Do you drink water from your onboard tank?

two good fills with chlorinated water then off you go .
do very occasionaly have to fill up from river water in maroc but only use what looks clean .then use the filter . as soon as you find chlorinated its ok again. boil it well if not sure works .
water kept in black plastic jerry cans keeps for ages . thats why the army have black plastic for water. all fresh water tanks should be made from black plastic ideally.
 
Northerner said:
My lovely motorhome came with an inbuilt water filter system (3M) and I replace the cartridge every year or two so we've no worries about drinking the water. The lavatory uses water from the fresh water tank as well so we even flush with filtered water. How posh is that eh?[/QUOTE

Less wasteful to have filtered water supplying dedicated tap, wouldn't need to change filter as often.
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I quite happily drink stream water in the scottish mountains, if it tastes good I drink it, not done me any harm - yet!
 
nah morgan's right,could be all sorts of **** lurking,who knows? i'm old school and i've got a different attitude to a lot of things,too easy to judge
 
No come on mr ignorant droader you seem to be an expert.
 
not really it as to be inhaled in a fine mist . possibly a shower but drinking it wont hurt.
 
I drink water from my tank and I sterilise it once a year after the winter drain down.
I change the water every seven days if has not been used, but normally just keep it topped up.

Tap water contains chlorine that kills all the nasty stuff in it. The chlorine also kills any bugs in your water tank as it sloshes around.

About 30% of commercial bottled water is tap water anyway, the rest you drink at your peril. The water may not be treated and is not tested for quality as much as tap water is.
 
n brown said:
nah morgan's right,could be all sorts of **** lurking,who knows?
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As a non-medical person, I am convinced that one of the reasons for the increase in allergies among young children is because they are shielded from things that they should be building up immunities to. Our attitude (and that of our children to our grandchildren) is that they should be allowed to eat (and drink) dirt and our offspring are as healthy as they come! Obviously we take reasonable precautions but, like so many things, there is no point in worrying too much about it.
 
The bottled water I take in my van is tap water anyway! From my tap at home
 
MORGANTHEMOON said:
No come on mr ignorant droader you seem to be an expert.
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Now that's offensive but don't worry because I don't have to report you. We have a slightly different view of things and I don't consider myself an 'expert'.

I appreciate your wildcamping points in south wales but I don't think you know what you're talking about when it comes to potable water.
 
Just managed to get an original water container for my 1970 bay looking at giving it a good clean out then install an use :-D

Is it just best to use soap n water to clean inside out? Or something after to double make sure also the original pump an tap will be used am i just as well cleaning them as normal too?

Or is it best just to start again? Tap an pump look fine tank looks very grubby but its plastic so hopefully ok
 
DRoader said:
Now that's offensive but don't worry because I don't have to report you. We have a slightly different view of things and I don't consider myself an 'expert'.

I appreciate your wildcamping points in south wales but I don't think you know what you're talking about when it comes to potable water.
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Well that shows how little you know then and what's that got to do with South Wales.

you've called me ignorant about a subject you know little about.
 
You are actually more likely to get Legionnaires' disease from your washer bottle if you do not use a screen wash. Professional drivers in the UK are 5 times more likely to get Legionnaires' disease.
 
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vwalan said:
two good fills with chlorinated water then off you go .
do very occasionaly have to fill up from river water in maroc but only use what looks clean .then use the filter . as soon as you find chlorinated its ok again. boil it well if not sure works .
water kept in black plastic jerry cans keeps for ages . thats why the army have black plastic for water. all fresh water tanks should be made from black plastic ideally.
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good point alan,when i noticed the algae growing in my containers i sprayed them black toute suite. i loved i mean LOVED the learning curve,why else are old farts like us on this forum? to share
 
i was told that as well as stopping algie the black plastic also as a chemical in it to help keep the water . cant tell you what it is but what ever it works . have carried water in ex army carriers for months .
 
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