sodium percarbonate for water

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Does anyone use sodium percarbonate to sanitize water tanks?
What works best, in what dosage?
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Miltons sterilizing solution. I use to dose the water tanks on the ships I worked on. 1 ltr miltons for around 6000 ltrs on the ship. I generally use about 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup for 130 ltrs. I don't mind if I slightly overdose the tanks as my charcoal filter removes the chlorine.
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We happily use sodium percarbonate for the dunny and when the drinking water needs to be sweetened, we tip in a couple of teaspoons of epsons salts. It works a treat, just don't be over generous with it. ;) ;)
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Craig wrote: ↑Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:06 pm Miltons sterilizing solution. I use to dose the water tanks on the ships I worked on. 1 ltr miltons for around 6000 ltrs on the ship. I generally use about 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup for 130 ltrs. I don't mind if I slightly overdose the tanks as my charcoal filter removes the chlorine.
So with Miltons, ya just add but dont flush the tanks...??? I got the sink drinker as well... ;)

Saw a good tip the other day ...

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Explore-Inl ... Sw9mFWKheX

Bought one of these ... :x looks like a waste of time, cos the tip was... Fill your tanks with Adelaide water cos it's fulla chlorine ...!!! and if ya have a sink drinker as most have, ya got no problems...

So will save the fancy hose filter for dogey fills only...

Who would have thought fill with Adelaide water when it was banned by ships to fill with...!!! :o

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dream4red wrote: ↑Sun Apr 22, 2018 11:53 pm We happily use sodium percarbonate for the dunny and when the drinking water needs to be sweetened, we tip in a couple of teaspoons of epsons salts. It works a treat, just don't be over generous with it. ;) ;)
Sodium Percarbonate, sodium peroxide and Epsom salts all have a similar effect when overused, rapid weight loss :lol:
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No need to flush Vic.
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so just to confirm, this is for a full or partially full tank, not an empty one.
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bagmaker wrote: ↑Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:15 am so just to confirm, this is for a full or partially full tank, not an empty one.
Are you talking about miltons?
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I don't think he knows what he is talking about. :)

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