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03-04-2021, 01:39 PM #1
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Sanitize water lines.
What is the correct % of water and bleach to sanitize the water lines ?
I want to get it right this year, so I do not taste bleach for a month .2016 Reflection 303 rls
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03-04-2021, 01:48 PM #2
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1/4 cup of bleach per 20 gallons of water in the holding tank and heater. Run it to the faucets until you smell bleach. Let it sit for 4-5 hours, and drain. Fill the holding tank and water heater with regular water and drain, 3 times. Then 1 cup of vinegar per 5 gallons of water in both the holding tank and water heater; run it out to the facets. Drive it around for a bit to agitate the water then let it sit for 24 hours. Drain and flush 3 times.
Edit: Ouch! I thought my memory was better than that... It's NOT 1/2 a cup for 5 gallons, it's 1/4 cup for 20 gallons... I corrected my post above. Here is the link I reference when I sanitize my system: https://www.sanidumps.com/sanitizerv...atersystem.php
Sent from my phone using TapatalkLast edited by MoonShadow_1911; 03-04-2021 at 07:11 PM.
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03-11-2021, 04:17 PM #3
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Thank you everyone for the great info. I now know how to get the bleach/chlorine into the tank.
Last edited by gilyoyo; 03-11-2021 at 04:31 PM.
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03-11-2021, 05:42 PM #4
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The goal is your fresh water tank.
Assuming your rig is much like mine, the easy way is to mix some into a jug or bucket. Then use the Sanitize setting on the Nautilus panel. I keep a 4' section of hose without one end to suck up whatever is going into my tank. Anti-freeze, bleach mix, or simply fresh water in a bucket! We run out of fresh long before our other tanks are full.Rick
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03-11-2021, 06:13 PM #5
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For purifying water, in a survival situation, it's 8 drops of bleach per gallon, cap it, let it sit for 30 minutes, then open it and let it sit for 1 hour. I would think the manual is a typo, otherwise, you would be putting in 12.5 gallons of bleach for a 50 gallon fresh tank. That just doesn't sound right.
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Since we are on well water at home - no chlorine, I always add 1 or 2 oz of bleach when I add water to fresh water tank. Only carry about 25 gallons of water in tank for flushing commode when traveling. We buy bottled spring water for drinking and cooking as some of city water at campsites it's that good. Last campground the city water had so much chlorine it had strong odor, ok for showers and washing dishes but not for drinking.
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