[alberg30] Chlorination of Ship's Fresh Water-things not to do

[alberg30]

I just opened my fresh water tank for inspection last weekend, and Holy
Cow, I had science experiment going on down there that made Aliens look
like a picnic.

While I am a nine-fingered self-proclaimed genius, I realized that for
the last two years, while in dry dock, I had left the water tank
partially full. What a rocket scientist!! To say there was mold and
other things growing inside the tank, would be an extreme
understatement.

After draining the tank several times, giving it a scrubbing--as much as
was accessible- and then treating with Clorox beach, I am wondering what
else I should be doing to try and fix this mess. I have circulated the
new bleach water through the system, and will be installing a carbon
filter soon enough. Any rule on how long to keep the bleach or chlorine
in the tank? Do I get a test kit and just keep testing-and purging with
chemicals? With the addition of chemicals in the water system, can I
reverse the effects of this mold-growing crisis?

Thanks for your help;

Joe #499
"One Less Traveled"
----- Original Message -----
From: Marianne King-Wilson <addvalue at zeuter.com>
To: <alberg30 at egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [alberg30] Chlorination of Ship's Fresh Water


> My husband, who has a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and works in
scientific
> affairs related to food safety, says, in true scientific fashion, "it
> depends".
> Some of the variables would be the condition of the water put into the
tank,
> the condition of the tank, and the piping to the tap.
> The easy part is how you can tell if the water is safe.  It must have
> residual chlorine at the tap.  In other words, the chlorine won.
> There is a simple test, and I will try to get the name of the
apparatus,
> which determines in a few moments, the PPM of residual chlorine.
> If you have 5 PPM of chlorine at the tap, the water is safe from all
> bacteria.
> To tailor this to your boat, keep adding chlorine, agitating it,
(tacking?)
> and then testing until you have a residual.
> I'll do some research about the apparatus and get back to you.
>
> Marianne King-Wilson
> Windward #369
>
>
>
> Jack Vanderloo wrote:
>
> >  what is the conventional wisdom
> > regarding the chlorination of ship's water supplies?  How many cups
per
> > how many gallons?
>
>
>
>
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