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andy

Thanks for the input peeps Very Happy

A few good points raised there besides the clean water issue.

I think I'll go with draining my tank after a trip. I will, however, probably fill up to the brim when we hit the road unless I booked a perticular site that I know I can fill up at. Untill the stopover thing's sorted I'm going to assume that I will be unable to top up unless I can get to a site of some sort.

thanks again

andy

twooks

call me a mucky @*&, but unless you're wild camping, why do you need 50 / 60 litres of water? Confused

andy

Most of our weekends out are a bit of a mystery in that we don't book a site and just take a chance on a spec being available so we need to be prepared. Perhaps as we become more experienced (only on our second month) then I may adjust my thinking.

TerryVan

[quote:1305852a2c="rowley"] I understand that Milton should not be used in contact with metal,so is it ok for cleaning a system with a water heater?[/quote:1305852a2c]

Rowley,
I have a heater with a metal tank and use Milton with no problems. It has been stripped out (to service the space heater) and it looked OK after 3/4 years.

I only use a small amount though using the unscientific method of 5 mil now and again.

I have access to my tank from inside the van and can see no nasty bits but I drink bottled water to play safe. A personal thing.

Terry

Anonymous

Thank you Terry,that was useful.Rowley Razz

MandyandDave

Agree with all other posts in their entirety, when we travel and know where our destination is gonna be, i.e prebooked site somewhere, I usually fill my tanks on arrival, water is heavy stuff, why lug it around needlessly?
If we are travelling a great distance, then 6 ltrs of water are carried in lemonade style bottles for the odd cuppa en route!

Anonymous

Just to bear out what TerryVan has said, a scientist at the local water authorities laboratories once told me to put an eggcup full of bleach in the 40 gal stainless steel drinking water tanks on my boat to purify them.

Ken S.

Anonymous

I hasten to add in case I misled anyone, the bleach was to purify the tanks, not for drinking, the tanks needed to be washed out after adding the bleach.

I personally do not use bleach anyway.

Ken S.