jez1954 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I emptied the drinking water tank (plastic collapsible one in the bow) from last year and noticed that the water has gone brown. I presume this means that there is gunk/mould/algea in the tank and it needs cleaning. What's the best way to clean it - fill it with a solution of bicarb of soda and leave for a couple of days? Or do I need to get a specialist sterilising fluid? Jez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taslim Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Milton (other types available) used as per instructions but find out where the contamination came from. taslim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Schweizer Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Another vote for Milton, or the Wilkinsons equivalent at half the price. We had some brown gunk in our water a few years ago, a fill and flush with Milton cleared it and it has not returned yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Brown Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 A cup full of thin bleach may help. May not help with tinted hair, will boil away if making tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chertsey Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Milton is only a very dilute solution of sodium hypochlorite, which is the same stuff as thin bleach. So just use thin bleach but at about ten times the dilution. Leave to soak and then flush out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jez1954 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Many thanks for the advice - I'll pop to the chemists tomorrow and get a bottle of Milton. Jez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy-Neil Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 A cup full of thin bleach may help. May not help with tinted hair, will boil away if making tea. Milton is only a very dilute solution of sodium hypochlorite, which is the same stuff as thin bleach. So just use thin bleach but at about ten times the dilution. Leave to soak and then flush out. Many thanks for the advice - I'll pop to the chemists tomorrow and get a bottle of Milton. Jez Horse/water/drink.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.p.now Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 is the milton edable then? it says on there websie theres no need to wash it off. but what if you wanted to use it in your tank and then use the warter inside it? or dose it have to be flushed first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 This might answer your questions - it answered mine! from another forum Time for a trip to Tesco, I think. Presumably other supermarkets' cheapo household bleach is the same stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jez1954 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Horse/water/drink.... I was going to air on the side of caution as if I recall from baby bottle days Milton has no smell/taste wheras bleach is very smelly and I don't want to end up with water that tastes/smells of bleach. It's not as if Milton is particularly expensive - £2-3 quid even if I end up using a whole bottle. Jez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebotco Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Milton is only a very dilute solution of sodium hypochlorite, which is the same stuff as thin bleach. So just use thin bleach but at about ten times the dilution. Leave to soak and then flush out. Do you know if this is OK for integral steel water tanks coated with "bitumen"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was going to air on the side of caution as if I recall from baby bottle days Milton has no smell/taste wheras bleach is very smelly and I don't want to end up with water that tastes/smells of bleach. It's not as if Milton is particularly expensive - £2-3 quid even if I end up using a whole bottle. Jez At least if it tastes and smell you know when you have got rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 We flush ours through with a Milton solution at the start of each spring just for our own peace of mind. Other than that we dont tend to bother with any other treatment. Although at the moment we have been using sterilising tablets for the last couple of top ups as we managed to leave the filler cap off after one of our fill ups and it wasnt noticed for a week or so. Dont like the tast of the water with these tablets in but at least we know it is killing off any nasties that might have got in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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