Maintain Potable (Fresh) Water Tank In Your Camper

Today, every new and used Webster City RV is equipped with a waste water tank as well as a clean water tank. Your RV’s clean water tank, sometimes referred to as your fresh or potable tank, is an extremely important component of your rig that requires special care and maintenance in order to keep it running correctly. In order to know how to properly maintain your fresh or potable water keep it functioning correctly, The Fun Times Guide has provided the following tips:

Potable Water Tank Tips

1.      Potable water hoses are manufactured such that they will not cause a bad taste or odor to the water.  Always use a certified potable water hose when filling the tank or hooking to city water. Being an easily identifiable color – white – ensures that they will be less likely to be used for other things that may contaminate them. Regular garden hoses are not designed for use with potable water.

2.      If contamination should occur, disinfect your water system with household bleach.  Pour 1 cup to 1 gallon of water into an empty tank, and fill the system.  Turn on the pump and run water through all faucets until bleach is smelled.  Let it sit 24 hours, then drain and refill the tank.  Run all faucets until the odor of bleach is gone (could take several flush attempts.)

3.      Protect your rig’s water hoses with a pressure regulator when hooked to the city water port of your RV.  The regulator should be attached to the end of the hose that hooks to city pressure, not the end that attaches to the RV. 

4.      Insulate your water line year round when remaining stationary for long periods of time. The water hose must be protected from freezing whenever it’s under pressure.  It’s best to use as short a hose as possible, install an electrical heat tape, and wrap the hose with insulation. Hotter temperatures can cause a hose to weaken and split in the same way that freezing temperatures can under pressure.

5.      Always drain your tank after every RV excursion in order to prevent the stagnant water from causing contamination.

For more information and additional tips on how to properly maintain your RV’s potable water tank, stop by Webster City RV today to speak with an expert.