Sanitizing the Potable Water Tank and System

[Sanitizing the Potable Water Tank and System]

Brett,

We came from sail boats like you and we have done as you have suggested in our boats and in three motor homes and have never had any problems. All good advice!

Wayne

[Sanitizing the Potable Water Tank and System]

Rolacoy,

We came to RVing from offshore sailboats. There, we had no choice but do drink from our tanks as small unsecured jugs is a seaway would be very dangerous. So we HAD to treat our tanks such that the water remained potable.

Remember, each component of your system is approved for drinking water. It is only if you allow "bugs" to grow in the tank and system that it becomes unfit for drinking. And it is easy to sanitize. This is not speculation or an "opinion". Virtually all RV owners manuals cover this subject, and all I have seen use the inexpensive "basic Clorox" method. Certainly, there are other, more expensive chemicals that can be used. But follow the directions I posted in the my first post and you will be "good to drink".

Brett Wolfe

[Replacing Water Heater Drain Plug]

Peggy,

You have gotten a lot of good information from members. I'll add something else. I took my nylon drain plug out of my heater in my Winnebago & replaced it with a flexible, metal mesh hose made to be used on any home sink faucet. You can match the thread size of your plug for an exact fit. They are made in several lengths. I bought one that would fit inside the heater compartment and added a hand shut off valve to the outer end of the hose. This allows me to drain the water heater easily and completely any time I want or NEED to, like if a smell develops in the hot water, and when cleaning the water system in every spring or after getting bad water of any kind while traveling, and to winterize the system each year. I installed this 11 yrs. ago and have helped friends install one in their motor homes several times.

Once this is installed, you don't need any tools to work on it. If you have ever filled your water tank while on the road and gotten water that is not good in any way, as I have, you will be glad to have this to help clean out the system.

TRY IT! YOU'LL LIKE IT!

Wayne