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Cleaning the Fresh Water Tank
To clean the tank pour some bicarbonate of soda into the filler spout with
several gallons of water, and allow to stand for a minimum of four hours.
Then flush the tank out by opening a faucet, allowing the water pump to
drain the system.
Then refill ,'lith fresh drinking water.
If the water tank
must be cleaned further the following procedure is recommended.
1.
Prepare
a
sodium
hypochlorite
solution
using
potable
water
and
household bleach (5
l/~
to 6%) in a ratio of 1/4 cup of bleach to one
gallon of water.
(Common household bleaches are Pure x and Chlorox.)
2.
Pour 1 gallon of hypochlorite solution for each fifteen gallons of
capacity into the empty water tank.
3.
Add enough potable water to completely fill the water system.
4.
Allow closed system to stand for three hours.
5.
Drain the hypochlorite solution from the system and refill with potable
water.
6.
Excessive hypochlorite taste or odor remammg in the water system is
removed by rinsing the system with a vinegar solution mixed in a ratio
of 1 quart of vinegar to 5 gallons of water.
7.
Drain the system and flush with fresh drinking water.
8.
Drain the system and refill with fresh drinking water.
NOTE:
The tank drain valve is located under the forward end of the galley
in the part that extends slightly over the step of the double side door.
If
you stand outside and open the double side door you will be able to feel
the valve under the corner of the galley cabinet.
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