I will admit that I don't actually drink the water from the tank on the
boat since I am not on it long enough to need to. But in addition to
using bleach to disinfect in the Spring and flushed with water, I do
add a 40 ounce bottle of gin to my tank in the Spring to make the smell
of the bleach disappear. And to calm me just in case I ever ran out of
beer and needed to take a drink of water.
Regarding adding bleach to drinking water, I used to work on ships where
it was common practice to add bleach into the fresh water tanks....I
drank it, cooked with it, washed in it. That was 40 years ago, am I am
still here.
Bob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2012/11/09 7:10 PM, Colin Kilgour wrote:
Dwight,
You wondered how many folks use their on board tanks for potable water.
I say almost 100% of all cruisers. Anything else is just impractical.
And like Rich says, there are lots of ways to make the water taste better.
Cheers
Colin
On 11/9/12, Knowles Richard <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote:
Oh. I forgot: I have a full house size activated charcoal filter between the
tanks and the pump. The rum kills the rest of the taste.
Rich Knowles
INDIGO LF38
Halifax, NS.
On 2012-11-09, at 5:23 PM, dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca>
wrote:
No one has died
death or illness is not the main point for me
the javex
would probably take care of that but
taste counts too!
Dwight Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, Alianna
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rich
Knowles
Sent: November 9, 2012 5:13 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List water tanks.
I've been running water, javex, soap solution through every fall, followed
by a good rinse and then plumbing alcohol. Rinse through thoroughly in the
spring and add a half cup of javex to each tank. 3 x 30 gals. Had the boat
15 years, drunk the water, used it for cooking and mixing drinks. No one has
died and the doctor tells me that the swelling will go down eventually.
Rich Knowles
Indigo. LF38
Halifax
On 2012-11-09, at 16:30, dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca>
wrote:
How do you clean the lines leading from the tank(s) to the faucets
doesnt
the same crud that accumulates on the tank walls also accumulate on the
inside walls of the plumbing hoses.
I have not cleaned my tanks but I regularly add Javex to the water in them
(note that we do not drink water from those tanks and would only do so in an
absolute emergency, like lost at sea or something, it is used for washing
dishes and showering but not for cooking or brushing teeth. Even if I had
washed the tanks I would still not be comfortable with consuming the water
in them, too many uncertain sources used to refill. I wonder why you remove
the wash solution from the tanks with a Shop Vac, instead of pumping the
wash solution through the plumbing lines and out through the faucets,
followed by a thorough rinse of the tank and the lines to the faucets with
fresh water.
I wonder how many people use water from the boats storage tanks as potable
water versus carrying bottle water for drinking, cooking and brushing
teeth.
Dwight Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, Alianna
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Russ &
Melody
Sent: November 9, 2012 3:53 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List water tanks.
For water tank cleaning I like a strong bleach solution, say 1/2 cup to
gallon of warm water (125mL -> 4 Litres).
pour solution into tank and swish/rub all surfaces with cloth or brush
let soak 5 - 10 minutes and repeat a number of times (while doing other
things)
remove bleach solution with shop vac
rinse with hose and remove water with shop vac
if over-wintering, I suggest leaving the tank ports open and cover opening
with a cotton towel
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 10:53 AM 09/11/2012, you wrote:
What is the best way to clean them. I have access through hatches.
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