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04/9/2023 at 10:31am
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I use Milton tablets. drop a couple into the clean water hog, let them dissolve for a few hours then flush through out the pipework. sink taps, bathroom taps, and shower tap.
Never had a problem....
If you can wash babies bottles out with them, I am sure you can clean a hog and a few meters of pipe.
I do this at the beginning of each season first trip out.
Don't forget to change the water filter on the caravan periodically.
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04/9/2023 at 10:36am
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04/9/2023 at 11:34am
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Quote: Originally posted by kevin-t on 04/9/2023
I use Milton tablets. drop a couple into the clean water hog, let them dissolve for a few hours then flush through out the pipework. sink taps, bathroom taps, and shower tap.
Never had a problem....
If you can wash babies bottles out with them, I am sure you can clean a hog and a few meters of pipe.
I do this at the beginning of each season first trip out.
Don't forget to change the water filter on the caravan periodically.
👌👌👌👍
You've rather missed the point for NOT using Milton in Caravan/MH systems, it's undoubtedly safe for plastic and use on potable water systems in principle, BUT it's CORROSIVE to some of the metal components in the water heater for one, possible other metals within the system, there are springs in valves and metal tap components as well to consider. It's use will likely cause degradation to things like the heating element and heat exchanger, and boiler casing, and encourage premature failure, it may not be instantaneous failure, and you will likely get away with using it quite a few times if not left in the system too long, but the damage is being done.
Thing is, the cost of Puriclean or the like is insignificant compared with ANY damaged component in the water system, and the process of using Puriclean over Milton has no disadvantages, so really no good reason for using Milton. Puriclean also has the advantage over Milton in that it doesn't just sterilise the system, it cleans the bacteria harbouring biofilm that coats the system through normal use - it certainly seems to shift some 'gunk' out of my system when the solution is flushed out!
My Lunar caravan user manual actually advocates using Milton to sterilise the system, but comes with caveats about duration left in the system. Think it may be the only brand that did, think many specifically advise against using it.
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04/9/2023 at 4:17pm
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I do ours if we haven't used the caravan for a while, like others I use Puriclean, its good as not only does it sterilise but it also removes biofilm from the pipework.
You can do it at home or onsite depending on you circumstances
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