How to sanitize water tank without an open fill port.

[tfford53]

Just purchased a 2017 Jayco Eagle and still trying to figure out all the features. This unit does not have a fresh water fill port. It appears fresh water is added to the fresh water tank by the city water connection and the proper lever/switch arrangement. This works fine to add water to the fresh water tank but I can't determine how one would sanitize the tank. I talked to the dealership and they did not have a ready answer for sanitation. I was considering using a hose tee valve and connect the second inlet to a container with sanitation solution. I assume other experienced rvers have already resolved this situation.

[Sundancer330]

I would pour the bleach into the hose and attach to the RV and turn the water on.

[Grumpy]

You're supposed to pump it in using the "country fill" setting.

[tfford53]

Originally Posted by Sundancer330

I would pour the bleach into the hose and attach to the RV and turn the water on.

Thanks for the suggestion of adding solution to the hose before connecting to the city water connection. That would be easier than using a hose tee.

[tfford53]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

You're supposed to pump it in using the "country fill" setting.

Thanks for your suggestion, I'm not familiar with the "country fill" setting.

Sundancer330 suggested pouring the solution into the hose before connecting to the city water connection.

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by tfford53

Thanks for your suggestion, I'm not familiar with the "country fill" setting.

Sundancer330 suggested pouring the solution into the hose before connecting to the city water connection.

Not sure what they call it now, but that is how you would refill the tank when boon docking.

[pconroy]

Originally Posted by tfford53

Thanks for your suggestion, I'm not familiar with the "country fill" setting.

Sundancer330 suggested pouring the solution into the hose before connecting to the city water connection.

Adding it to the hose is a bit tricky but it might be the easiest. Country Fill is a setting on our Jayco water panel.

Flip the valves to point to Country fill, put a small hose from the inlet into a jug and turn on the pump. The water is pumped from the jug into the fresh water tank.

That's country fill. It might help to just post a picture of your Water Control Valve panel and we can help figure out what valves to flip were.

[denn888]

If you have an external water filter, take the filter out and fill the filter housing with the correct amount of bleach and re-install filter housing and run the water

[Dizz]

Originally Posted by Sundancer330

I would pour the bleach into the hose and attach to the RV and turn the water on.

That's what I do. Add 1 cup bleach in hose then attach and fill fresh water tank and then when it's about 1/2 full turn on pump and run water through lines also water heater..

[Cdash]

I use both methods suggested. I've never exactly figured out how the water flows under city setting, and if it makes it through the piping around the water pump, so I put bleach in that the host connected to the city water connection. Then I also make a bleach solution in a jug that I suck into the system. Then I suck that the bleach solution into the interior plumbing lines. Then flush, flush, flush.

Is this correct? I don't know, but I pretty sure that I'm getting more lines sanitized (or at least different areas of the same lines).

[tfford53]

Originally Posted by pconroy

Adding it to the hose is a bit tricky but it might be the easiest. Country Fill is a setting on our Jayco water panel.

Flip the valves to point to Country fill, put a small hose from the inlet into a jug and turn on the pump. The water is pumped from the jug into the fresh water tank.

That's country fill. It might help to just post a picture of your Water Control Valve panel and we can help figure out what valves to flip were.

<Thanks for the info. I am new to all the valve position settings but I should be able to figure it out.

[vcbice]

Yep, if you read the manual (yes, I know I am weird) it has the valve positions for introducing sanitizer/antifreezee to your system. Easy peasy.

PS sorry forgot. What the manual does not show is WHERE all that stuff is located. For mine it is accessed in the pass through storage compatment, on control panel side. There is a 'hatch' on the wall that has to be unscrewed (mine had two screws). Remove that hatch and you will see the 'guts' of your water system. Pump, valves, plumbing, and the clear hose provided for the 'country fill' and sanitizing.

PPS and no, the dealer did NOT show us this on the walk through