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Pletch

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sanitizing fresh water tank
« on: September 05, 2010, 06:56:20 PM »
The period of time between camping trips varies a lot with our family.  Is a 2-3 month period of time too long to go without redoing the job?  How long would you go before getting out the chlorox?
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Pletch
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LindaH

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Re: sanitizing fresh water tank
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2010, 08:18:58 PM »
I wouldn't think it would be necessary to do a full-blown sanitizing job that frequently...just drain your fresh water tank (including the water heater) between trips.  You can add 1/2 teaspoon of bleach for every 5 gallons of water when you fill the tank back up prior to a trip. 
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Pletch

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Re: sanitizing fresh water tank
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2010, 07:32:34 AM »
Thanks for the advice.  I'll use chlorox for this trip.

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Larry
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Steven

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Re: sanitizing fresh water tank
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2010, 04:37:03 AM »
If you're refilling the tank from a city water source you shouldn't need to add the clorox since city water is already chlorinated.
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