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Sheryl E


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First, I will briefly vent.

Theoretically, we are leaving to full time Friday morning, less than 48 hours.

And, campgrounds that use a white hose for non potable water at their dump stations should be locked in a room with fourteen female cats in heat for a week.

OK.  I have a 2011 Berkshire DP.  The instruction manual gives beautiful directions on how to sanitize the tank.  It starts by saying put eight gallons of diluted bleach into the tank.  It does not give any direction of HOW to get it into the tank.  There is a pressure valve where the hose attaches to the tank.  It is very narrow, so only a tiny funnel would work to get past it.  Water poured into a short hose does not have enough gravity pressure to allow the water in unless I stand there for half an hour per gallon babying it in.  A longer hose also quickly develops a back pressure problem, even when disconnected from the rig, again requiring tedious trickling of bleach into the house, down my hand, onto my clothes, etc.

I'm at the point now of just dumping the undiluted bleach into the empty hose (two cups), hooking the bloody thing up and calling it a day.  The hose is already white, what harm would it do.

Useful thoughts would be appreciated to counter my current hysteria.

P.S., I'm trying to get this done in a small weather window before it begins to snow.

 

 



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why does a white hose for flushing at a dump station upset u so? that's all I have ever used for my flushing?

I have never had to sanitize my FWT in all the years of rving. keeping it full of fresh water when using and or sitting and completely drained when cold
always works for me

as far as 8 gallons of diluted bleach u cold fill a 5 gallon pail and use a small sump pump that use a garden hose connection on the outlet side
that's how we drain our pool and fish ponds etc


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Sheryl E


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AHA, a tool. I suspected as much. Local hardware knows what you're talking about. Running out to the store now.

The hose bothered me because I thought white hoses were for potable water only. My hubby connected the hose to the tank, ran water into it and then he noticed the non-potable sign on it. So white hoses don't have the magic quality of only being for drinking water? I've so much to learn.

Thank you for your help, Tica.



-- Edited by Sheryl E on Wednesday 11th of November 2015 01:40:58 PM

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Like ticat, we use municple water systems to fill and never have 'sanitized'. Often I will fill completely, making sure to run through faucets, etc., let sit until evening, then pull dump valve and drain (100 gallons) and refill to 1/2 travel level.

BTW, just pouring the bleach into a long hose, hook it up to faucet and fill tank is ok and won't hurt a thing. Don't leave the bleach sitting in the hose in the sun for a long time, but the short duration while flushing it into the tank won't hurt it.

We NEVER add water to fresh water tank at a dump station. Just make that a rule & you won't have to worry about the hose at the site.

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I would never use the water near a dump station even if it shows potable and has a separate hose for water fill.  Or the hoses get switched at some point.

You never know if some idiot used the hose to clean their sewer hose once they had dumped.  Some folks just aren't concerned with others health.

I discovered that most fire stations and churches (with donation) will allow you to fill your tank.

 



-- Edited by The Bear II on Thursday 12th of November 2015 09:03:58 AM

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The Bear II wrote:

I would never use the water near a dump station even if it shows potable and has a separate hose for water fill.  Or the hoses get switched at some point.

You never know if some idiot used the hose to clean their sewer hose once they had dumped.  Some folks just aren't concerned with others health.

I discovered that most fire stations and churches (with donation) will allow you to fill your tank.

 



-- Edited by The Bear II on Thursday 12th of November 2015 09:03:58 AM

 Good to know, thank you.



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