Bleach into water system?
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I think we can agree to disagree here. I have had good drinking water from my tanks since I have had boats with water tanks. I am not going to change my way of doing it until my water turns bad. Your way works, my way works. We can give it a rest now. If the original has followed all of this I am sure they have figured something out by now.
I have an engine problem to deal with. Good Day
I have an engine problem to deal with. Good Day
I don't think it will be necessary.
I think we can agree to disagree here. I have been drinking water from my tanks since I have owned boats with tanks (over 30 years) I hve not had a problem. I am not going to change my way of doing it until my water turns bad. I am sure you will not change yours. I would think by now if the originator of this is still following the threads their mind is made up. God Bless and I hope whatever they chose works. If not they can try something else.
As for me I have a more pressing engine problem I have to tackle, so I can get out on the water again.
I hope to speak to you in future posts.
There's nothing to agree or disagree about...it's your boat, do or don't do whatever floats it for you.
Fwiw, I didn't make up the directions I've posted--and include in both my books...they're been the recommended procedure for recommissioning RV fresh water systems for more than 30 years. A few boat builders began including 'em in their owners manuals, which is where I first saw them--in the owners manual for a 1985 34' Sea Ray. Today you can find those exact directions on just about every RV site on the net.
Fwiw, I didn't make up the directions I've posted--and include in both my books...they're been the recommended procedure for recommissioning RV fresh water systems for more than 30 years. A few boat builders began including 'em in their owners manuals, which is where I first saw them--in the owners manual for a 1985 34' Sea Ray. Today you can find those exact directions on just about every RV site on the net.
i have been doing that since about 1967 when we had a Concord camper ...i also drank water from a mountain stream every time i crossed it going in and out of my parents 5 mile long road to the lake cabin in the ozarks on Greers Ferry lake ...it was about 1/2 way in ...i always stopped and got a good drink both coming and going......
Those are instructions for disinfecting a HOUSEHOLD toilet bowl...there are no rubber parts in it or the sewer plumbing. Marine toilet pumps are full of rubber parts and most discharge lines are rubber or flex PVC.
An annual or semi-annual recommissioning won't, but using it repeatedly to "sanitize" the toilet bowl will. But I've never seen the point of sanitizing a toilet bowl on a boat anyway...the first flush just contaminates it again. Clean it, yes...put a little Comet on a wet paper towel (you can buy disposable gloves in the pain department of any big box hardware store)...wipe out the bowl... wipe up the Comet residue...flush. Done.
Every spring after refilling the tanks 1/2 way I add one gallon of bleach to each tank and then fill completely. I then let them sit for approximately one week then drain completely and refill. I have done this for 30 plus years with no issues. I let the bleach set in the tanks and lines for a week so that everything gets sanitized.
Note I don't used nontoxic antifreeze in my tanks I blow out my water lines, if you use antifreeze then purge it out before treatment.
Note I don't used nontoxic antifreeze in my tanks I blow out my water lines, if you use antifreeze then purge it out before treatment.