Water tank question
 

I just traded boats, and the new (to me) one has what appears to be a
stainless water tank (my old boat had plastic). In the past I'd fill
the tank and add a glug of Clorox to it to kill any bugs that might have
joined me during the interim.

Something in the dark recesses of my brain says Stainless and Clorox
don't mix.

Comments; Suggestions please!

Water tank question
 

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:15:55 GMT, "Jim," wrote:

I just traded boats, and the new (to me) one has what appears to be a
stainless water tank (my old boat had plastic). In the past I'd fill
the tank and add a glug of Clorox to it to kill any bugs that might have
joined me during the interim.

Something in the dark recesses of my brain says Stainless and Clorox
don't mix.

Comments; Suggestions please!

Yep, most Stainless Steels corrode pretty readily from Chlorine.
However, if you don't overdo it, there should be no problem..... say
16 drops per gallon.... I think that is about 10-11 PPM for standard
concentration bleach.
http://www.clorox.com/solutions_reg_bleach_faq.php

Then, too, you can flush out the system after it has been
disinfected.... that's what I 'd do because I don't care for water
that tastes like bleach..... bleeecah......


We NEVER drank water coming from the freshwater tank. I never trusted it.
That water was used for the wash down faucet, washing hands, cleaning dishes
and flushing the toilet. We always carried bottled water for drinking.