Originally posted by britmama Is there somewhere I can watch or read EXACTLY how to do each step of the sanitizing? I am confused by the water heater. I have a 2011 RP177.

Watch John Marucci's video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqlqgaH7nus

30 gallons is one heck of a lot of beer, but I like the idea!

Yes pour in bleach then baking soda and then drink the stuff. 

Never mind all the black mold and algae growing in the top inside surfaces of a warm moist dark tank last summer, and the summer before that...and loose particulate matter that has been sloshing around in the bottom of the fresh tank, from years of previous fillings by other owners who may or may not have been filling the tank from sterile and filtered potable water hose with 100% safe water obtained from safe water sources at campground dump stations (NO!) or friendly little RV parks where dogs like to lick from the spigots...

Yuck. It's the unknowns in life that can get ya...or not...as we have recently all been made aware of. 

Carry on...just don't ask me over for a glass of iced tea.

I did add bleach and I did cup my hand over the flowing water right next to my nose. No bleach smell whatsoever, just antifreeze. I added 1/2 cup of bleach to my 36 gallon freshwater tank. Should I repeat the whole process, filling the tank with bleach water again, but this time adding more bleach?

There IS a freshwater tank....but your 'drinking' water should be in sealed bottles or jugs or totes, or after a 'drinking water' filter attached ahead of (or directly at) the faucet. There are also countertop water filters that can make a quart or a gallon of drinking water after you pour in the quote 'freshwater'.

Yes I am aware that others will not see it this way. 

for the best directions, go to the  the Podmods, Maintenance , Tips section of the Forum. the first post is the Instruction Manual that covers just about everything in the Pods. Look at the advanced search function and check for "water heater bypass", "water heater valve positions" and "dewinterization".

There will be lots of info and pictures.Note that different models have different valve configurations. some have 1 valve and some have 2.

Basically, if the valves are set to bypass the water heater, you will not have any water from the freshwater tank or the city water fill  going into the water heater. Therefor, the heater  should be as clean as it was before you dewinterized. If the valves are set to supply water to the heater, then non potable water did go into the heater and you will need to clean it also. An easy way to tell if the valves are set to bypass is to turn on a hot water faucet-if there is no pressure or water then the valves are set to bypass. If you hear air , get sputtering or water, then the valves are set to supply the heater.

Once you look closely at the valve(s) and read the instructions, it will make a lot more sense.

don't worry-we've all made mistakes.  this will not cause any long term problem-just need to start the sanitizing over and when finished, it will be fine

Vann

I'm just curious; what kind of non-potable water did you put in the fresh tank?

As for videos, there are usually at least a dozen or so vids on almost any imaginable topic on YouTube.  I'm sure you can find something there. The process is pretty straight forward.

TT

 

glad you realized what you had done and reacted quickly. what you do next depends on what you want to get out the faucet when you use it-

I would start over and totally sanitize the whole system, including opening each faucet until you smell bleach.  that's the only way to insure that all of the supply lines are filled and have been cleaned as well as the tank.

I assume you had bypassed the water heater-if not, then you have to clean the water heater as well.  flush it several times.

I use baking a soda and first rinse and follow with a lemon juice second rinse.  this will remove any bleach taste.

good luck-

Vann

I had recently finished de-winterizing, as in, flushing all the antifreeze out of the system, filling the system with bleach water, letting it sit, and flushing it out again. I put the wrong water into the tank as part of what was supposed to be a final step of rinsing out any remaining bleach water. The two low point drains were open when I put the non-potable water in. 

Thank you for your help!