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water tank cleaning sterilising
Posted: 19 Jun 2008, 09:47
by Betty Boop
Hi All, can you please advise what is the best way to clean, flush and sterilise the onboard water tank please??? Van had been standing a while before I bought it. Cheers Betty.

Posted: 19 Jun 2008, 09:57
by Mocki
hlf fill it with clean warm water, and add "puriclean" tank cleaner (available from all caravan shops) and leave in the tank for 12hours, ideally driving around so it agitates, then flush with cold clean water . then dont leave the tank empty......... do NOT use baby bottle sterilising fluid, it damages the pump......and is expensive
Posted: 19 Jun 2008, 09:59
by Betty Boop
Thats great. Thankyou for your quick response.

Posted: 19 Jun 2008, 18:09
by bigherb
Milton sterilising fluid works well.
Posted: 19 Jun 2008, 20:01
by Mocki
bigherb wrote:Milton sterilising fluid works well.
and "eats" the pump and 3 times the price of the stuff designed to do the job......why use it?
Posted: 21 Jun 2008, 17:18
by andylekker
it's true that milton attacks metal, so if you are going to use it (i do)
make sure that it is diluted as per the instructions and you only have to leave it in there for 15 minutes before flushing it out - i know people who have used it for years in this way.
i would be interested to know exactly what purilean tank cleaner you mean, mocki - i have found it hard to get and only found it listed on the internet at £20+ which is quite expensive.
Posted: 21 Jun 2008, 21:17
by Jack-the-Bug
We use this stuff which seems to do the job "Puriclean"
http://shop.justkampers.com/product_inf ... 136656fb92

Posted: 21 Jun 2008, 21:39
by Mocki
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thats the stuff, there is enough in that £2.95 tub to clean a 10 gal tank 4 times, which by my calulations is 3 times cheaper than milton, and it wont eat the prop off your pump.......
its even cheaper than that at caravan shops local to me, like most things JK sell
Posted: 22 Jun 2008, 11:43
by fatwomble
I bought some puriclean tablets, somehow misread the price, ended up spending £13 for 18 tablets and I only need a 1/4 of one for one tank so I think I have a lifetime supply - what a muppet
