lovegreen Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Back home soon after initial pick up of vanTo all what do you do with the grey water tankwhen storing for a while.fill itempty it fill with disinfectant or nappysanor just water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Jacky Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Hello Lovegreen,Congratulations on picking up your van. I have not stored my van for long so I'm not sure of the best solution. A suggestion would be to empty it as much as possible then flush it out with fresh water until water runs clear and then leave it. On our tank there is a cap to inset a hose to enable the tank to be flushed. Hope this is of some help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame and Wendy Roberts Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Hi lovegreen,Sodium metabisulphite (SM) is a very good answer to cleaning your grey water tank. Empty the tank, mix up 2 to 3 teaspoonsfull of SM, a white powder, in water and put it down the sink into your tank and take the van around the block to slosh it around. SM is used as a antioxidant, disinfectant and in foods as a preservative - marvellous stuff. It is what you want to chemically clean your bottles when home brewing. I use it to "bed down" my water tanks when the van is being parked up. To get my mix into the three water tanks I mix the SM with a litre of water, pour it down a hose and then connect to the water inlet manifold, select the tank you want it to go to and give the hose a squirt.MS used to be available in Wollies supermarkets (comes in a small plastic orange screw cap container) but I notice lately it is more difficult to find. Failing Wollies it is available at any home brewing shop. A small container will last you ages. Watch it when you open the container, don't sniff it. It is a fine white powder floats in the air and will catch you in the nose and throat. Great stuff, have used it for years.Grahame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovegreen Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Thanks for the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff and Pam Ward Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 I found that a bit of pool chlorine, 1:4 strength, about 10 litres of mixture, sloshed around by driving the van and then drained, keeps the smells away. After our first trip with the tank, I didn't do this and the smell in the shower booth, when we opened it for our next trip, was very noticeable. No smells after chlorine treatment.Kind regards Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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