Hi all - My (recently acquired) Owner's Manual for a
'75 (all models)suggests starting with bicarbonate of
soda with several gallons of water and letting it sit
for a minimum of 4 hours followed by "opening the
drain plug and running fresh water through it." If it
must be cleaned further, they suggest making a bleach
solution of 1/4 cup per gallon of water and using 1
gallon of solution per 10 gallons of tank size
(filling the tank). That would be about 1 cup per 40
gallons! Let it soak for 3 hours and drain. To get rid
of the smell and taste of the bleach, rinse with a
vinegar solution mixed at 1 QUART per 5 gallons of
water. Follow that with another drain and flush and
finally fill and USE. I haven't done this yet, but it
is on my list of get ready items in the next 2 weeks
before we leave for Canada and Alaska. ( ;>))
Doug Robinson
'75 Tradewind
VAC, WBCCI #1809
--- Jim Dunmyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Robert,
> Fill the tank about 1/2 full, with a bit of Clorox
> bleach, I think a
> cup per 10 gallons would be plenty. Run it through
> your pipes until you
> can smell the chlorine at each and every faucet. Let
> it sit for an hour
> or so, then drain the system and flush it with fresh
> water. Adding a bit
> of baking soda to the water is supposed to "sweeten"
> it.
>
> <<Jim>>
>
> Robert / Susan Harper wrote:
>
> > What is a good method for flushing a water tank,
> and with what liquid? Could
> > easliy remove it to give it a good shake at this
> point. Mine is galvanized
> > steel, horizontal under front window, with air
> compressor. Drained a few
> > months ago. Sorry if this is a recent repeat. Just
> came back to the group a
> > few weeks back.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Bob Harper
> > '62 Globetrotter in SC
>
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>
>
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> <<lower SE Michigan,
> USA>>
>
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