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Offline TOY80ST

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Re: Should you leave your water tanks full?
« Reply #25 on: January 29, 2012, 02:41:29 PM »
My Dad has drank from tank water for the last 65 years without a problem at all. I did it for about 25 years and we have a tank again now.  I don't think I will worry about Hewey. I have drank water that had wrigglers in it just filtered it out with a stocking. I have seen frogs in my grandparents water tank and probably went inside for a glass of cordial straight after seeing them. I pulled a black snake out of their well once also.

The only notable time I have had a stomach bug from water was when I drank out of a river that ran through a cow paddock. The water tasted fine too. I ran out of gas and I am not sure if the water got to the boil or not. I guess not.

I think it all comes down to how you grew up and what you are willing to accept as your drinking water.
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Should you leave your water tanks full?
« Reply #26 on: January 29, 2012, 03:05:22 PM »
We all know what fish do in water. Maybe we should all fill them with beer instead :)  Mmmmm....   Beer.....


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« Reply #27 on: January 29, 2012, 03:08:44 PM »
I've been keeping mine topped up. Only drained and refilled after Taj had been siting in the garage over winter without use.


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Re: Should you leave your water tanks full?
« Reply #28 on: January 30, 2012, 11:38:08 AM »
Hi Everyone,
I really appreciate everyone advice and comments.
I think Kit_E_Cat's comments sum it up for me tho, ya just never know when that little bit extra maybe needed.
I reckon I will drain them initially and after that will keep em full.
I farmed all of my life and all our water was in the old galvanised tanks, so the greeblies wont hurt that much.
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Re: Should you leave your water tanks full?
« Reply #29 on: January 30, 2012, 02:38:27 PM »
 :D Hi all, unless we're going again pretty soon I drain the tanks, except if there is a storm brewing where I will fill them.
I've only done this to get the weight off the springs so they don't sag, even starting to jack it onto chassis stands to rest the springs.  (After Woodleigh when cuts appeared in a tyre I think that a reset/replace of springs may be due.)
170-180kg is a bit of sag after a while.

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Re: Should you leave your water tanks full?
« Reply #30 on: January 31, 2012, 06:10:48 PM »
Quote from: Hewy54 on January 28, 2012, 01:58:49 PM
I fill mine with rainwater at home so cant see any reason to have to drain. The water may as well stay in the KK tank rather than the rainwater tank.

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Re: Should you leave your water tanks full?
« Reply #31 on: January 31, 2012, 06:40:14 PM »
I fill ours prior to storing it for the next use, never had an issue.
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