On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Daryl Christensen <daryl@aatransaxle.com>wrote:

> My tank of water is flushed with bleach every spring and the water tastes
> just fine...esp whilst mixed with Crown Royal...
>

I've used that same routine for many years now with good results. Except for
the Crown Royal, not my favorite, sorry Daryl.
There have been a couple of times I've ended up with funky water filling up
at a campground so I've gotten in the habit of taste testing before topping
off anywhere but home.
As for bad taste from the garden hose that can be eliminated or at least
minimized by letting the hose run long enough to flush out any water that
has been standing in the hose.  The old rubber hoses, yes, left a taste.
Todays plastic hoses I haven't had any problem with.