Who drinks there tank water?

[adelaidem]

If so what chemicals do u treat the water with?

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

I do, and none....

 

[Evadne]

Only after It's been boiled and had tea added. I drop one of those chlorinating tablets in at the start of each season. Drinking water comes from a bottle, that gets filled up straight from the tap. Have now got a 2 gallon fridge drinks container fitted in the larder that we fill up with tap water as well.

 

[cliff]

We do and do not use any chemicals to treat the water although the tanks are washed out once a year and sterilized with large quantities of "Milton".

SHMO uses so much water the tanks are emptied and refilled about every 3 ~ 4 days sailing so little chance of the water "stagnating"
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[adelaidem]

I think I have started a good thread here.

 

[paulrossall]

Yes I do. I have a jabsco filter which all the water goes through. Paul

 

[adelaidem]

what about filters is a 50 micron filter ?

 

[ccscott49]

Cleaned or rather disinfected once a year with milton, then it's drunk all year! I know all about women and empty water tanks Cliff!! I liveaboard, so water is always a bone of contention!!

 

[Talbot]

Puriclean at start of season, then a single aquatab for 25 gallons on each re-fill, plus a jabsco filter for the drinking water - gives water tasting better than you can buy in bottles.

 

[Das_Boot]

I do and none. Portugese Spanish English etc etc straight from the tap into my tank into my gut never been sick.

 

[KREW2]

Copious amounts of alcohol kill off most bacteria. However if we must drink water its usually a waste of money designer label

 

[jerryat]

Yep, we're the same as pvb, Talbot and others. A Jabsco filter produces excellent quality water IMHO, and we've tanked up even in 'dubious' places like the Cape Verdes.

Cheers Jerry

 

[squidge]

Having "seen" the inside of my water tank we use a few drops of tank fresh and then only drink it if it has been boiled.There probly is nothing wrong with the water and we may well be safe drinking it but i would not like to risk getting ill while away from home. We carry a water container which can be taken home and cleaned after each trip.
I may be over cautious but i am glad to say that we have never had a problem with the water, Moules n frittes gave SWMBO trouble once but that probly due to eating to many./forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Robin]

We do and with nothing added either. Used to do an annual Puriclens or Milton clean but no longer bother and we don't have any filter for drinking water either. Our tanks are S/S and we use the boat a lot so there is a constant throughput of water but new blends with old, we don't wait for an empty tank before filling.

In my book people who pay for bottled water in plastic bottles that could be many months old when bought are a Marketing man's dream.

 

[adelaidem]

today i have filled 4 s/s tamks with 150lts of rain water,no leaks lucky me.just thought maybe i should add something or put some sort of filter system through.

 

[cliffb]

Rain Water?!!
That's another matter altogether, and would depend on where and how you collected the rain water. The quality of the atmosphere etc etc.
I live in the back o' beyond in Scotland; my water comes from a stream up the hill in the forest. It goes into a sort of settling tank and then into my house. The only treatment I apply is a filter on the kitchen tap. I've never been ill due to poor water, and the periodic tests done by the local council have always passed it fit for drinking. So.... as far as your boat water is concerned... IMHO provided you haven't got too many contanimates in the atmosphere, or the rainwater collection system, you should be OK. Mark you.... I see you're in Australia... so with heat and indigenious bugs, maybe I'd be a bit more careful and add an aquatab or similar, particularly if you're storing it for a time before use. In my own boat I have plastic tanks and get the water from Marina taps. With the amount of treatment mains water gets in the UK I'd doubt that any treatment is required, particularly if it's stored in dark plastic or S/S tanks.

 

[Rigger]

A dental friend pops a Steradent tablet in his tank each time he fills. Apparently virtually the same effect as aqua-pure and a lot cheaper. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[l'escargot]

[ QUOTE ]
We do and do not use any chemicals to treat the water although the tanks are washed out once a year and sterilized with large quantities of "Milton".

[/ QUOTE ]
Likewise

 

[Lakesailor]

[ QUOTE ]
Having "seen" the inside of my water tank we use a few drops of tank fresh and then only drink it if it has been boiled.

[/ QUOTE ]before I came to live in the Lake District I photographed the inside of a supply reservoir that had been drained for refurbishment in a village at the south end of the lakes.
It had shovel fulls of frogs, long tapewormy looking things and big (coconut sized) brown growths on the support columns.
It was drinking water. The locals all seem to live a ripe old age. But they did have funny squeaky voices.

 

[paulburton44]

I drink the tank water, so do my kids..

We use a lot of water so always fresh..

Have a cheap whale inline filter, and clean the tank at the start of the season.

No problems..