RV Water Sanitizing Tip
If you notice a stale odor when
using water from the fresh water
tank, this indicates that water was
left in the system for quite some time and has
grown stagnant.
The best thing to do when this happens is to
sanitize the entire water system. First drain
all of the water out of the system, and then
close all of the drains.
Take one cup of household bleach for every
15 gallons of water that your fresh water tank
holds. Mix the bleach in one gallon of water
and pour it into the fresh water tank. Fill the
fresh water tank with potable water. Turn the
water pump on and open all faucets, one at a
time, and run water until you smell the bleach.
If possible drive or tow the RV to assist in
cleaning the entire fresh
water tank.
Let it sit for twelve hours and then drain
the entire system. Refill the fresh
water tank and run water throughout the
system (every tap) until you no longer
smell the bleach at that location. It may be
necessary to repeat this more than once. When
you no longer smell bleach, the system is
sanitized.
This tip contributed by Mark Polk at
RV Education 101
Another good Tip ...
Many people think that using hot water with
chlorine bleach will make their system even
safer. Using hot water will actually reduce the
effect of sterilizing the system since the
chlorine evaporates quickly when it is
exposed to heat. Always use cold water
only.
Larry Epp
RV Sales Consultant
Arbutus RV
Courtenay, BC
Dewinterizing the
RV Water System
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