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Re: What's your fresh water system strategy?

Reply #25 –
Quote from: Dave Head –
If you are going to sanitize water going into the tanks, I would add a bit of chlorine. If you nicely filter that water into the tank and there's something nasty in there you've stripped out any protection...

23 years in the Navy, I've been inside the fresh water tanks we used to hypochlorinate. It weren't pretty... It's like my dad would never eat a hot dog after working in a slaughterhouse... Shades of Upton Sinclair!

I hear ya Dave.  :) Hence my frustration at being unable to directly access the tank.

Steve
1991 U225 Grand Villa

Re: What's your fresh water system strategy?

Reply #26 –
Quote from: acousticart –
Interesting topic and one we've been researching as well. I personally don't feel comfortable using chlorine because of the environmental impact as well as possible health implications. Has anyone used hydrogen peroxide as an alternative to chlorine?

Here is a link to an article that explains some of the benefits:

Hydrogen Peroxide: A Real Treat for Well Water

Will definitely consider getting some oxy blast for our tank (once it's back in the motorhome)!

Tys

Thanks Tys - going to look into that.

Steve
1991 U225 Grand Villa

Re: What's your fresh water system strategy?

Reply #27 –
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Brett, you are not the only one with Paul either. No issues here either. I use city water to fill the tank. It has chlorine in it.

I put only city (chlorinated) water in our tank. Even Kiki's RV Park in San Felipe, Baja Norte, Mexico had chlorinated water (US & Canadian residents had it tested).

Never had a problem with chlorinated water in 8+ years. But we do drink only filtered water (typically filtered at the kitchen sink in our 1999 U320 Foretravel and Park Model).

Filtering water before it goes in the tank, and not filtering it just before drinking it, appears to me to have the potential to increase the risk of a problem.

best, paul
1999 U320 40' 1200 watts on roof. 12cf AC/DC Cold plate fridge/freezer. VMS 240 CL Honda Element

Re: What's your fresh water system strategy?

Reply #28 –
Checked out the Sea Level for our 2006 u270 ...  @ MOT their est for installing Blk, Grey and Fresh was about $1000. Is that what you are expecting to pay @ Classic Coach???
r.schwab
2004 U270 36'