Plastic water tank storage

I always leave my tank full then drain and refill before use.

Have you tried BiCarb Soda in the tank.

Use half a kilo or so, disolve in a bucket of water then pour it into tank, fill tank and leave to soak at least overnight.

then drain and refil a few times.

Make sure you don't use garden hose for filling the tank, buy food grade hose if you don't have it already.

Hi poppyg2,

I have a camper trailer which is 12 years old now and nothing has ever worked to keep that taste out. After different methods, I now drain the tank and flush several times (yeap, being in Darwin without water restrictions is great). After flushing I pop in a couple of Milton Anti-Bacterial Tablets when I put in the water. This doesn't help with the taste but kills off any nasties. I haven't died yet!!!!

Cheers

Dave

Go to bunnings and get a .2micron ceramic carbon filter,
also a housing for it.removes all flavours,bacteria,etc.
cheers
John

hey poppy everything the others are saying are good and will help my caravan is 25 years old and every 6 months i let out all the water in both tanks half fill them again put in one packet bi-carb in each tank and go for a drive come back and drain fill back up and a few drops on micropur from bias boating works wonders for me ................... len

I always leave the tank full on the camper.

For a couple of months rest, I wouldn't even bother to flush and refill.

For long periods of storage, I too would drain the tank and simply refill with fresh water. You only need to flush the tank with a cleaning agent if you experience bad tasting water.

Thanks for the tips. The bride doesn't like the taste of plastic or chlorinated water, so I will try each suggestion and let everyone know how it goes. Otherwise it might be a stainless steel tank. PoppyG

Hi Dunworkin. Tried bicarb & commercial brands but taste is still there. The bride is not a happy camper with the taste. PoppyG