good water storage
Submitted: Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 20:35
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Member - nigel P (NSW)
thought this might be a perrenial (like tyres, best c/t, bullbars etc) but couldn't find much in articles and forums beyond how much to carry and where to store.
I'm interested in people's experience of keeping
water in polyethylene tanks (saw that article about s/s is bets, but too late for that). i recently stored 'good'townwater in the
tank for 1 week and on the second week it had that unpleasant taint.
So, which way to go. Drain regularly (how regularly?). add a product of some type (god, not iodine, the cure is worst than the disease), or use an inline filter of some sort? Combination of all tha above? We'll be up in the tropics in summer, so this could be rreally urgent then!
BTW I really appreciate the varied feedback and real life experience that you get on this site. I have seen the complaint from some users about acknowledging feedback. I agree that is common courtesy but a bit confused about process: does a thanks at the end of the thread reach all participants: presumably only if they have activated a "watch this thread" button? Is that what is seen as reasonable?
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Reply By: Willem - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 20:53
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 20:53
Nigel
I carry all my
water in plastic jerries, 20lt and 10lt and pump it out opf the 20lt jerries with an electric pump. I try to change the
water regularly but there have been times when the
water has stayed there for a month or two without any ill effects. Puritabs will get rid of some algae which sometimes tends to grow inside the jerries.
Feedback. I make it my policy to say thanks but not always at the end of each post. Normally at the end of a thread will do. It is annoying when advice is given and there is no response. Like you have said. Its just common courtesy.
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - bushfix - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 21:22
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 21:22
same mate....carry
water in multiple jerries, anything from two to eleven if necessary. ss tanks to expensive for me, hard, green, plastic jerries are just to easyl you may want to identify containers as potable and non-potable if you can to not be too fussy about replenishing
water. I find that humid environments accelerate the need for potable
water containers to be replenished, so the tropics? don't toss it, keep it for non-potable or invest in good purifying tablets that you can let sit for a few hrs in the
tank. i have some which are tasteless but cannot remember the critical factor there...they are from overseas.
also believe people should acknowledge advice if a person has cared enough to post something they hope will be helpful. don't know about the "watch this thread" feature, have not used it.
cool runnings mate.
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Follow Up By: Harry - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 22:14
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 22:14
I use ss
tank and plastic container and the only problem is cleaning out the tap when the brown bits start occurring. SS never has any problems.
Couldn't help it bushfix, but what species of timber are you trying to burn in your photo there.
It looks like Eucalyptuscamoflauge.(E. pauciflora) :>))
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Follow Up By: Member - bushfix - Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 at 07:48
Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 at 07:48
G'day Harry,
believe it is a mannifera. Yeah, it was recently fallen timber but my younger brother had just arrived back in Australia after a couple of years in the UK. I took him practically straight from the airport to the bush for a few days. He got mad keen with the axe and wanted to contribute to the fire.
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Reply By: x4by4 - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 22:17
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 22:17
Well I found the square white plastic 20 L containers worked
well. You can see the
water level and check there is no algae in them. They stack up on each other to save space and also make good seats. However. be warned that they will go brittle and crack with age. One of my three only lasted 23 yrs and I will have to replace the other two soon. I never had any problems with the
water taste with them.
Pete B.
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 22:41
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 22:41
I also carry two 20 litre plastic jerries as
well as the 60 litre main
water tank (also plastic) under the camper.
Can't say I've ever noticed a bad taste to the
water.
The jerries are an opaque dark green colour which doesn't let the sunlight in and maybe this is why there is no algae growth.
The main
tank is the standard black polyproperwhatsit as used on caravans and has "food grade" plastic tubing running to the manual outlet pump.
If the
water has been sitting for a few months, I generally drain and refill. Otherwise I just keep the tanks full between trips and have no problem with tainted
water.
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 22:56
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 22:56
I too use plastic jerries.
Mine are yellow for
drinking water and I have one green one for non-
drinking water. Although if I am on a long trip this one will also leave home with clean
drinking water in it. It is the first one used and is refilled with whatever
water I can get to be used for washing etc. It gets
well rinsed and dried in the sun on returning home.
I have never had a problem with
water tasting or going off, growing algae etc in any of my jerries.
Duncs
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Follow Up By: Olcoolone- Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 23:29
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 23:29
Duncs aren't yellow one ment to be for diesel fuel.
Regards Richard
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 at 09:58
Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 at 09:58
Richard,
When I bought my Trak Shak back in 1996 the then owner of Trak Shak listed what he claimed to be the standard for colour coding jerry cans. I knew nothing so I believed him and have lived by that standard ever since. What he said was;
Green metal = petrol
Red metal = diesel
Yellow plastic =
drinking water
Green plastic = non
drinking water.
Up until the time I walked into the sales office at Trak Shak I had only ever seen green metal jerries.
I have a standard that I use for me. I know that my family understand my standard and abide by it with my jerries.I do not approach any jerry can, other than my own, expecting it to have a particular product in it because it is a particular colour.
Duncs
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Follow Up By: Olcoolone- Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 at 15:20
Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 at 15:20
yeah I can sse why, I think now it is
Red Flamable
Black Flamable
Yellow Diesel
Clear
Water
Our containers have what is in them molded into them.
Saw at Anaconda a couple of weeks ago plastic lables that have a cable tie to put on containers.
Maybe someone else can tell us if there is a standard colour system.
How old is your Trak Shak?
Regards Richard
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Wednesday, Sep 05, 2007 at 11:27
Wednesday, Sep 05, 2007 at 11:27
Picked it up new in November 1996.
Duncs
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Reply By: Olcoolone- Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 23:25
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 23:25
When going away we carry in the vehicle 2 x 15 lt. fridge type containers and 2 x 1.5 lt. bottles for
drinking water only and 1 x 20 lt. clear plastic jerry for general
water and in the camper trailer we have 2 x 25 lt square
water containers for eneral
water, 1 x 15 lt fridge type container for
drinking water only and for longer trips a 70 lt.
tank under the camper trailer.
On average we carry between 118 lts. and 187 lts. of
water with 48 lts. of that
drinking water only.
All the
drinking water is filtered from home and the rest is tap
water from home.
Having more then 1 container is good just incase you get a leak in the other.
The
water carried in the vehicle is there for our day trips or back up.
We alway fill the containers not used for drinking from home because we know the
water is drinkable if need be and ok.
Regards Richard
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Reply By: spinifex - Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 23:38
Monday, Sep 03, 2007 at 23:38
Most plastic tanks/Jerrys leave some taste in the
water when they are new. Have tried a few different things to break them in but the only thing that seems to work is to let them age. (Full of
water in the shed for 12 months before you need them does the trick)
Regards
Spinifex
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Reply By: Outnabout David (SA) - Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 at 07:43
Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 at 07:43
Camper has stainless steel and I try to always keepm it full.
4by has 2-5 hard green 20 litre jplastic jerry.
They sit in the car for months with no problems but then I always keep them full where possible.
I think light and air are the things that cause problems in
water.
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Reply By: Member - nigel P (NSW) - Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 at 21:47
Tuesday, Sep 04, 2007 at 21:47
Tx all for comments but I note that no- one finds a need for filters or
water treatment. I might however need one or other because I can't drink tea that tastes like the last batch!
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