I'm sure there are many good ways to do this, but here's what I do: I leave the water in the tank when I get home from a trip. Before leaving on the next trip, I add some chlorine bleach to the tank and run the faucet until the water comming out smells like bleach. I wait a few minutes (or longer if I can) and then drain the system. After that, I add some water, run the faucet, and drain again. Then I fill the tank for the trip. If there's any bleach left, it won't hurt, since its basically the same stuff used to chlorinate city water. Bill ------------------------ I drink my tank water all the time. I also drain my tank after each camping trip and once a year I clean it with some cleaner/disinfectant junk. I also have replaced the hoses that run from the tank to the sink, the hose I removed was BLACK inside. Be sure to put plumber's anti freeze down the drain in winter or the freezing water will crack the water trap. M On 12 Jul 2002 at 12:01, John Brush wrote: > Soliciting advice from those in the know: > > What is considered the proper method of caring for the water tank in a > westy, or in my case, a pop-up camper? What I am looking for is what > people do with their drinking water tank between trips. |
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