swebber wrote:

The plumbing in ours is sitting full of sanitizing water (1/4 cup to 15 gallons) and will flush that tomorrow afternoon...after that I will be so ansy to get that thing on the road !!

Dandie Dinmont wrote:

Hi,

I'm certain this one has been beaten to death but I saw the following when reading the blogs, as we are new to RVing I am concerned about the safety of our water and brought bottled water to drink on our first trip;

RE: bad smell

I recently came across this article that was in the Sunline folder containing all the info about the equipment instructions and ect. This article was approved by the U.S. Public Health Services. To assure complete disinfection of potable water systems. First drain system. Then prepare a chlorine solution using 1 gallon of water and 1/4 cup of household bleach. With tank empty, pour bleach solution into tank. use 1 gallon solution for each 15 gallons of tank capacity. This procedure will result in a residual chlorine concentration of 50 ppm in the water system. Complete filling of tank with potable water till full. Then open each faucet and run water until a distinct odor of chorine can be detected in the water discharged. Remember to open all faucet's Hot and cold water to sink,bath room lavatory, bath shower inside and outside. Then allow system to stand for at least 4 hours when using the 50 ppm solution. If a shorter time is desired, then use a 100 ppm solution. For a 100 ppm solution use 1/2 cup of bleach to a gallon of water. Then use the above procedure and let stand for 1 hour. When whatever time you choose to use is up. Drain and Flush System with Potable water. Also I belive this a good thing because when you drain the solution into your gray/black holding tanks you will be disinfecting them!!!!

How many of you are concerned about your holding tank water?

Rodger wrote:

1/4 cup of bleach for every 15 gals of water. Mix it with a gallon of fresh water first, then put in the tank, then fill the tank with water. Run that solution through all the water lines, leave it for a few hours, then drain, and flush the system. A little white vinegar added to the water tank will remove the chlorine odor.