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Originally Posted by jpaschich

Hi all,

I am new to RVing and plan on making our maiden voyage soon. I'm sure the answers are likely somewhere throughout these forums but I didn't see them yet. Can you tell me what are the best practices for handling/using/storing etc water on board? How long should I keep it before flushing/refreshing? How do I sanitize? How do I manage/maintain drinking water (do I need a separate filter)? I read something somewhere about sanitizing the water when you first pull in and connect to the park water. What is that all about?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

You don't say what kind of RV you have or whether or not itt includes a whole house water filter.

Sanitize the fresh water system before first use. This is done with a mixture of 1/4 cup bleach to one gallon of water. The amount of this mixture you will need depends on the size of your water tank. My Challenger requires 6 1/2 gallons for the 100 gallon water tank. You manual should give you the specifics.

I did a mod to my Challenger's water tank drain which allows me to sanitize my water hose at the same time I sanitize the tank.

Since the water filter (whole house) should be removed for sanitizing, I replace the filter when sanitizing is complete (I have whole house filtration). I also use an external filter at the source just for the heck of it.

I sanitize the system when the coach is new, at the beginning of each season and when the coach has not been used for a month or longer.

Hopefully this helps.