AtlantaGuy
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Knowing that bacteria can't form without air, should I cap the overflow drain after filling my tank? I'm thinking that the drain probably allows air to enter the compartment and some of it is probably exhaust since the drain is fairly close to my exhaust pipe.
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ejforwood
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If air can't enter the tank, the water won't come out!
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Bacteria can form, with or without air, with or without oxygen.
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ernie1
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Many bacteria form and thrive only in the absence of air. They're called anaerobic bacteria. One of them is Clostridium Botulinum which causes botulism. Not necessarily in water of course.
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Old-Biscuit
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Where are you getting your water from for filling????
If you haven't used your fresh water tank for a long time or don't know condition of tank...sanitize it (1/4 cup bleach per 15 gallons)...after rinsing, fill it up an use it.
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lostmarbles
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Old-Biscuit wrote:Where are you getting your water from for filling????
If you haven't used your fresh water tank for a long time or don't know condition of tank...sanitize it (1/4 cup bleach per 15 gallons)...after rinsing, fill it up an use it.
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lostmarbles wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:Where are you getting your water from for filling????
If you haven't used your fresh water tank for a long time or don't know condition of tank...sanitize it (1/4 cup bleach per 15 gallons)...after rinsing, fill it up an use it.
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x2. I think your tank needs sanitized and/or you need a new place to get water.
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I have noticed that people travel with empty tanks and fill when they get to the camp ground/site. And then complain that the water taste terrible or smells. Check out the water before you add it to your fresh water tank. Take it from home you know what you have there.
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"Hush the others will want one too" is what the resturant guy says when you complain about a fly in the soup hehe......
We just never got into using the fresh water tank for cooking or drinking consumption. Its just used for washing dishes, flushing pots, and showers.
Always carry bottled water for our consumption. I'm one of those that goes empty and fills up at the camp site and then drain at the camp ground and come home empty.
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If you get your water from a public water system, it will have clorine that should last for several weeks even in warm weather. For stuff to grow, food and light are generally needed. Every RV tank I've seen is protected from light, just like cisterns that were used to store water before clorine was invented. In short, if you drain and refill your tank every few weeks in the summer or even less frequently in the winter, you won't have a problem.
In over 40 years of boating and RVing, I never used bleach in any of my water tanks and never had a problem. But, if it makes you feel safer, go ahead. It won't hurt anything. Just make sure to flush the system before filling for the last time.
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