time frame for water in tanks

ledavidson · Veteran Member

time frame for water in tanks

brickies · Guru

That is what I do, when van is not in use i empty the what tank , when on the road when you have good tasting water drain the tank and refill

blaze · Guru

Stored rainwater in tanks may be there 12 months without a freshen up, I dont bother hooking the van upto the mains at a CP, I just keep filling the water tanks and not quite so sparing with it
cheers
blaze

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

Water does not "go off".
Bugs can grow in it though and we add 4ml of swimming pool chlorine per 100 litres to our tanks every couple of weeks or whenever we top them up while on the road or before starting on a trip. That kills them all.
We then filter our drinking water wit a 0.5um active carbon filter as we use it. That takes most things out, including the chlorine.

Cheers,
Peter

jimricho · Guru

Peter_n_Margaret wrote:

Water does not "go off".

It does contain dihydrogen monoxide however!

Happywanderer · The Master

I will be emptying my tank and rinsing it. Don't know whats in there so best to be safe and sure.

Firefly · Guru

We rinse ours before taking off, fill it and put in some bicarb soda, does the job nicely. Too many bugs grow in water that sits for too long.

Happywanderer · The Master

Thanks for that tip Firefly, will be using Bicarb too.

ledavidson · Veteran Member

Thanks everyone for your tips. New to this adventure and with all the water restrictions etc, just dont want to waste any aww

lencerpetro · Member

Rainwater storage tanks may be 12 months without a cool, does not bother me hitch up the van of the network in a PC, just keep filling the water tanks and not so short on it. We also filter our drinking water with activated carbon filter 0.5um as we use it. That takes most things, including chlorine.