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Title: Water left in tank
Post by: Zooks4life on May 31, 2016, 07:03:59 PM
Hi guys,

So, how long is too long to leave water in the tank? What does everyone do? Empty it? Tablets? Milton?

Going camping this weekend and havnt used the camper in 3 months...

Cheers,
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: D4D on May 31, 2016, 07:05:31 PM
Leave it and top it up before each trip
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: moose2367 on May 31, 2016, 07:20:41 PM
lol, mine was full over 4 years ago when i dropped it off for the engine conversion, got it back a few months ago, still used it a few weeks ago hunting.  Think you'll be right.
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: FJCruzin on May 31, 2016, 07:25:02 PM
We add 10ml of water purifier we bought when we got the inline filter, 10ml per 80 litre tank is supposed to be good for 12 months, never empty the tanks out.
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: Cruiser 105Tvan on May 31, 2016, 07:27:48 PM
Just top it up with Mains water, There's enough Chlorine in mains water to kill almost anything.....Maybe people too.
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: GeoffA on May 31, 2016, 08:09:47 PM
Quote from: Zooks4life on May 31, 2016, 07:03:59 PM
......
So, how long is too long to leave water in the tank? What does everyone do? Empty it? Tablets? Milton?
......

Ask someone on the land what they do with their tanks.

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: Rumpig on May 31, 2016, 08:31:33 PM
Quote from: D4D on May 31, 2016, 07:05:31 PM
Leave it and top it up before each trip
same with ours
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: feisty on May 31, 2016, 09:11:23 PM
Same with ours
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: Bird on May 31, 2016, 09:58:16 PM
Quote from: Zooks4life
So, how long is too long to leave water in the tank? What does everyone do? Empty it? Tablets? Milton?

Going camping this weekend and havnt used the camper in 3 months...
a whole 3 months?
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: IanS on May 31, 2016, 10:06:12 PM
Quote from: GeoffA on May 31, 2016, 08:09:47 PM
Ask someone on the land what they do with their tanks.

 :cheers:
We clean ours every 15 to 20 years. Most water tanks have the outlet about 75mm above the bottom so you can get a fair bit of sediment in there before they need cleaning. Don't just pick on us country folk plenty of people in the city have rain water tanks. :angel:
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: WilSurf on June 01, 2016, 09:32:47 AM
Leave the water in and top up the day before we leave.
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: Joff on June 01, 2016, 09:40:49 AM
I just flushed mine on the weekend actually. probly doesn't even need that but it's been sitting for a couple years.

Filled it, drained it, filled it again. good to go. Just ran the pump while I was at it to flush the lines.

agree with the country house tank water analogy. I never did anything with my house tanks for the 10 years we were on tanks save for installing a post pump filter.
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: jw2170 on June 01, 2016, 09:46:17 AM
Quote from: Rumpig on May 31, 2016, 08:31:33 PM
same with ours

+11
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: Supersi on June 01, 2016, 06:58:30 PM
The tanks at home (rural- rain water) go down, we don't flush them. They fill with rain, we keep drinking it.

Just make sure the daylight can't get at the water.
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: Joff on June 01, 2016, 07:54:50 PM
Quote from: Supersi on June 01, 2016, 06:58:30 PM

Just make sure the daylight can't get at the water.

 ??? how do you do that?
Title: Re: Water left in tank
Post by: Cruiser 105Tvan on June 01, 2016, 08:04:45 PM
Black tank, or plastic tank inside a fully enclosed cavity specifically constructed to house the tank.
Black lines from tank to pump and taps.