Chlorine and fresh water hose

[DC8Captain]

When I sanitize my fresh water system I usually pour the chlorine into the FW hose and then fill the tanks. I was just reading the manual for something else and found this statement: "Do not use your non-toxic drinking water hose, pour the chlorine solution into the gravity fill". Anyone know why they would say not to use the hose? Has anyone who uses that method run into any problems?

Dale

[Sundancer330]

Have been doing it that way for years on my RV and boat with no problems.

[bdreinv]

We do the same just only bleach!

[DC8Captain]

Originally Posted by bdreinv

We do the same just only bleach!

You are right. I meant to say Chlorine Bleach.

[John H]

After reading your post I was also curious so I sent an email to Camco and got a fast reply.

From: CamcoInfo [mailto:Info@Camco.net]
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:46 PM
Subject: RE: 22743 fresh water hose

Hey John, you will be OK doing that. Thank you.


Rick Godsey
Camco Customer Service
7500 Business Park Drive
Greensboro, N.C. 27409
800.334.2004 (x)28107


Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:36 PM
To: CamcoInfo <Info@Camco.net>
Subject: 22743 fresh water hose

Hello,
I’m wondering if it is okay to sanitize my fresh water hose using a chlorine / water solution mix like I would use in my fresh water holding tank on my RV? I was planning on letting it stay in the hose for 4hrs and then thoroughly flush it.
Thank you,
John

[DC8Captain]

Originally Posted by John H

After reading your post I was also curious so I sent an email to Camco and got a fast reply.

From: CamcoInfo [mailto:Info@Camco.net]
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:46 PM
Subject: RE: 22743 fresh water hose

Hey John, you will be OK doing that. Thank you.


Rick Godsey
Camco Customer Service
7500 Business Park Drive
Greensboro, N.C. 27409
800.334.2004 (x)28107


Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:36 PM
To: CamcoInfo <Info@Camco.net>
Subject: 22743 fresh water hose

Hello,
I’m wondering if it is okay to sanitize my fresh water hose using a chlorine / water solution mix like I would use in my fresh water holding tank on my RV? I was planning on letting it stay in the hose for 4hrs and then thoroughly flush it.
Thank you,
John

Wow! That's great work, much appreciated.

Dale

[pconroy]

My guess is that it's just a safety disclaimer. Bleach is highly reactive oxidizer and might have a bad reaction with some of the plastics in some hoses. Or they might be worried that you pour a slug of bleach in your hose and then "fuggadaboudit" resulting in a mess.

Just a guess.

[Jagiven]

I hate spilling bleach, so what I do, as it works with my htt. I take the shower head off the outside shower, shove the pipe down my gravity fill port.

Then take a gallon of water with the bleach in it. Use the antifreeze port to pump the solution into the gravity fill port. Then use the hose to fill the fw tank.