Flexi Tank Taste

Hey Ron,

I'll bite:-)
Why wouldn't you use lemon cordial (not juice) instead of red cordial. Should be the same price?

Anyway, good tip mate. If it works it would be better than the chlorine taste sometimes resulting from Miltons, etc.

Sandman, the reason is - lemon cordial generally contains a lesser % of lemon juice, as compared to proper lemon juice. 50% lemon juice, according to Cottees website.

Funnily enough, they add citric acid to the cordials as an anti-oxidant - and the primary source of commercial citric acid is - yes, you guessed it! - lemons! LOL
The red cordial is called raspberry cordial - but of course, it contains not a skerrick of raspberry, or raspberry juice!

It actually contains citric acid, sodium benzoate (the sodium salt of benzoic acid), sodium metabisulphate, along with additional sodium sulphite as a preservative. Carmoisine, a common food colouring, is the cordial colouring ingredient.

It's the acids that do all the cleaning work - citric and sodium benzoate in particular, are very effective at cleaning up corrosion, and sodium metabisulphate is often added to cooling system cleaners!

Cottees cordials - click for ingredients

Vinegar, as recommended by tazbaz below, can also be very effective. Vinegar is around 6% acetic acid, and acetic acid is noted as an effective cleaner.

A lot depends on what chemical is causing the taste or odour problem. Esters that are still being released from the plastic are a common problem - but sometimes the plastics manufacturers add other chemicals to the plastics mix to try to mask the undesirable chemicals smell or taste.

Cheers, Ron.

Hmm,

Thanks for the information but my tongue in cheek query was a comparison of the usefulness of lemon cordial vs red cordial, not cordial vs fruit juice.

Never mind Ron, just my quirkiness at work.

Cheers Leroy. Yes the Camec hoses are great. That is what I use to fill up the camper trailer tanks with and what I used for this one.