Hi Dwight,
I still have hand pumps, no pressure system, so I
shop vac because it's expedient (or I'm lazy...
depends who is part of the conversation :).
Our tanks are potable water and no matter where
we pick it up, we do a little bleach dose like
you do. Drinking water, including use for morning
coffee, is decanted from a Britta filter pitcher.
I am fundamentally opposed to the waste
associated with bottle water, in this country of
abundant clean water, thank you very much. In
Amazing Grace, we got the scummy tanks cleaned
and good filters put on one of the foot pump
outlets to refill crew's reusable metal bottles.
Very important on a boat with 9 crew or more doing overnight races.
<insert sound of guy stepping off soapbox>
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 12:30 PM 09/11/2012, you wrote:
How do you clean the lines leading from the
tank(s) to the faucetsÂ…doesnÂ’t the same crud
that accumulates on the tank walls also
accumulate on the inside walls of the plumbing hoses.
I have not cleaned my tanks but I regularly add
Javex to the water in them (note that we do not
drink water from those tanks and would only do
so in an absolute emergency, like lost at sea or
something, it is used for washing dishes and
showering but not for cooking or brushing
teeth. Even if I had washed the tanks I would
still not be comfortable with consuming the
water in them, too many uncertain sources used
to refill. I wonder why you remove the wash
solution from the tanks with a Shop Vac, instead
of pumping the wash solution through the
plumbing lines and out through the faucets,
followed by a thorough rinse of the tank and the
lines to the faucets with fresh water.
I wonder how many people use water from the
boats storage tanks as potable water versus
carrying bottle water for drinking, cooking and brushing teeth.
Dwight Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, Alianna
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
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Sent: November 9, 2012 3:53 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List water tanks.
For water tank cleaning I like a strong bleach
solution, say 1/2 cup to gallon of warm water (125mL -> 4 Litres).
* pour solution into tank and swish/rub all surfaces with cloth or brush
* let soak 5 - 10 minutes and repeat a
number of times (while doing other things)
* remove bleach solution with shop vac
* rinse with hose and remove water with shop vac
* if over-wintering, I suggest leaving the
tank ports open and cover opening with a cotton towel
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 10:53 AM 09/11/2012, you wrote:
What is the best way to clean them. I have access through hatches.
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