Date: Sun, 29 May 2016 11:40:28 -0500
Reply-To: Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
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From: Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
Subject: Re: Onboard water supply?
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Are there tablets you could add to the tank from a camping supply store?
I'm pretty sure all the warning signs in Ontario showed up after a problem with one municipal supply rather than a problem at campgrounds. Sorry to hear of your sickness!
Jeff
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> On May 29, 2016, at 10:28 AM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> 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-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> Dennis Jowell
>> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2016 8:18 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> 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
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