[C320-list] Water System 1996 #361

[John Meyers]

I put in a cup of clorox. Fill it up. Drain it. Use a hose to rinse the
sides, drain it again. Use a hose to rinse the sides, drain it again.

Better than getting sick.

John M.
Wind Chime


On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Gene Helfman <genehelfman at gmail.com>wrote:

> Related to the water tank valve location issue: what do people normally do
> regarding disinfecting/cleaning water tanks?  The former owner of Satori
> (#398) would hit them with bleach each year, quantity unknown.  First mate
> fears residual chlorox odors and taste and we're water limited on our
> island and so I don't know how much flushing should go on, how full a
> "bleached" tank needs to be to do the job, etc.  Opinions, practices,
> necessities?
>
> thanks,
> gene
> Satori, #398, 1997
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 4:34 AM, Irving Grunes <igrunes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From the factory the valves are portside under the aft berth.
> > A bit of a pain to get to.
> > Some have moved them to under the galley sink.
> > Irv
> > 2001 #851
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 9:42 PM, Kirk Mueller <kirkm753 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if the two water tanks feed the water system at the
> same
> > > time or are there valves to isolate each one ?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Kirk Mueller
> > > #363  1996 Second Chance
> > >
> >
>
>
>
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