ichorne
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I appologize for refuting some of what has been said so far, but there are some correct things and some not-so-correct things.
I would dillute two cups of bleach into five gallons water and dump the solution into your water tanks. Fill the tanks to the top, run all of your faucets, showers and toilets then let sit for four-five hours.
Dump all water and fill with fresh water. Flush out all of your faucets, showers and toilets, drain the entire system and repeat.
This dillution gives you a 1ppm solution of bleach when the tank is completely full, and I know this is MORE than enough to kill the bacteria that could be in the system, but weak enough to not leave behind and bleach odor.
If you do this twice a year, you will be in good shape with little to worry about.
Ian
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3Xblessed
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Thanks Ian...since dh messed up our camping this weekend (reserved the wrong dates....) we will be doing this over memorial day weekend instead of camping. Bought the bleach last night....now just have to manuver the trailer in front of hte house for the first time ever.....(narrow alley in townhome complex)
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N-Trouble
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ichorne wrote:
I would dillute two cups of bleach into five gallons water and dump the solution into your water tanks.
Why is that any different than dumping two cups directly into the tank then filling with water? Either way you are still diluting two cups of bleach into 100 gal of H20
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ichorne
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N-Trouble wrote:ichorne wrote:
I would dillute two cups of bleach into five gallons water and dump the solution into your water tanks.
Why is that any different than dumping two cups directly into the tank then filling with water? Either way you are still diluting two cups of bleach into 100 gal of H20
It is all about dispersion... it is easier to ensure 5 gallons (of bleach solution) equally distributes throughout the system as opposed to two cups of straight bleach...
Of course, you can simply dump two cups of bleach into the system and fill if you wish.
Ian
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Broccoli1
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3Xblessed wrote:There are only two campgrounds we are going to this year that have water hook-ups....for the most part we will be on sites with nothing but a great view of the beach or great places for dh to ride.
Thanks everyone for your advice.
Yes, but ya still use City water to fill the Fresh water so no worries.
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Gallons of water to disinfect (equivalent shown in brackets) Amount of household bleach (5%)
to add *
1 gal. (4.5 litres) 2 drops (0.18 mL)
2 1/5 gal. (10 litres) 5 drops (0.4 mL)
5 gal. (23 litres) 11 drops (0.9 mL)
10 gal. (45 litres) 22 drops (1.8 mL)
22 gal. (100 litres) 3/4 teaspoon (4 mL)
45 gal. (205 litres) 1 1/2 teaspoons (8 mL)
50 gal. (230 litres) 1 3/4 teaspoons (9 mL)
100 gal. (450 litres) 3 1/2 teaspoons (18 mL)
"Drain and flush the freshwater tank. Add 1/4 cup of household bleach for each 15 gallons of capacity. Then fill the tank almost to capacity, leaving room for sloshing. Drive or tow the coach to mix the bleach. Run the hot water to get the bleach through the water heater. Then drain the freshwater tank. Refill, along with 1/4 of baking soda per 15 gallons. Drive or tow to mix the water, run the hot water, then drain and refill with fresh water."
Im in the navy and one of my jobs is freshwater for the ships. this is a simple version of what we use
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