leaving fresh water in tank?
We sanitized the 32gal. freshwater tank a couple of weeks ago before taking our new TT for a test run at our local campsite. Came home with about 1/3 tank left. We have another camping trip planned fo...
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In 27+years of owning travel trailers, here's how we've done it:
Any time there's a campground with chlorinated water, we fill the fresh water tank. The CG water is generally tolerable and it HAS to test 'potable', so there's been no problems. Ever. In the summer, our trailer will sit for a month or two between uses, in the full heat of summer.
The ONE time we did have problems was when the campground did NOT have chlorinated water. I filled the tank unknowingly and two months later, the stuff coming from the hot tap was... nasty. Dumped the tank, and the water heater. A flush with bleach-treated water fixed everything within a day.
Any time there's a campground with chlorinated water, we fill the fresh water tank. The CG water is generally tolerable and it HAS to test 'potable', so there's been no problems. Ever. In the summer, our trailer will sit for a month or two between uses, in the full heat of summer.
The ONE time we did have problems was when the campground did NOT have chlorinated water. I filled the tank unknowingly and two months later, the stuff coming from the hot tap was... nasty. Dumped the tank, and the water heater. A flush with bleach-treated water fixed everything within a day.
