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    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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 2:46pm
Just re-sanitize.
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Do you mean re-sanitize everything?
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Direct Link To This Post 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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 5:58pm
Beer! That is all.

 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jun 2021 at 6:00pm
Ditto! Re-sanitized and you will be all set.
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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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.

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Direct Link To This Post 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

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