What do you use your fresh water tank for?

[RumPunch]

I try to keep my water tank full as possible. Having lifted the lid a few years ago and found the areas between water and top had 'sweated' and grown a nice coating of mould.......... Luckily my tank is made to fit under the V berth up front, and has an inspection hatch.

 

If it's early in the season and I know the tank is clean / water fresh, I'll drink it straight out, but as the season wears on only bottled if I want cold water. Still use the tank for hot drinks / cooking though

[riyadhcrew]

I put it in my Scotch when on the boat and if it's good enough for that then it's OK.

[Hockham Admiral]

You might like to put it in this, Eric!

 

        

[riyadhcrew]

Never tried it John, so won't comment. Maybe if I see a small bottle, I'll give it a go.

[JennyMorgan]

To be honest, until this thread came along I hadn't even considered water hygiene or whatever you want to call it. I have never sterilized  my home water tank, let alone any tank on a boat that I have owned, don't think that I'll start worrying now!

[MauriceMynah]

Don't bother boiling it, just put in a selection of additives and ferment it. Much safer.

[C.Ricko]

We have always sterilised the water systems on all our boats before the first hire.. we have to ensure we don't have unacceptable levels of legionella. Water  filters are changed too not just cleaned like the 'good old days'!

[Hockham Admiral]

We have always sterilised the water systems on all our boats before the first hire.. we have to ensure we don't have unacceptable levels of legionella. Water  filters are changed too not just cleaned like the 'good old days'!

 Two q's please, Clive:

 

Do you mean you sterilise them at the beginning of each season?

 

Ditto water filters?

[MauriceMynah]

May I answer that please Clive,

 

John, Yes they sterilise the system before the first hire, and no, they don't sterilise the filters, they change them.

 

Glad to be of service!   

[C.Ricko]

yeah, what he said.

[Baitrunner]

Clive what do you use to sterilise the tanks with?

 

I have tried Milton which works well but is a devil to get out of the tank  - I always seem to have some left in the tank even when I try and drain it down.

[C.Ricko]

we  use a sterilising powder, mix it in a jug with warm water before putting it in the tank, I would run it through the pipes before the tank was completely full so a higher concentrate was in there...

 

we do use Milton liquid on some boats as the residues from the powders can cause brief minor issues with valves on some equipment which we could do without.

 

we usually flush the tanks about 4 times ...   

[Baitrunner]

Clive.