Cleaning/flushing a water tank

I'd like to flush the water tank and pipes on my Super Viking.

Anyone done this? Any hints or tips?

Anyone use it for drinking water?...I don't plan to, just asking.


Jim

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Puriclean-W...UTF8&qid=1435872117&sr=1-2&keywords=puriclean
I use this, mix in the water tank and swill around and pump through your pipes and tap. then thoroughly flush with fresh water.

 

I use Milton's sterilising fluid

 

i'm with pkrboo on the milton's, i also use it for sterilising my homebrew gear which works a treat just flush with clean water afterwards and you dont need loads of it....

 

Thirded on the miltons. Not used the other but looks sensible too

 

Milton sounds good. I dare say you could use it for drinking after that but I wouldn't leave it too long between cleanings. If you boil the water like for tea and coffee that should be fine but if you want fresh drinking water I'd use bottled or tap in a small container. What's wrong with beer anyway?

 

Miltons is the one to use.

 

The essential ingredient in Miltons is sodium hypochlorite so you could just use thin bleach.

 

I use Milton also for cleaning out but don't drink from the tanks.

 

Brilliant ! Thanks all.

 

Miltons for us too, Sterilze before winter stops camping (we still take it out but not for camping) and again before use in the spring. We use it for drinking water all the time (we get about 3 days from a westfy tank for the 4 of us) no odd tastes nobody sick. If it is kept out of the light clean water will stay good for months. You can use ordinary bleach its just about using the correct concentrate, I think its about 1 drop per litre to sterilize water for drinking more to sterilize the tank I guess.

 

milton then one of these for the season


http://www.towsure.com/whale-aquasource-clear-in-line-water-filter-15mm

 

Is there a way to test water for drinkabiluty, I wonder? cos it would be handy to drink from it too, just assumed nobody would/did.

 

Find some one to chlorinate it, that'll kill off everything bug wise. It's what they do commercially to all potable water services.

You'll also get a certificate confirming the system is safe to drink from.

 

Keep drinking it and your stomach should stay immune to most of the bugs in the water.
I use milton tablets and dont often drink the water..

but then I used to swim in the sea at Herne Bay as a kid and that used to be dilute untreated sewage.

 

Interesting, looks like I could use it for drinking, didn't realise. That would be handy.

http://www.elsan.co.uk/drinking-water-management.aspx


Jim