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15-01-2011, 23:50	#1
Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 757 Images: 1	Plastic Bladder Makes Water Taste Awful I have had a plastic (PVC) water bladder for a while and lately the taste of the water has got really bad (plastic taste) I have emptied and refilled the water tank and that has improved it a bit. Any suggestions.

16-01-2011, 01:07	#2
Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: abbeville la Boat: seawind II Patience Posts: 541	Had same problem yrs. ago,sadly never able to rectify it .marc

16-01-2011, 01:16	#3
Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Boat: TBA Posts: 333	Bad Taste just check that the filler hose is "food grade" not your garden variety , they can look identical but you wouldn't beleive the bad taste out of the garden variety. i have been caught with this problem even in a stainless tank.

16-01-2011, 04:40	#4
Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: abbeville la Boat: seawind II Patience Posts: 541	You might try a filter.marc

16-01-2011, 06:29	#5
Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Catskill Mountains when not cruising Boat: 31' homebuilt Michalak-designed Cormorant "Sea Fever" Posts: 2,100	Every now and then I would worry about algae growth in ours, and I would rinse it with a bleach-water solution. I found that the bleach made the plastic taste in subsequent water batches worse. If I used StarSan (from my homebrew equipment) to sanitize the bladder, the plastic taste was much much less. Not sure if this has any bearing on your situation, but thought I'd mention it . . .

16-01-2011, 07:15	#6
Marine Service Provider Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Little Compton, RI Boat: Cape George 31 Posts: 2,281	Step 1: Rip out all that fool plumbing. Step 2: keep all your water in Gal. jugs. Easy to inspect, refill, wash, not painful to throw out if moldy, cheap to replace.

16-01-2011, 08:51	#7
Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Massachusetts Boat: 40' Silverton Aftcabin with twin Crusaders Posts: 1,791	IF THERE IS AVAILABLE SPACE, you would be wise to consider a new plastic tank for water storage. Foggy

16-01-2011, 08:52	#8
Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Winnipeg Boat: None at this time Posts: 8,462	Quote: IF THERE IS AVAILABLE SPACE, you would be wise to consider a new plastic tank for water storage. Foggy Or a stainless tank.

16-01-2011, 09:23	#9
Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Georges, Bda Boat: Rhodes Reliant 41ft Posts: 4,131	Have you tried adding baking Soda to the water, it solved the problem in an auxiliary Vetus PVC tank I keep on board. __________________ so many projects--so little time !!

18-01-2011, 16:11	#10
Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 757 Images: 1	How much baking soda /gallon

05-04-2011, 19:00	#11
Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: East Coast Australia Boat: Lidgard 47 Posts: 52 Images: 2	Re: Plastic Bladder Makes Water Taste Awful We bought a yacht with bladders and have never had a problem with the taste because we use filters - inline both before it goes in to the tanks and right at the galley sink. Where possible we also fill from rainwater or spring water, as the chlorine (and other additives) in town water taste disgusting to people used to living off the land. Having said that, I am fairly certain those dreaded BPAs are in the lining of the bladders, so when money and time permit we will upgrade to HDPE or stainless tanks. I take it you are referring to a chemical type taste, because if it's not a chemical taste perhaps a critter got into your tank somehow? Dead frogs are well known for making water taste disgusting, though rats and possums are worse! Just added that to help you smile: fresh water is one of the MAGNIFICENT joys of cruising so do whatever you can to remedy the problem! __________________ ***Be the change you want to see in the world*** Mahatma Gandhi

05-04-2011, 19:25	#12
Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Boat: Dragonfly 1000 trimaran Posts: 6,963	Re: Plastic Bladder Makes Water Taste Awful __________________ There are now only two groups. Those who can�t unsee and those who won�t look. All it takes is a tiny peek and the latter becomes the former.

05-04-2011, 19:37	#13
Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 757 Images: 1	Re: Plastic Bladder Makes Water Taste Awful We tried all the additives etc, nothing worked. We threw away the Vetus Bladder an bought another brand. No more problems.

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