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03-07-2022, 03:40 PM
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Sanitizing The Fresh Water Tank
We just got a Raptor 352 and are trying to figure out how to get the bleach mixture into the fresh water tank. I finally found the water filter behind a panel but now what? thanks in advance
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03-07-2022, 03:59 PM
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If your coach doesn't have a way to draft the mixture out of a bottle, try removing the filter screen from the vent and pour it in slowly with a funnel. Some units allow you to connect to your water pump and use that to fill the tank.. Some don't. Enjoy.
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03-07-2022, 04:30 PM
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Jim, I'm a beginner... what is the vent and where would I find that?
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03-07-2022, 04:52 PM
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Generally, there is a small screen next to the point where your water hose is attached. Generally, the screen has a rubber gasket holding it in place. The screen can be popped out and reinserted afterwards.
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03-07-2022, 06:18 PM
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Or, pour the bleach into the water hose you will use to fill the tank. If you pour the bleach into the hose end nearest your home fawcett you will sanitize the hose as well, which can't hurt anything.
The vent should be close to the water tank ie...to the rear, or forward on the side wall. The plastic cover is maybe 1" X 2" and will protrude about 3/8". Push the cover straight up revealing the screen covered vent tubing. Remove the screen and put your garden hose in there. Try not to make it too tight a fit. You need room for the tank to vent when it is full, rather than explode from water pressure.
Plan B is to pour bleach in your hose then hook it up to your "convenience center" like you were filling the tank with fresh water.
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03-08-2022, 07:14 AM
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Instead of winterizing with RV antifreeze, try winterizing using your bleach solution. To get bleach into the fresh water tank, if you have an outside shower, connect the outside shower hose to the "fill" fresh water connection (hose). Then turn on the water pump to pump the sanatizing solution (bleach water), turn on the outside shower faucet, and let the solution pump into your fresh water tank. It does work!
Once you pumped all your solution, then go ahead and fill the rest of your fresh water tank with water. This will dilute the solution greatly, so you'll need to figure out the correct portion when you pump the original solution through your winterizing port, so when you add the water to finish filling the tank, you'll have the right mix.
Let it all sit for a few hours, then flush it out.
The winterizing port (process) on your camper is highly overlooked, as most folks think it has only one function ... to pump the pink RV antifreeze to winterize. Actually, that winterizing port can be used for a lot of different purposes, if you experiment with it.
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03-08-2022, 08:21 AM
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You can also put the bleach mixture in your hose that you are going to fill the fresh water tank with.
i just pour it in the hose,then connect the hose to the water connection
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03-08-2022, 08:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gearhead
Or, pour the bleach into the water hose you will use to fill the tank. If you pour the bleach into the hose end nearest your home fawcett you will sanitize the hose as well, which can't hurt anything. .....
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This is exactly what I do. Normally the hook up at the campground that I use is faucet->pressure regulator->splitter->inline filter->hose
For my house the trailer is further away than my normal camper hose so I put on the exact sequence of the above minus the inline filter. Pour about 2/3rds of a cup of bleach into the setup at the garden hose connection (43 gal trailer capacity so thats about right)....filler er up!, once filled, run everything till you smell bleach, close it down overnight. Then I do one 'rinse cycle in the morning' and then the first fillup on the road is considered not usable for drinking although there is less chlorine than city water.
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03-08-2022, 01:58 PM
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04-01-2022, 08:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gearhead
Or, pour the bleach into the water hose you will use to fill the tank. If you pour the bleach into the hose end nearest your home fawcett you will sanitize the hose as well, which can't hurt anything.
The vent should be close to the water tank ie...to the rear, or forward on the side wall. The plastic cover is maybe 1" X 2" and will protrude about 3/8". Push the cover straight up revealing the screen covered vent tubing. Remove the screen and put your garden hose in there. Try not to make it too tight a fit. You need room for the tank to vent when it is full, rather than explode from water pressure.
Plan B is to pour bleach in your hose then hook it up to your "convenience center" like you were filling the tank with fresh water.
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This is exactly what bi was going to say good thing I read other comments
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