Re: [A/S] Re: Politically Correct

["Charlie/Betty Burke" <cbburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You are fortunate being one of the few that is apparently not bothered 
by the taste of last falls antifreeze in their fresh water supply.

Something to consider for the future.

Fresh water tanks among others are made by a process called rotomolding 
or spin molding. The end result is a tank that is smooth on the outside 
but quite rough on the inside.

If one uses only the drain tap on the side of the tank or simply pumps 
the tank empty keep in mind these taps into the tank are not in the 
bottom rather about 3/8-1/2" up the side. So when you can no longer get 
water out of the tank using these methods there is in fact water still 
remaining. Only way to completely drain the tank is to us the threaded 
plug accessed through the bottom of the tank enclosure.

Rule number one, and it is on every bottle of RV Anti Freeze I've every 
seen, is do not dilute the mixture.

The cumulative effect of all of this is putting RV anti freeze in the 
fresh water tank not completely drained is diluted, any remaining anti 
freeze/water mixture  in the tank will usually dry up. Only to be 
resurrected the next spring when water is added into the tank. Treating 
the fresh water storage tank with bleach is not usually adequate to 
remove the taste of RV anti freeze.

A method to avoid this dilemma is to attach directly to the draw side of 
the water pump and connect with a short piece of potable water hose into 
a bottle of RV anti freeze.

FYI

Charlie