Anyone ever drank water from freshwater holding tank before flushing?

[BooRadley]

Did you ever get a new rv, fill the freshwater holding tank without flushing it out first, and then make the mistake of drinking a glass of water (kitchen faucet) that came from the freshwater tank?

I just did.


Sometimes I wonder why I'm not locked up.

[therink]

Yes and I'm still living 9 months later.
Don't sweat it.

[BooRadley]

That much is heartening. Whew!

[byrdr1]

I dont drink from it or cook with it. Its for showers and toilet flushing,
washing dishes..
I have cleaned mine out each spring with a little bleach in the lines to make sure no bad stuff comes from them. BUT still dont drink from it.
just me.
randy

[eartha]

I have for many years and no problem. I think it is a good idea to flush.

[Bob Landry]

My FW tank has never had water in it since the initial walk through. We always have a city connection and carry jugs of water from home for coffee. I personally don't have a problem with water from the hose, but DW doesn't like the taste of it. I guess I drank too much water from the hose when I was a kid.

[JRTJH]

If you think about it, the fresh water tank is made from "food grade" plastic. The "expensive" bottled water you buy in even an "upgrade Eco store" comes in "food grade" plastic bottles. For the past 40 years, we've been using the water in our RV FW tank for cooking, drinking, bathing, flushing the toilet, etc.

Honestly, if you care for the tank (by sanitizing it) and use the water frequently enough to keep it fresh, it's really not much different than turning on the tap in your stick built house.

As for an "infrequent" glass from an "unsanitized" FW tank, that's probably not much different than an occasional drink from the garden hose at home.