Clorox solution to clean/disinfect, then bicarb solution to
neutralize/sweeten/remove off -tastes, then fresh water rinse, is the way I
do it.

Pillage, then burn.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "PSavage" <psavage@SABER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 4:59 PM
Subject: Best Way to Purge Water Tanks

> The number one way to clean out your tank--
> & be assured all microbes & bacteria are purged,
> is to flush with a solution of Clorox.
> It doesn't take much; any bottle of the stuff gives proper
> amounts to add per gallon of water.
>
> Third world travelers know that even bad drinking water
> can be purified with Clorox, tho it's not the preferred method.
> Just be certain to flush the tank afterward to remove the odor.
>
> Sure, Bicorbonate of Soda will "freshen" the tank,
> just as it absorbs odors when a box of it is placed
> in a refrigerator, but it will *not kill bacteria.
>
> Salud!
> Phaedra