Telstra bush bits-why is it so

Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 at 22:38

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Kim and Damn Dog

Some time back I talked about a mate who was looking at buying a 2004 ex Telsta Nissan Patrol with a tub on the back.

He picked it up on Monday, and today I had a chance to look it over.

It has a Telstra hot water system in the tub designed for hand washing. The water tank is located behind the passenger side rear wheel, and has a sign stating:

‘Not suitable for drinking’.

Does anyone know the reason for this? At a guess, the tank holds 30 – 40Lts and could be aluminium.

Regards

Kim

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Reply By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 at 22:43

Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 at 22:43

Hi Kim,

I'd guess duty of care come OH&S.

Telstra has declared the safest or lowest level of water quality could be in the tank.

Your mate could clean it first and then declare it whatever he requires.

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Follow Up By: Kim and Damn Dog - Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 at 22:51

Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 at 22:51

Geoff

That idea occurred to me also, but we want to make sure there is no other reason, such as chemicals.

Regards

Kim

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Follow Up By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 at 08:24

Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 at 08:24

G/Day Kim

Being in the plumbing game I have seen this quite often, Telstra were just covering them selves re OH&S, they don't recommend drinking water out of a Hot Water System, of any kind, they are concerned about the long term effect from the Copper Heating Element and stale storage water in the tank, if it isn.t used to often, I can see where they might have concerns about this, on the other hand I install a lot of Lunch Room hot water boilers on various Federal Govt sites, like the Zip Auto Boilers and the Rheem Laser Boilers, they have a mixture of Copper or Stainless Tanks, but still have the Copper Elements, even at home I tell the Cook not to fill the jug from the hot water tap, it goes back to the old days when they used to be sealed or joined with Lead Solder ect.

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Follow Up By: Kim and Damn Dog - Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 at 14:25

Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 at 14:25

Thanks Daza

On Mark’s advice I rang Rosco body works who appear to be the builders. However, they normally install a black plastic tank, and couldn’t give a reason why Telstra places a warning sign on the tank.

We put a magnet on the tank and came to the conclusion it’s either Aluminium or stainless.

I think your right. I’ll throw a bit of Bi-Carb in it, but tell the mate to only use the water for washing dishes etc.

Regards

Kim

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