Water tanks

[on-one]

Can anyone advise me on what I need to do to keep a water tank clean?

We've got a 300 litre water tanks, usually the boat gets used every weekend so the water gets used and replaced regularly but at christmas the injector pump died and it's taken a few months to get it fixed, we took the boat out for a run today and the water stinks. Is there some sort of treatment or filter we should be using?

[Luc]

If you can get into the tank via an inspection hole, give it a really good clean & flush. You may have to add some chlorine to the water to get rid of the smell.

Contact a boat shop or a water tank dealer for more advice.

Luc

[Roughasguts]

Think something like Milton baby bottle cleaner, steriliser might do the trick.
Read the instructions on the back, think it can be used for tank treatment aswell.

[Horse]

Try about 100mls of household bleach in the tank and leave for a day or so. This will clean everything out OK without ripping the guts out of the fittings. Then take it for a run before you empty it. You may still have a strong chlorine smell for a while but it will not hurt you

Cheers

Neil