I purchased a used 2008 Sierra sport from a RV dealer. The mechanic told me to put a few gallons of water in the fresh tank and then put 10x 2liter bottles of Coco-Cola in the tank also and run all of the fixtures till the water is brown. Let it sit for 24 hrs then drain everything. Has anyone heard of this? I've seen what battery acid does to battery acid. I have no doubt this would kill any bacteria and make the water sweeter rather than like bleach.
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Can't you use pepsi? I think you should tell him your other leg has bells on, remember coke can dissolve nails.
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Never heard of it. Honestly, I would think the sugar in coke would lead to more bacteria. Just use 1 cup bleach to a 40 gallon tank. Run it through. I let it sit overnight but technically speaking bleach really only needs to sit for few minutes to be effective. I then drain the tank, fill it and drain it again. No issues with lingering bleach after that.
DO NOT let this "mechanic" ever touch your unit... EVER. You will have every ant for 7 counties come check you out. Search the forum for the right way to sanitize.
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Haha. I was wondering if anyone would chime in. It's a lot of coke. Increased bacteria crossed my mind. And the ant thing finalized the decision. Thanks.
Coke has Carbonic and Phosphoric acids in it and will destroy anything metal it comes in contact with; like your toilet valve and faucets. (Besides the obvious ants and sugary deposits).
10 liters of coke is about 1000 times the cost of a quarter cup of Regular Chlorox Bleach per 15 gallons (3/4 cup per 45 gallons).
If using "concentrated" bleach, use about 1/2 cup.
I use a garden hose and a fresh water fill tip with a shut off valve (I REALLY like the JR Products RV Water Entry Secure Fill 22305 but the much cheaper CAMCO one is also good).
With the water off, pour the bleach carefully into the hose and screw on the camco fresh water adapter and close the valve. Install in the fresh water fill port; turn the water on and open the valve to fill the tank under pressure while mixing the bleach.
Flush the lines with the water pump and burp the city water check valve from the outside until you smell bleach at each valve.
Let sit 72 hours; then drain and fill with city water (with normal amount of chlorine); flush and refill a second time and you are done.
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The (Teck) is laying the groundwork for his Next job (Coke driver),because he will surely be Fired telling people that stuff! NEVER (Power Fill) your F/W tank, one little miscue and you have a (Hell of a Problem)! Youroo!!
The (Teck) is laying the groundwork for his Next job (Coke driver),because he will surely be Fired telling people that stuff! NEVER (Power Fill) your F/W tank, one little miscue and you have a (Hell of a Problem)! Youroo!!
I re-read my post after your comment YouRoo and yes, "under pressure" is a bit vague.
I meant pressure as the hose puts out and both units have vents associated with them. There is a hole in the cap on the JR products filler and there is obvious space around the vinyl hose. Both products have small diameter valve bores so it will take a while to fill the tank.
With the integral tank vent and the fitting vents, there should be no issue with bursting the tank. Just don't turn it on and walk away to do something else while it fills. Turn the water off when you see water starting to spurt at the vent.
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Well... a little Coca-Cola on a rag is great for removing road film from your windshield. If you've washed it and can still see road film give the Coke thing a try. Just be sure to wash it off the vehicle thoroughly afterwards. If you use Rainex or the like, the coke treatment first will give the best results possible.
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Let me preface this by saying I would not use the Coke. However, the stuff about Coke dissolving a nail, penny etc is was has been proven false many times.
Let me preface this by saying I would not use the Coke. However, the stuff about Coke dissolving a nail, penny etc is was has been proven false many times.
May not dissolve it, but sure does a great job of cleaning it!! Works great on removing rust stains also! I still wouldn't use it in my FW tank I would go broke buying enough rum to add to tank to make a good drink!!
May not dissolve it, but sure does a great job of cleaning it!! Works great on removing rust stains also! I still wouldn't use it in my FW tank I would go broke buying enough rum to add to tank to make a good drink!!
As I said, I wouldn't use it in the tank either. I wonder if you could you use the rum for winterizing, then buy the Coke in the spring when de-winterzing!
I agree with the above poster and use bleach as sanitizer if you do not want to purchase a product to clean your fresh water tank.
But as a retired engineer I have work with machanics on mining machines to repair them. We would always get oily and full of grease. We would use one 12oz can of regular Coke with the laundry detergent when we needed to clean them. They would come out clean with no oily or grease residue on the work clothes. Never ever brought home dirty clothes to the DW when traveling.
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