Water Tank Sterilisation

I would go with the "Do not bother brigade" .We use a couple of Evian bottles per day, filled from the camp supply, so know that the water is fresh.  The tank water is for the loo and shower,  . Mind you the dog prefers the tank water, so it must be bad for you, the dogs other choices are puddles and pond water, neither appeal to me.

Rgds

I just use the on-board tank for washing & cleaning and get fresh water from the site at each stop.  Some people have said that this is 'bonkers', while pointing out that they sterilise their tank after each outing, have a filter jug and of course tank up using a 'food grade' hose.  Now, that's 'bonkers'.

Over the 20 year period that we had sailing boats I only ever Puritabbed the tanks at the start of each season, although the water was only ever used for washing up and showering etc.  We always used bottled water for human consumption. 

I never sterilized the tanks on my boats, left water in over winter(we are in the south) and drank it. I've lived to tell the tale.

We use our motorhome tank water for everything - drinking, washing, cooking etc.

Never washed it out yet. Never ailed owt, either. A bit of muck never hurt anyone

Russ

Our very first experience came from a cousin who was ill after drinking from her "microbial" campervan tank...so having listened intently to the graphic description we don't...

Over the 20 year period that we had sailing boats I only ever Puritabbed the tanks at the start of each season, although the water was only ever used for washing up and showering etc.  We always used bottled water for human consumption. 

I never sterilized the tanks on my boats, left water in over winter(we are in the south) and drank it. I've lived to tell the tale.

The salt spray ingested on passage and grog consumed on arrival has probably killed off anything orrid!

We run the tank through once a year with a proprietary fresh water tank cleaner. Sometimes I wonder why I bother, after all, how many people clean out the water storage tanks in their loft? Our van is used all year round. I drain the water tank if it is going to be stood for more than a couple of weeks. We drink from it and have never had any issues. In fact, our tap water at home comes from a borehole so has no chemicals in it at all. We have rarely died.

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One wonders what the exact mortality rate was though. 

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