Handy bleach container for sterilizing fresh water

[John E Davies]

Using regular plain (unscented, no additives) household bleach, you can sterilize your fresh water. Note, this is not the dose for a shock treatment, rather it is the dose needed to treat suspect water that you intend to fill your tank with, and leave it there.

 

I was looking for a compact storage solution, and I found a 4 ounce squeeze bottle and a small shot-glass style measuring cup from a cough syrup bottle.

 

Conventional recommendation is 2 teaspoons per 10 gallons. Unless you bake, you may not find measuring spoons lying around....  I converted tsps to milliliters (ccs) and to my delight, 2 tsps = 9.9 ml. So 10 gallons of water needs 10 ml of bleach.

 

My little shot glass is graduated 5 ml increments, which means 5 gallon increments.

 

 

Plus it nests neatly on top of the bottle:

 

 

From looking at different websites, this amount is on the high end, so I would not add any more....

 

I have never tried this before, I think pouring the small amount into your uncharged fresh water hose, after your filter, then connecting it to the tank fill port, would be a painless and quick method. Any thoughts about how to get the bleach into the tank, other than using the suction port?

 

John Davies

 

Spokane WA

 

 

[mossemi]

How about a pvc pipe with a tee before the tank fill inlet.  Point the leg of the tee up and make it long enough to hold the needed amount chlorine.  Add a threaded cap.  Also keep in mind that chlorine comes in different concentrations with household chlorine being about 5% and typical pool chlorine being 8 to 10 %.  You can usually smell the chlorinated water before you can taste it.

[topgun2]

Mark,

 

The Oliver doesn't have a gravity fill port.  The only two ways of getting fluids into the Oliver are either via the "winterization" suction port or the water tank fill port (via a pressurized water source).  Of course there is also the "city water" port but that bypasses the onboard fresh water tank.

 

Bill

[Mike and Carol]

I have never tried this before, I think pouring the small amount into your uncharged fresh water hose, after your filter, then connecting it to the tank fill port, would be a painless and quick method. Any thoughts about how to get the bleach into the tank, other than using the suction port?

John, that is what I do when I want to get some bleach in the fresh tank. Connect the hose, pour some bleach into the hose, then connect to faucet and fill the the tank. Mike

[John E Davies]

Question for all: Speaking of filling tanks, is it feasible, utilizing the on-board suction system, to re-charge the Ollie tank from a 30 gallon barrel located in the back of a truck bed? I have a couple on hand I use for water transport/storage.I’m thinking the siphoning effect and on-board pump system should easily work. If this works, I’m dragging along 60 gallons of our well water when I pick the OTT up. Please any who wish, let me know your thoughts. Mark

 

Mark, that will not be a problem, you should probably use a short 3/4 hose and park the truck bed right next to the rear suction port for best flow rate. I know of several Ollie owners who use bladders or portable tanks for topping up. That is exactly what the system is designed for....

 

http://olivertraveltrailers.com/topic/water-bladder-bags/

 

Carrying 500+ pounds of water will settle the back of your big truck a little, which is probably a good thing.

 

Excited much?

 

John Davies

Spokane WA

[SeaDawg]

Personally, I love the look of the tanks, but I wouldn't want all that weight rear of the axle in my truck.

We always try to carry the heaviest items forward of the rear axle.

Sherry