HOW TO: Sanitize an RV Fresh Water Tank

It's perfectly safe to drink the water from an RV's fresh water tank (we've been doing it for over 8 years) as long as you keep the tank clean. In this video, we show you how to sanitize your fresh water tank, which should be done about once every 6 months.

Clean, safe, sanitary drinking water is a breeze when you take a few basic steps to manage the fresh water system on your motorhome, travel trailer of fifth wheel. Fresh, drinkable, potable H2O doesn't only come from bottled water, but right from your RV's tank.

We'll show you how to use bleach to kill any bacteria that may be present in your camper's water system, and have all the safe drinking water you need.

Be sure to confirm that all methods and materials used are compatible with your particular RV.

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While we're not RV technicians, we're very mechanically inclined and have learned a lot about RV systems over the years. We handle most of our own minor service, maintenance and repair work on our 2005 43' Newmar Mountain Aire diesel pusher. We also maintained our 2002 39' Fleetwood Bounder Diesel during our first two years on the road.

We meet lots of newer RVers who are eager to learn some basics about maintaining and caring for their rigs. After more than 8 years on the road, we want to share what we've learned (some of it the hard way).

We hope our experiences can help other RVers go DIY, saving some time, money and effort, while experiencing the satisfaction of a job well done.

We do not pretend to be experts on any particular RV topic, and mostly know about maintaining our own rig. But lots of things are the same on RVs in general, and diesel pushers in particular.

Video Intro Music: Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag from 1899, performed by Peter on a Knabe baby grand piano.

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[RVgeeks]

@VidLeslie We have 105 gallons of fresh, 65 grey & 45 black. When boondocking, the 2 of us each take 1 VERY sparing navy shower every day & prepare all meals on board. The grey is *always* the limiting factor. One week is easy... 10 days if we're really careful. When the grey is full, there is always at least 1/4 tank of fresh left. Black takes about 2 weeks for us both to fill up. Tips: run shower into a pitcher until warm, turn off shower when soaping up, use paper plates.

[VidLeslie]

how long does it take to use up the fresh water in an rv with one person taking 2 five minute showers a day, cooking, flushing the toilet, etc.? How often do you need to refill the tank when boondocking?

[RVgeeks]

@poormancooking I had never heard of Star San before, so I Googled it. Primarily for cleaning brewery equipment, but might work for water tanks too. Why not try it out and let us know how it works.

[poormancooking]

Would it be better to use something like "star-san" it's a no rinse sanitizer, that's non toxic like bleach.. Costs a bit more, but might be a better sanitizer for you..