 1/4 cup. That will kill any fungus, bacteria or pseudomonus. After an hour, drain.
I like to put the bleach in to the fill hose then hook up, so the hose is also sterile.
I keep a spray bottle of dilute bleach in my water bay to spray the camp faucet threads, my hands after dumping.
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wnjj wrote:midnightsadie wrote:
if it does a lot of on offf you have a leak some where. never ever leave the rv with it on.
That’s no riskier than leaving the RV with the city water connection faucet turned on. In fact it’s less risky as the tank would at least eventually run out.
That said, I never use the city water because it’s just easier to use the tank with water from home than mess with a hose connection at camp.
Mar-25-2021 07:37 PM
midnightsadie wrote:
if it does a lot of on offf you have a leak some where. never ever leave the rv with it on.
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