Water Tank Sanitizing ?

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Joe,

We had a U-Line icemaker in the previous coach and we have a refrigerator with and icemaker in our current coach. We did not and will not use either because we cannot adequately sanitize them, and if we did use a chlorox solution to do so our iced tea would taste like a swimming pool because you can't run water through them to flush them out adequately.

If we were full timing or staying in the coach for an extended period I might assume a different opinion. For now Di brings ice from home and makes it in trays using our RO water from home.

And Paul is right, I did calculate the ratio of chlorox to water, but I have no clue where I read it it was so long ago.

[rmboies]

Joe,
If we were full timing or staying in the coach for an extended period I might assume a different opinion. For now Di brings ice from home and makes it in trays using our RO water from home.
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Jon, we do this as well. I bag ice from the ice maker at home and put it in the ice cube maker tray in the freezer. That way you can still use the ice from the door feature. I had our water from the bus tested in one of our coaches. They only check for a few obvious bacteria and ours did come back negative. I would still rather use bottled water for drinking and ice. If the bus had it's own city water purifying system and chlorine remover post purification I would reconsider. Until then, it is at home or bottled water for us

[lewpopp]

The purest ice in the world is the ice you purchase in a retail market. That is if all of the sanitary conditions are followed by the manufacturer during the process. Commercially made ice has absolutely no absolutely in it. Captive ice in trays, regardless whether you use RO water or not, can receive odors from foreign objects in the freezer whether the other products are rock frozen or not. You can many times taste the difference in the two products prior to loading up on booze. After a couple, who gives a hoot, right?

There are very few(or none) ice makers for home use that are producing absolutely pure ice.

Did this open a can of worms?

[lewpopp]

Joe, I'm a Virgo and stupid things drive me crazier than hell

You said "Lew, your a funny guy". Sorry, but it's "Lew you're a funny guy" along with a lot of other descriptions which we cannot mention here.

[dalej]

Lew,

How come I didn't see Kathy and you registared for the TN Rally? You had better have a good excuse or your in trouble.

[flyu2there]

Jon,

I don't know if anyone else has done this but.....I installed an RO System under the galley sink of the bus. It takes up a bit of space (not too much) but, you are pretty much guaranteed that you are not swallowing too many bad things with your water, ice tea, coffee or whatever. The trickiest thing was tapping into the line for the ice maker in the refer, other than that, about a two hour job and less than 500.00.

John

[Jon Wehrenberg]

John,

I agree an RO for the bus would be simple, and given the volume of water running through it it is unlikely you would be servicing it any time soon. Our house has an elaborate purification system and a high volume RO, so rather than add a pair of systems to the bus (one for drinking water at the sink and one for the refrigerator) it is just as easy to bring ice and water. If we spent more time at a stretch in the coach that would be a consideration.

[Darl-Wilson]

An easy way to introduce chlorine or whatever product (dry or liquid) through the entire water system is to use the Miracle-Grow or other siphon type of hose-end sprayer. Simply unscrew and remove the spray end and attach a hose which will have the other end connected to the fresh water fill on the bus. Of course the water entry end of the spray bottle will be connected with a hose to the fresh water supply. Then add the appropriate amount of chemical to the container. This will allow the diluted mixture to be introduced gradually rather than directly into the tank. This method should avoid spills and the bottle can be used for storage of the chemical for the next treatment.

Costco sells the RO systems for well under $200.00. They DO take up some space. A complete set of replacement filters are under $40. I've had two of them and they work great

[phorner]

Make sure to connect the Miracle-Grow tank at the hose bib if possible...

That way you disinfect the water fill hose as well...

[flyu2there]

I still stand on my premise that introducong bad stuff (Clorox, Chlorine) is not good for your health or the health of others......put in a Costco RO system and roll over and take a nap. I ended up at a shade less than 500 bucks to get it all.........extra fittings and the like.
Chlorine is bad for your...it may make you sick and you might not realize the problem for months. It's poison..that's a fact.....................