How long do you leave water in your fresh water tank?

[Ddmo]

I put Camco Tastepure in 1/2 filled tank then fill it to 100% before storing. I add it to the whole house filter then fill.

When I take it out of storage, I drain then refill with fresh water.

Left it in storage 3-4 months this way without issues.

Amazon.com

 

[CaptainGizmo]

Made this today, filled it up with bleach and connected it to my supply hose. Worked like a charm and cost about $20.

 

[Jabber Jaw]

I always travel full fresh and empty black/gray in case of an unfortunate situation sidelining me. I leave it full in storage, cycle it and/or sterilize it prior to or on the first stop of the next trip using bottled water until ready.

Same here. However, I sanitized it with bleach about once every six months, then drain & refill. When sitting, water was always in the tank, and for 5 years, never had an issue.

 

[DKRITTER]

Some of y'all like complicated.

First off we do not consume the water from a RV Park. One of the first trips we took was to a small town in Wyoming. The guy next to us suggested rinsing out our hose. It was rust brown for almost a minute. We went to town and bought bottled water to consume and still do this today.

We always carry some water to use along the way as needed almost never full. At the RV Park I fill up the tank to supplement the shower and water pump.

I almost always drain all the water in the MH when we get home, then add fresh before we go next time.

 

[CaptainGizmo]

Just to be clear, we only use water from our purifier or bottled and haven’t sanitized our tank for at least the 5 years we’ve had it, and never drain the tank on purpose.

I always have used my 3-Stage filter and Softener system that filters down to .5 micron, which is good for almost all bacteria.

What I CAN TELL you, however, is that I’ve known of one coach owner who had a horrific stinch throughout his coach that they couldn’t kill despite how many waste tank treatments. FINALLY, they sanitized their fresh tank and…yup…problem solved!

So, whether or not your DRINK from your fresh tank is despite the problem of getting bacteria in there and having it set up shop. So, I’m a believer in filtration before any water gets into your tank if, for nothing else, smell.

And, one last consideration…DON’T FORGET ABOUT YOUR CLOTHES WASHER AND DISHWASHER needing clean water to use!

 

[dave54]

We always travel with at least a third of a tank, for using the toilet and washing enroute. Fill the tank at the FHU park. Then it is no problem if the water system is shut down for maintenance while we are there. Like the earlier poster said -- let the faucet run for several minutes before hooking up.
Also periodically sanitize the housing for the filters. Many people change the filters but never clean the inside of the filter housing.
Upon return, we drain and rinse the tank with city water. Even if we will be home only a few days.

 

[Neemer]

https://www.rvtravel.com/how-long-can-you-keep-fresh-water-in-your-tank-rvdt-2014/

 

[jfskeet]

Fresh to start each trip, Empty when we return. Only ride with 1/3 tank full. enought for dishes a shower if we don't get water hook up.

 

[Headhunter]

https://www.rvtravel.com/how-long-can-you-keep-fresh-water-in-your-tank-rvdt-2014/

Good article straight and to the point.

HH

 

[Rollin Ollen]

Good article straight and to the point.

HH

Y'all remember drinking out of the garden hose? There are thoughts that allowing "some" impurities into your body strengthens one's immune system. I'm still a little finicky in that regard.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Y'all remember drinking out of the garden hose? There are thoughts that allowing "some" impurities into your body strengthens one's immune system. I'm still a little finicky in that regard.

Yup, I remember. I don't much care what is there by nature. Rather I am more concerned about what is put there by the water processors. Remember the largest organ of your body is the skin, so the poisons they put in the water are consumed via the skin.

My opinion is mostly dismissed here, guess people don't think I do my due diligence! What I suggest is you pull up the material data sheets for the chemicals you know are put in the water and learn the filters you need to use to make your water safe. Then quit worrying about what is in the water naturally.

What you are going to find, is you need to read the labels just to make sure they didn't add these harmful chemicals to your bottled water.

Have a wonderful day and do your research before your bone density tests prove to you what I am telling you!

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

We have been very happy with the testing results to remove some of the man made chemicals in a house installed system using filters from Enpress:

E3-M PIONEER Filtration

Visit the post for more.

www.enpress.com

Wish we could have these filters in the RV. In the RV we use a dual filter big blue style system with the final filter at 1 micron - it does restrict flow a bit but when there isn’t enough pressure we just let it slowly fill the fresh water tank and then use the fresh water tank as our source.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

We have been very happy with the testing results to remove some of the man made chemicals in a house installed system using filters from Enpress:

E3-M PIONEER Filtration

Visit the post for more.

www.enpress.com

Wish we could have these filters in the RV. In the RV we use a dual filter big blue style system with the final filter at 1 micron - it does restrict flow a bit but when there isn’t enough pressure we just let it slowly fill the fresh water tank and then use the fresh water tank as our source.

I didn't see bone char filters on their site. That's the filter most needed for bone density issues.

 

[SGilbert]

I just saw this today. Yikes! FWIW, I ONLY use bottled water for any consuming use.

https://www.rvtravel.com/rver-dies-from-brain-eating-amoeba-how-can-you-protect-yourself/?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking+News+from+RVtravel.com+-+18389604#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rver-dies-from-brain-eating-amoeba-how-can-you-protect-yourself

 

[CaptainGizmo]

I just saw this today. Yikes! FWIW, I ONLY use bottled water for any consuming use.

https://www.rvtravel.com/rver-dies-from-brain-eating-amoeba-how-can-you-protect-yourself/?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking+News+from+RVtravel.com+-+18389604#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rver-dies-from-brain-eating-amoeba-how-can-you-protect-yourself

That was brought up before. It was the result of using non-sterile water in a Net-poti; directly against the instructions and cautions with nasal rinses.