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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / August 2008Strange water taste/smell
Ok, we've been living in the rv for two years, and been hooked to the same water source for two years. (re doing a house) All of a sudden, our water (on the hot AND cold side) comes out kinda foamy like it's carbonated. But when you smell it, it smell kinda musty, not carbonated. We have a whole house filter setup on the hose at the hydrant. It has a carbon type filter in it, and has been (up until about a month ago) been just fine. So, i removed the filter cartridge, to give the system a little time with our over chlorinated water we have. No help, it still foams and smells. NOW here's the kicker, if i draw water directly out of the hydrant OR out of the filtered side of the filter , AT the filter, it doesn't foam or smell. COULD it be the hoses? They are (2) 25' white rv hoses. I haven't tried disconnecting the hose from the trailer and drawing water at that point yet. Any ideas? thanks steve barker On Aug 10, 7:15 am, "Steve Barker DLT" <railphoto...@always.hotmail.com> wrote: > Ok, we've been living in the rv for two years, and been hooked to the same > water source for two years. (re doing a house) All of a sudden, our water [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > steve barker If the trailer has a fresh water holding tank, it is possible that the problem lays there. Shut off the water at the main and drain the fresh water tank. Then add one cup of household laundry bleach to the hose and fill the tank. Let it sit for an hour or so and then drain it. Flush with fresh water. If the smell of bleach continues after the flush, add a small amount of vinegar to the water and flush again. That should solve the problem. > On Aug 10, 7:15 am, "Steve Barker DLT" > <railphoto...@always.hotmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > COULD it be the hoses? They are (2) 25' white rv hoses. I haven't tried > > disconnecting the hose from the trailer and drawing water at that point yet. <snip > If the trailer has a fresh water holding tank, it is possible that the > problem lays there. Shut off the water at the main and drain the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the flush, add a small amount of vinegar to the water and flush > again. That should solve the problem. One additional caveat. Run the tank of bleach+water through all the coach water lines until you smell the bleach. Then let it sit for a while. This is when you kill the bugs in the tank (hopefully). Drain tank and re-fill with fresh water. Run faucets again until the chlorine smell is gone. Start the clearing process at the tap farthest from the tank and work your way back to the source. Do this again if you need to. The process is well described at: <http://rvbasics.com/techtips/sanitizing-your-rv-fresh-water-system.html.> bobert  SignatureA crowded elevator smells different to a midget. Bob in Central California I'll do all that after i check the hose. BUT i'm not using the onboard tank. Could it still be the culprit? s > In article > <03c9d2eb-cf15-4b1e-96c2-7cd797b3fd47@z6g2000pre.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > > bobert > I'll do all that after i check the hose. BUT i'm not using the > onboard tank. Could it still be the culprit? I would still use the fresh water tank to mix the chlorine water to clean the water lines. I'd put the chlorine in the lines when Not using the water for at least 6 or 8 hours if you can. My bet is, that's going to help your problem. Tom J >> I'll do all that after i check the hose. BUT i'm not using the >> onboard tank. Could it still be the culprit? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tom J I should have added - pour the chlorine full strength into the hose where it fastens to the outside water pipe. That will also kill the moss that may be growing in the hose. Tom J > I'll do all that after i check the hose. BUT i'm not using the onboard > tank. Could it still be the culprit? Unknown. I was replying to sanitizing your tank. I have some kind of effervesce from my tap at home from time to time, but I think it is a conspiracy to charge us for air that they provide along with our drinking water. Just my opinion. bobert SignatureA crowded elevator smells different to a midget. Bob in Central California thanks for the reply. please see my comment/question to the bobert. s > If the trailer has a fresh water holding tank, it is possible that the > problem lays there. Shut off the water at the main and drain the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the flush, add a small amount of vinegar to the water and flush > again. That should solve the problem. In addition to the sound advice about adding chlorine, try driving the RV around a bit. The motion may do well to cleanse/scrub the tank. Molds may have built up in the filter housing, that is where they are collected. > Ok, we've been living in the rv for two years, and been hooked to the same > water source for two years. (re doing a house) All of a sudden, our water [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > steve barker Thanks for the reply. As for moving it around..... probably not gonna happen. We're kinda planted here and it probably won't move until next memorial day. I've checked the filter housing, it's 50' away at the hydrant, and the water does not foam or smell funny at that point in the system. Also, i disconnected the white hose at the trailer and it doesn't foam or smell there either. Gonna bleach and fill the onboard tank today and pump it through the system. Film at eleven. s > In addition to the sound advice about adding chlorine, try driving the RV > around a bit. The motion may do well to cleanse/scrub the tank. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> steve barker > Ok, we've been living in the rv for two years, and been hooked to the same > water source for two years. (re doing a house) All of a sudden, our water [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Any ideas? I think I know what it could be. Your hot water heater run by propane? You could have propane getting into your hot water and making it bubble up like the CO2 makes pop bubble when you open the bottle cap. Check your propane burner and supply line for leaks and other problems. Look closely at the thermostat that shuts off the burner when water temp gets to setting. In rare cases propane has been known to enter the tank through the thermocouple plumbing. Harry Harris P.S. That would also explain the smell you mentioned. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** YOUV'E GOT MOTHER f.cking PROPANE ON THE BRAIN a.shole. SO PROPANE UNDER 11 INCHES OF WATER COLUMN PRESSURE IS GOING TO OVERPOWER MY 55 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH OF WATER PRESSURE AND NOT HAVE A WATER LEAK???" You are such a DICKHEAD. Why don't you just go hook some propane up to a fresh air breathing apparatus and kill yourself? s >No glorification of this reply by quoting> Harry Harris > > P.S. That would also explain the smell you mentioned. > > ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** Oh, and another thing, just for your Mother f.cking information, I'm using an ELECTRIC water heater. Not that i owe you any explaination. s > Harry Harris Harry, Thunderous explosions and giant fireballs: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/08/10/explosion-residents.html?ref=rss > Harry, > > Thunderous explosions and giant fireballs: > > http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/08/10/explosion-residents.html?ref=rss Shouldn't be allowed like that in a residential neighborhood. If you have anything to do with transporting and consuming propane, sooner or later you're gonna have trouble. Now, not everybody ends up getting blown up because mostly propane just causes runaway fires that badly damage or consume entire RV's and even the car they are towing but every so often you get a violent explosion out of it. Not very smart to be carrying what amounts to a powerful bomb around in your traveling residence. I sure couldn't sleep soundly at night knowing what I know about propane. Especially when there are safe viable alternatives. Harry Harris >> Harry, >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Harry Harris >> Thunderous explosions and giant fireballs: >> >> http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/08/10/explosion-residents.html?ref=rss >Shouldn't be allowed like that in a residential neighborhood. > >If you have anything to do with transporting and consuming propane, sooner >or later you're gonna have trouble. > >Harry Harris Sheeswh! Gregory Hall . . . Harry Hairass amongst a host of other TROLL IDs . . . . this guy's only source of recreation is TROLLING!! >>> Thunderous explosions and giant fireballs: >>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Sheeswh! Gregory Hall . . . Harry Hairass amongst a host of other > TROLL IDs . . . . this guy's only source of recreation is TROLLING!! Hey, can I help it if somebody else signs my name to their post and mimics me in an attempt to ridicule me? But, the guy does make a couple very good points. Harry Harris ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** > Sheeswh! Gregory Hall . . . Harry Hairass amongst a host of other > TROLL IDs . . . . this guy's only source of recreation is TROLLING!! And if people like you would QUIT f.cking REPLYING TO THE a.shole most of us wouldn't see this sh.t - me thinks you're going into the bozo-bin right beside old gassy... <sigh> > me thinks you're going into the bozo-bin >right beside old gassy... <sigh> Yaaawn!! |
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