Hi guys. We have a plastic taste coming from our water tanks. Anyone else suffered this? Will a carbon filter from bunnings help? Cheers
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- Thread starter Danniel jenkins
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I filter my water using a BEST filter when I fill the tanks.
I also store it with the tanks full to the brim thereby excluding any air.
Try draining them and using this method.
I also store it with the tanks full to the brim thereby excluding any air.
Try draining them and using this method.
Got it sorted. Put a beer bottle of bleach in each tank and filled. Took for a short drive and let sit for 24 hours. Drained, flushed and refilled. Tastes perfect. Been sitting now for 48 hours.
There you go, I was going to suggest something similar, using bleach I would flush it again though..............my suggestion was going to be put a bottle of lemon juice in the tank, top up, go for a run to stir it up drain and then fill it up.
And I bet your breath smells great too!
Our new 22 has the taste - using the same hoses weve had for the previous two jaycos (no tatse issues).
They were filled up by the dealer and tasted shyte - have rained and refilled still yuk.
Maybe the original fill by the dealer was the source - will draining and flushing with something fix it (wondering if its 'in' the tank plastic now)?
Cheers
Gary
They were filled up by the dealer and tasted shyte - have rained and refilled still yuk.
Maybe the original fill by the dealer was the source - will draining and flushing with something fix it (wondering if its 'in' the tank plastic now)?
Cheers
Gary
Dealer probably used a garden hose sitting in the sun, drain tanks then leave them to dry out then refill with a 100ml of lemon juice per tank, go for drive to slosh things around, run taps and then dump your tanks, should be good then....................alternatively drive to Toowoomba try their water and yours will probably taste good.....................lol.
Bi Carb of soda works as well, put about 1/2 a cup in and leave it there (you wont taste it after it is diluted with 80ltrs of water)
We store our Journey tank's full then drain and refill just before leaving, seems to work as if we drink the water left in the tanks it tastes of plastic if we drain and refill all is good.
I find it strange that some have a plastic taste, we would fill our tanks from our home tanks (no town water) so the water would be 6 mths old at times and even left in van tanks would taste okay.........
Yep. Bicarbonate has always worked for us. Gets rid of plastic taste and any sediment.
A good half cup in each tank and take the van for a short drive to slosh it....and leave it.
We do the same for home tanks regularly and just leave the bicarbonate to settle...never had a problem on tank water and never use filters.
Water tastes pure and we now can't take chlorinated water so something must be working.
A good half cup in each tank and take the van for a short drive to slosh it....and leave it.
We do the same for home tanks regularly and just leave the bicarbonate to settle...never had a problem on tank water and never use filters.
Water tastes pure and we now can't take chlorinated water so something must be working.
Another option just popped up tonight!!!!! Worth a try as we have used the product for other uses and worked back in the day!
http://www.expandasdownunder.com/threads/water-tank-cleaner.9162/
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http://www.expandasdownunder.com/threads/water-tank-cleaner.9162/
EDIT: Beaten by a second
its the polywhatever that they now use to make the tanks
apparently (dont quote me - was told by a mate that used to make rain water tanks) they changed the "Law" with regards to what you could use to make plastic water tanks for Potable water
that and a few other Law changes is the reason why my mate now makes boats
apparently (dont quote me - was told by a mate that used to make rain water tanks) they changed the "Law" with regards to what you could use to make plastic water tanks for Potable water
that and a few other Law changes is the reason why my mate now makes boats
I reckon, regardless of what you use to remove the initial plastic 'manky' taste from new poly tanks on caravan, that the best trick is to keep the tanks full as much as possible.
Obviously that will affect weights and balance for towing and is not always possible but the less water area is exposed to air the lower the mankiness.
And, if that's not possible and it worries you, then carry a slab of bottled water for drinking and use the other for washing up, showers etc.
Obviously that will affect weights and balance for towing and is not always possible but the less water area is exposed to air the lower the mankiness.
And, if that's not possible and it worries you, then carry a slab of bottled water for drinking and use the other for washing up, showers etc.