Water Purification Tablets for RV fresh Water

[270quest]

Anyone use any type of purification tablets in your RV fresh water tank as a backup to make sure water is clean? We basically use our RV once a year - hunting season - so when we get done, we drain and blow it out, but then it basically sets for a year. We dont use the RV water to drink - just for cooking, showers, dishes, etc.

But I saw some reviews on purification tablets to drop in your tank - thinking it could be cheap insurance just in case?

Thoughts?

 

[Legend]

Are you filling the system with water from a city system with chlorine? If so it probably takes care of most concerns.

If from a well you could just use a little chlorine to flush through before you use it.

If you are not drinking it it probably doesn't matter.

The tabs you mentioned are likely some version of chlorine.

 

[Tod osier]

Anyone use any type of purification tablets in your RV fresh water tank as a backup to make sure water is clean? We basically use our RV once a year - hunting season - so when we get done, we drain and blow it out, but then it basically sets for a year. We dont use the RV water to drink - just for cooking, showers, dishes, etc.

But I saw some reviews on purification tablets to drop in your tank - thinking it could be cheap insurance just in case?

Thoughts?

I bleach the system annually at the start of the season. Pretty easy.

 

[270quest]

I just fill with hose water from my house which is city water...We dont drink it, but if your showering theres a chance for you to injest some water....

Never been an issue before, but my wife is always a bit paranoid about it. Figured a few tablets could ease her mind.