Cleaning car water tank

Hi Vern,

Unless the water tastes "tainted" you probably don't need to bother, but if you find you do need to clean your tank, there are a few products (some quite expensive) to try.

On the rare occasion I clean the camper tank, all I do is drain the existing water, add the required amount of Milton's Baby bottle wash solution to the empty tank, then fill with clean water.
Leave this for a day or two, then drain the tank again and refill.
The reason I like Miltons is that it is not a major cost and it is easy to determine the amount required per litre of water as this is shown on the bottle's label.

I never bother with a filter when adding water to the tank, but I do use a "food quality" rated hose to do the job.This will stop any contamination transferring from normal plastic hoses that have laid out in the sun for long periods of time.

The hose is white with a blue stripe and available from Clark Rubber stores and Caravan outlets.


Bill.

G'day Vern
Have a look at this solution from the best water filters we site.
http://www.bestwaterfilters.com.au/store/files/Cleaning_the_tanks-with_special_note.pdf

Depends where you filled your tank. If only city water it is likely to be bits of plastic. If you have filled from wells or rivers it could be anything. There are plenty of bugs around that will grow in water as well as algae. Contaminated water can be clear and smell fine so it is no way to tell. As an example pseudomonas aeruginosa (can appear black or vivid blue green) grows in fresh and sea water and even petrolium products. It is difficult to kill off and usually requires the use of hypochlorite based bleaches (Miltons for example). I usually rinse ours before use for a few days, then flush well.


Steve