fresh water tank when FHU - RV-Dreams Community Forum

cep1 · RV-Dreams Community Member

fresh water tank when FHU

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

if your stationary for a couple months fill it and add a sanitizer then right before you leave do it again and flush...

cep1 · RV-Dreams Community Member

Tks

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

isn't the water in the fresh tank the stuff you drink? Is a sanitizer in the water safe?

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Cheryl,

The key to that is the last word in Mike's comment. Before using the fresh water tank again for personal use, it needs to be flushed.

Terry

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

I have so much to learn!!! My misunderstanding -- thought by "stationery" they just meant not moving, like staying in one location for a few months and being hooked up to a water source, not necessarily putting the rig into storage for a few months. That does make sense, then. As I said... so much to learn and understand about how rigs work before I get on the road!

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

Cheryl......normally when you have full hook-ups your fresh water tank is bypassed and uses the city water pressure for supply......the tank water is normally pulled from the pump.....I have 100+ gallons of fresh water (2 tanks)......when I am on full hook-ups I add chlorine to each tank to sanatize and right before leaving I dump/Flush and refill if the water quality is good...it cuts down on stagnant water and mold growth in the plumbing and tanks.....

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

I do know fulltimers who always use their tank. They just fill it when it gets low off city water when on full hookups (FHU). No problem with the water staying fresh that way. If you want to do it that way make sure your water pump is easy to replace, it will wear out faster.

folivier · RV-Dreams Family Member

That's what we do, fill the tank then use it up, fill it up again........
No surprises that way when the water service goes down at the campground. It exercises the water pump. That's our plan and we like it that way.

Clay L · RV-Dreams Family Member

When on full hookups for a while I keep enough water in the tank (maybe five gallons) to have some water for flushing and cooking in case the RV park water goes away. I dump it every couple of weeks and add new water.

In the RV park we are in for the winter, we have pressure that varies from 18 psi or so to maybe 25 psi. To get a good shower and to operate the sprayer on the pull out kitchen faucet, I fill the tank and keep the water pump on most of the time.
That way the pump runs when the pressure is below about 25 psi and shuts off when the park pressure goes up. I will use a tank of water in about a week so it stays fresh and I don't have to dump it.

charles · RV-Dreams Family Member

Since we are talking fresh water tanks, I just put a few gallons of water in it as we are heading out to a bluegrass festival tomorrow. Just enough to wash hands and flush while on the road.
Will have FHU at the cg. On returning home I will drain the tank to store for even a month, really helps to keep the tank clean.

CCC

kb0zke · RV-Dreams Family Member

As far as I know the only way to get water in our coach is from the tank. That wasn't the case with our mpg, but I can find only one place to attach a hose, and that fills the tank. From what others on the Foretravel forum say, that's the way they all are. Other manufacturers may also use this arrangement.