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britmama
Newbie Joined: 30 May 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Topic: Non-potable water in drinking water tank! Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 1:43pm |
My first time ever camping this weekend I made a really stupid mistake and put non-potable water into my water tank.
I had recently finished de-winterizing, as in, flushing all the antifreeze out of the system, filling the system with bleach water, letting it sit, and flushing it out again. I put the wrong water into the tank as part of what was supposed to be a final step of rinsing out any remaining bleach water. The two low point drains were open when I put the non-potable water in. Once I realized that I had used the wrong water (a few minutes later), I completely filled the tank with drinking water and pumped it out of the two low point drains again. My question is: Since I didn't actually use any of the bad water, do I need to flush all the lines with bleach again, or will filling the tank with bleach water, letting it sit for many hours, and then pumping it out of the low point drains be sufficient? Or do I need to run bleach through the whole system all over again? Thank you for your help!
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 2:46pm |
Just re-sanitize.
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britmama
Newbie Joined: 30 May 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 5:04pm |
Do you mean re-sanitize everything?
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Pod People
Senior Member Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Location: Chapel Hill,NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1078 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 5:18pm |
glad you realized what you had done and reacted quickly. what you do next depends on what you want to get out the faucet when you use it- I would start over and totally sanitize the whole system, including opening each faucet until you smell bleach. that's the only way to insure that all of the supply lines are filled and have been cleaned as well as the tank. I assume you had bypassed the water heater-if not, then you have to clean the water heater as well. flush it several times. I use baking a soda and first rinse and follow with a lemon juice second rinse. this will remove any bleach taste. good luck- Vann
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 5:58pm |
Beer! That is all.
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 6:00pm |
Ditto! Re-sanitized and you will be all set.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 6:17pm |
Then beer!
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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britmama
Newbie Joined: 30 May 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 8:00pm |
Is there somewhere I can watch or read EXACTLY how to do each step of the sanitizing? I am confused by the water heater. I have a 2011 RP177.
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 10:08pm |
I'm just curious; what kind of non-potable water did you put in the fresh tank? As for videos, there are usually at least a dozen or so vids on almost any imaginable topic on YouTube. I'm sure you can find something there. The process is pretty straight forward. TT
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Pod People
Senior Member Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Location: Chapel Hill,NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1078 |
Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 10:09pm |
for the best directions, go to the the Podmods, Maintenance , Tips section of the Forum. the first post is the Instruction Manual that covers just about everything in the Pods. Look at the advanced search function and check for "water heater bypass", "water heater valve positions" and "dewinterization". There will be lots of info and pictures.Note that different models have different valve configurations. some have 1 valve and some have 2. Basically, if the valves are set to bypass the water heater, you will not have any water from the freshwater tank or the city water fill going into the water heater. Therefor, the heater should be as clean as it was before you dewinterized. If the valves are set to supply water to the heater, then non potable water did go into the heater and you will need to clean it also. An easy way to tell if the valves are set to bypass is to turn on a hot water faucet-if there is no pressure or water then the valves are set to bypass. If you hear air , get sputtering or water, then the valves are set to supply the heater. Once you look closely at the valve(s) and read the instructions, it will make a lot more sense. don't worry-we've all made mistakes. this will not cause any long term problem-just need to start the sanitizing over and when finished, it will be fine Vann
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