Bicarb or Milton to clean aquaroll & system?

I'm learning as much as you are but I'm sure I read somewhere (here or another forum?) that Puriclean is the best thing to use?

£2.99 for a tub from your local automotive store which is good for 3 or 4 cleans.

I don't drink from the Aqua roll so it doesn't worry me.

Your choices should work as well.

Puriclean  &  similar  are  good  for  cleaning  the  water  systems

found  on  caravans  and  motorvans  BUT  I'm  not  brave  enough 

to  enter  the  argument  about  using  the  water tank  contents

for  drinking  etc ==  Tooooo  many  people  do and  /  or  do  not

hold  strong  views  on  one  side  or  the  other  of  this  argument.

Must  admit  tho'  the  vast  majority  of  'em  are  still  alive  and

kicking ( mainly  kicking  those  of  the  opposite  view  !! )

Seriously,  take  a  stroll  thro  the  various  outdoor  traders  etc 

and  you  will  see  the  cleaners  etc  all  lined  up  to  divest  you

  of  your  hard  earned  Fivers  !!  Just  don't  leave  Milton  or  such 

like  fluids  in  contact  with  the  pipework  etc  for  too  long  'cos  it

can  attack  the  metalwork  'cos  it  is  acidic. 

B

We have always used puri clean, seems to work well.

I use puriclean but I never use the Aquaroll water for drinking or cooking - I don't trust that the pipes will remain clean enough for my delicate stomach - there seem to be two definite schools of thought on this one - including people who have never got sick and people who have got sick but never after not using the aquaroll for drinking.  I keep a 5 litre bottle and fill that at the tap if the site water tastes ok - or buy bottled for drinking. 

I use puriclean too. I am happy to drink the water as well

Thanks all. Reading round some more, I realise I have just stepped into a favourite caravanning minefield topic indeed! There are major discussions on another forum about this, complete with the occasional frayed temper...

But so far nobody seems to mention using bicarb of soda, whatever other products, or none, they go for. Interesting.

I think I'd better just keep quiet about whatever decision we reach, it just may have implications for years ahead if I meet one of you on a site somewhere

Most things in caravaning are a mine field and as far as I'm concerned all part of the learning curve.

As you may see from another thread I'm not sure what additive to put in my toilet!

My above "dont" should have a been a "won't" as we never had it in the trailer tent, ie: it's new (but still would drink from it, upset stomach and all that)

Let us know what you decide to go with and your reason. Any good advice helps us newbies out.

I look forward to all the "I wouldn't have done it like that" advice on the camping sites. We all have to start out at the beginning

I've used Puriclean on my aqua roll once in six years. I drink from the system and it's never done me any har.....gh.....

Similar experience here CY.  When I use anything, we use Puriclean,  However we do not drink cold water from the tap - I prefer bottled anyway - you can keep it in the fridge etc.  We use aquaroll water for cooking, washing up, cleaning teeth etc.  Someone told me in the dim and distant past that Milton isn't a good idea for the boiler etc.

David

Hi Harrib0, as a fellow newbie the main conclusion I'm coming to is that probably lots of things work for lots of different people, and it's largely down to personal preference. We're moving into caravanning for the first time after years in tents, so used to much more basic technology, or more often, none!  I suspect this question might be parallel to posting a question about what sort of tea is right to drink.

And again, I'm grateful to all the people who've taken time to address what I hadn't realised was such an old chestnut of a question - it all helps.

The question of which is the correct tea is not intended as a new thread, by the way  .