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Topic: AquaTabs - Any good ?

clever

11/6/2012 at 9:41pm
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After reading the thread on here What an eye opener I was thinking of investing in some Aquatabs to treat the water in the Aquaroll.

Can anyone who uses them tell me of they are any good ?
Do they leave a taste in the water ?

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I never bother using them myself because I sterilise the water system with Puriclean twice a year which is made by the same company that produces Aquatabs so I don't feel the need to use them. If the water is being stored for a lengthy period then yes I can see the need for the application but because I use one Aquaroll of water each day then it seems rather a pointless expense. After all, we use the water from the aquaroll in the kettle which is boiled prior to drinking and the rest is for either having a wash, a shave, a shower or washing up the dishes so in view of this I can't see the point of sterilising the water in the barrel. As long as the system itself is free of bacteria then treating the water seems rather pointless for the daily common uses.

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geoff+emmy

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We too use puriclean from Halfords £2.99 does 90 lts which is just enough for the water hog and the on board tank, pipes etc But I only do ours once a year...

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There are two different issues here. Aquatabs are great for sterilising water that is of dubious quality and Puriclean is for cleaning pipes. If you put good quality water into clean pipes there should be no need for Aquatabs but if the water is contaminated no amount of cleaning the pipes and aquaroll with Puriclean is going to sterilise the water. Conversely putting water that has been sterilised with Aquatabs into a mucky system is a bit of a waste of time as it will still pick up algae and biofilm which I would rather not have in my cuppa at any time of day.

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clever

12/6/2012 at 8:29am
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We use puriclean a couple of times a year, but my point was that once you fill it with contaminated water then the puriclean doesn't help.

The Aqautabs are quite cheap and it would be easy to drop a tablet in the aquaroll when you fill up.

Has anyone who has used them tell me if they leave a taste in the water ?

Esther1

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My parents only use aquaroll water for washing up and have a separate Britta filter full in the fridge for drinking which they fill directly from the tap.

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We use them but only use water for washing up washing etc, don't drink it so have no idea what it tastes like.

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Quote: Originally posted by Esther1 on 12/6/2012

My parents only use aquaroll water for washing up and have a separate Britta filter full in the fridge for drinking which they fill directly from the tap.

hate to point this out, but the brita filter will do zip for bacteria, it only removes particle contamination, along with chlorine and other dissolved contaminants.

However, the chlorine in drinking water will kill off any organic contaminents within reason, from say dogs etc, possibly not from somone emptying their toilet from it, but thats just wrong, although I did witness the same thing at a site last year that has now put me off commercial sites in seaside tourist areas for life, no bad thing, theres usually a CS nearby.

I use our van water for everything, cleaned twice a year, or if its been stood for a while, although again, tap water though it with no filter in should clear any nasties out.
The source of my info/advice is an industrial chemist who worked for yorkshire water, so I feel its valid.

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I use Puriclean at the beginning and middle of the season. I also tend to put a tab in the aquaroll on most fill ups. I believe the army use them when filling up their canteens when on missions so must be good. The reason for me using the tabs is sometimes if you are first on site or a rally field. The water in those pipes could have been there for days, weeks or even months. This may take many gallons of water to be drawn off until you get fresh water. It may sound as though I am paranoid but we all had bad stomachs once due to this and spoilt our break.

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clever

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Thanks for that Chalkie56, can you tell me if they leave any taste in the water?

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I had an operation on my nose so have lost my sense of smell and a my taste is limited too but my wife tells me it doesn't leave a taste.

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