Date:         Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:02:47 -0600
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cleaning the water holding tank?
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I've been on about 8 4-6 day raft trips down the Colorado through Cataract
Canyon, from Moab to Hite Marina, and they always wash all the dishes and
utensils in river water with chlorine bleach in it to disinfect and I've
never seen anyone have any intestinal or other problems. In the proper
dillution it is very safe and effective. I've also driven around home area
with the tank 3/4 full with a couple tablespoons of bleach in it for a
couple days, then rinsed it out thoroughtly. I usually use concentrated
lemon juice for the last flush and rinse. Leaves no noticable scent or
effects of the bleach. Pretty extensive threads on this topic in the
archives. I'm not at home right now so don't have access to some of the
procedures I've saved so I can't be very helpful right now.



Bob Stevens
'87 Syncro Westy
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----Original Message Follows----
From: Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
Reply-To: Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Cleaning the water holding tank?
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:22:42 -0700

Wow, thanks.  All this time I've been worried about nuclear waste, botulism,
and the venom from
an Australian King Brown.

Seriously, though, chlorine has been used for a long time to disinfect
water, and it works just
fine.  It has proven to be very safe, no matter what the fearmongers would
have you believe.
If you prefer the H2O2, fine.  It will work fine, too.  Both are oxidizers
and kill pathogens
in pretty much the same way.

However, my wife is an RN and a wound care specialist.  She asks me to
remind everyone to NEVER
put hydrogen peroxide on a wound.  It will greatly increase the time to heal
and can lead to
serious infections.  Instead, just wash your cut or scrape with an
antibacterial soap and then
apply some antibiotic cream.  Forget what your mother told you.  We know
better now.

Bill in the Southwest

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ri" <ri@RASAPRABHU.ORG>
 >
 > Chlorine bleach is the nastiest, most toxic stuff in the world. We
 > recommend using a food grade hydrogen peroxide. It works much better, and
 > isn't caustic and environmentally destructive.
 >
 > Worked well for us! Just uses a little bit, be sure to follow the
 > directions on the bottle.

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