Date: Mon, 30 May 2016 09:15:19 -0700
Reply-To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Onboard water supply?
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Alistair got it right. One caveat on the bleach, Dennis. Bleach at the
concentrations recommended by CDC, FEMA, and USAID does not kill ALL
disease causing micro-organisms, though your statement that it kills all
bacteria and viruses is correct. Some protozoal agents, especially those
that encyst, are not killed. Among those is _Cryptosporidium_, which
causes an unpleasant diahrea for most, but is really serious for those with
compromised immune systems or simply a weakened constitution, like the
elderly and chronically ill. Because municipal water systems sometimes use
chlorine without filtration depending on their water source, or even in
some cases if they do use filtration, this "bug" causes illness in
populations with municipal water in rare instances.
On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 8:51 AM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Great discussion! Thanks to all for all the information. I'm out to add
> bleach etc to the Westy water system. Also to check the complete system
> out! No more bugs for me!
>
> Thanks again for the help
>
> Dennis Jowell
> Scotch Hollow Farm
> Newbury, Vermont
>
>
> > On May 30, 2016, at 5:01 AM, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > To clean the Westfalia water tank,two teaspoons of bleach per five
> gallons of water left over night, then flushed out with fresh water from a
> trusted source.
> > This will sanitize your tank and lines before filling with safe water.
> > If the source isn't trusted, the same amount of bleach, two teaspoons of
> bleach per five gallons.
> > Bleach kills all bacteria and viruses, and dissipates after several days.
> >
> > Boiling . Kills all bacteria and viruses within 3 minutes.
> >
> > Water purifying filters- Removes bacteria from un-trusted source of
> water before it goes in tank, or before it reaches faucet.
> >
> > Robert
> > 1982 Westfalia
> >
> >
> > From: Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM>
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2016 5:17 AM
> > 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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