Date: Sun, 29 May 2016 11:28:19 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Onboard water supply?
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Thanks, Dennis and Eric for your response
In my hast to get off the farm I forgot these procedures.
I thought I cleaned the system in the fall but forgot to make a note about it.
Last couple of years as we traveled we started using bottled water once our onboard well water from our farm was gone. That worked great. Another learning experience.
Dennis J
Dennis Jowell
Scotch Hollow Farm
Newbury, Vermont
> On May 29, 2016, at 10:08 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> One of the problems with water while traveling is the supply. Many
> campgrounds/roadside water sources use untreated well water. Once something
> gets inside that tank and the tank gets warmed from being in the vehicle it
> becomes an awesome breeding ground for anything nasty that wants to grow.
> Bleach and tank cleaning treatments will help to clean but that only helps
> once. Also we have found over the years that even local water can cause us
> to become sick. When we go out to eat my wife only gets bottled water and no
> ice. Soda and coffee, tea, etc from restaurants all use local water.
>
> For drinking water on the road we use bottled. In our RV we have a filter
> that removes most anything that we use for the icemaker and the side tap at
> the kitchen sink. Still the tank water is used mostly for cooking cleaning,
> brushing teeth etc.
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Dennis Jowell
> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2016 8:18 AM
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> Subject: Onboard water supply?
>
> . What is a correct procedure to clean the onboard water supply to the sink
> faucet which I use as drinking water also. I came down with something as we
> traveled through Ontario camping. I think I did this wrong. In fact I may
> not have done anything with the water only filling it up trying to get out
> of town, ugh!
> Had to cut our planned trip short.
> Is there a water filter that's recommended to use while using a camp ground
> water supply?
> Dennis J
>
> Dennis Jowell
> Scotch Hollow Farm
> Newbury, Vermont