Hi people, I have put in 2 new fresh water bladders and the water tastes awful, what is the best product to use in the tanks.
Your advice and knowledge would be greatly appreciated
Gary
Select to expand quotecavalier32 said..
Hi people, I have put in 2 new fresh water bladders and the water tastes awful, what is the best product to use in the tanks.
Your advice and knowledge would be greatly appreciated
Gary
Ahh no good. How does it taste. Im about to install a 200L platimo bladder too for drinking.
New tanks need flushing. Existing systems benefit from an annual clean out. You could try adding a cup full of vinegar, fill up and let it sit in the tank/bladder for a few days then pump it all,out, refill and empty it again. After 3-4 complete flushes the water should taste better.
My water tank is fibreglass and I have used "Tank Cleen" with very good results.
Last clean out was in 2010 and still good
Treks tap water always tasted a bit fibreglassey. I surmised that wouldn't be curable so Ive been intending for the last 5 years to put in a good reverse osmosis water filter so we can drink it. Meantime we use that water for washing up and the shower and take 15L filtered drinking water containers with us. The Aldi ones have a tap that unscrews so you can refill them. Scotch tastes much better with filtered water.
Select to expand quotew8ingforwind said..Craig66 said..
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Select to expand quoteTrek said..
Treks tap water always tasted a bit fibreglassey. I surmised that wouldn't be curable so Ive been intending for the last 5 years to put in a good reverse osmosis water filter so we can drink it. Meantime we use that water for washing up and the shower and take 15L filtered drinking water containers with us. The Aldi ones have a tap that unscrews so you can refill them. Scotch tastes much better with filtered water.
Scotch tastes much better straight or with a bit of ice!
Hi Cav,
I know this is not your issue but it may help
water in both tanks on my Cav stunk. Pulled both tanks, aluminium, out found small whiteish/yellow coloured pebbles in tanks, told it was calcium, maybe, maybe not. Between the smell, pebbles and the colour of the water I couldnt believe I was drinking this stuff. I drink Reches beer. Cleaned out calcium, filled tanks with water and strong bleach solution let sit for a couple of days, place hose in tanks and let trickle in for about another day, also replaced all hoses with correct type. Smell gone, water clear.
I have a mate who's right into 4wd he put me onto a B.E.S.T. filter from Camec. I now use this filter every time I fill up I also put 1 Milton tablet into the tank, why use Milton? one tablet is a very low dosage rate, it dosen't effect the taste of the water and maybe it will keep the bugs at bay for a bit longer.
2 years on and the water is perfect.
Mike
Select to expand quoteMorningBird said..Trek said..
Treks tap water always tasted a bit fibreglassey. I surmised that wouldn't be curable so Ive been intending for the last 5 years to put in a good reverse osmosis water filter so we can drink it. Meantime we use that water for washing up and the shower and take 15L filtered drinking water containers with us. The Aldi ones have a tap that unscrews so you can refill them. Scotch tastes much better with filtered water.
Scotch tastes much better straight or with a bit of ice!
Im with you on that one MB. The water was necessary because we hardly ever have ice. I was also amazed how much better a cup of tea tastes when made with filtered water
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Treks tap water always tasted a bit fibreglassey. I surmised that wouldn't be curable so Ive been intending for the last 5 years to put in a good reverse osmosis water filter so we can drink it. Meantime we use that water for washing up and the shower and take 15L filtered drinking water containers with us. The Aldi ones have a tap that unscrews so you can refill them. Scotch tastes much better with filtered water.
This. We carry drinking water separate, the tanks are used for washing.
i flushed the tanks 4 times from brand new , still have that fibreglass taste. A reverse osmosis filter would be an interesting idea to try.
Hi Mike, thanks for your advice, bleach was put in the tanks still not good so I'll look into the tablets.
Gary
Select to expand quoteMorningBird said..Trek said..
Treks tap water always tasted a bit fibreglassey. I surmised that wouldn't be curable so Ive been intending for the last 5 years to put in a good reverse osmosis water filter so we can drink it. Meantime we use that water for washing up and the shower and take 15L filtered drinking water containers with us. The Aldi ones have a tap that unscrews so you can refill them. Scotch tastes much better with filtered water.
Scotch tastes much better straight or with a bit of ice!
Scotch is for people who've never had the pleasure of drinking an Irish whiskey. 
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Hi Mike, thanks for your advice, bleach was put in the tanks still not good so I'll look into the tablets.
Gary
Try the "TANK CLEEN" it really works!!!!!!!!!
WW item 85507
Here's what works for me and the fibreglass keel tank of my Compass 28 (but of course ymmv):
Run the fill hose for a longish time first to flush out old stagnant water, especially if you're right out the end of the marina, or if it is rarely used, and the weather is warm.
Fit a charcoal filter to the FW pump.
Dose the water with Davey Acquasafe which is specifically designed for drinking water tank treatment.
Fill and then pump out the tank before you fill it again
Flush and scrub out the tank (if there is access!) at least once a year.
Make sure there are no traces of oil or diesel getting in, as the bugs will love it and proliferate.
Run the stagnant water out of the galley tap line for a second or two before you fill your glass.
Doing all this, I can get a couple of months of untainted pleasantly drinkable water in winter, and about 3 or 4 weeks in summer (I'm in Port Phillip).
After that, it gets a bit of fibreglassy taste which is not great for drinking it straight, but is ok for cooking or coffee. And I'm sure it would be much better if the tank was recoated.
Cheers, Graeme
Gave Bella an oil change today used a 12 volt oil pump, would have been easier to suck it out with a straw and much quicker, we realized after the fact that the oil was not warmed up enough.
We'll know better next time
My experience is that even with the oil warmed up it would still be easier and quicker with a straw. Select to expand quotecavalier32 said..
Gave Bella an oil change today used a 12 volt oil pump, would have been easier to suck it out with a straw and much quicker, we realized after the fact that the oil was not warmed up enough.
We'll know better next time
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My experience is that even with the oil warmed up it would still be easier and quicker with a straw. cavalier32 said..
Gave Bella an oil change today used a 12 volt oil pump, would have been easier to suck it out with a straw and much quicker, we realized after the fact that the oil was not warmed up enough.
We'll know better next time
Yep, those 12 volt oil extraction pumps really are a POS. 
