You wouldn't want to use the iodine tablets from the camping store, they
will leave a taste in the tank.
Chlorine doesn't bind with the plastic material, so you will want to use for
sure.

There's a sticker on the tank in my bus with instructions on amount of
chlorine (bleach??) and how long to wait to purify it. Unfortunately, the
crucial part of the sticker is obliterated, so I can't help more than that.

ideas/experience/intact stickers??

- N i l s

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Standley [SMTP:cstand@u.washington.edu]
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 1998 12:47 PM
> To:   Vanagon List
> Cc:   Wet Westies List
> Subject:      Cleaning my Water Tank
>
> I'm heading off this weekend to do some camping, and got to thinking.  I
> want to be able to drink out of my water tank.  Right now, I use it to
> clean the dishes and that's about it.  I usually bring a seperate
> container for drinking water, and that is kind of a pain.  I was going to
> get some of those water purifier tablets that they sell at camping stores,
> put the appropriate amount in and let it go to work.  However, I don't
> know if this will be a permanant solution.
>
> It's an '81, but the tank seems fairly clean.  The Van was camped in, so
> the tank did get some use (no 15 year old water sitting in it).  It
> appears clean, it doesn't smell bad and all the pipes look good.
>
> Has anyone cleaned their tanks succesfully?  I though of taking a sample
> in and having it tested.  Where would I go?  Dept of ???
>
> Thanks,
> Craig
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