I'm starting out this season with that awful sulphur smell coming from my FW although I drained the water last fall from the tank and lines, added antifreeze and then ran it through the system.
In past years, I'd add a 1/2 cup of chlorine bleach into the tank at the beginning of the season, let it sit for awhile, run the boat to let the FW with the bleach slosh around, and then drain and then add FW once again. After that I keep after it every week (drain and add FW with some commercial FW additive from a marina store) and it seemed to be O.K. (not smelly) the rest of the season. But I'm afaid that the bleach is and will corrode my 20 yr. old aluminum 60 gal FW tank and am leary about starting out this year by adding it.
Any suggestions what to do? I also heard of an in-line (just after the water tank) housing that you add a chlorine? tablet that removes the smell (kills the bacteria) from your hot and cold lines, including the water heater. Anyone hear or use this? Where would I get it?
Thanks for your ideas? I've had this boat for 12 years now and I've decided that my usual "bleach" solution to the FW smelly problem may not have been the way to go.
In past years, I'd add a 1/2 cup of chlorine bleach into the tank at the beginning of the season, let it sit for awhile, run the boat to let the FW with the bleach slosh around, and then drain and then add FW once again. After that I keep after it every week (drain and add FW with some commercial FW additive from a marina store) and it seemed to be O.K. (not smelly) the rest of the season. But I'm afaid that the bleach is and will corrode my 20 yr. old aluminum 60 gal FW tank and am leary about starting out this year by adding it.
Any suggestions what to do? I also heard of an in-line (just after the water tank) housing that you add a chlorine? tablet that removes the smell (kills the bacteria) from your hot and cold lines, including the water heater. Anyone hear or use this? Where would I get it?
Thanks for your ideas? I've had this boat for 12 years now and I've decided that my usual "bleach" solution to the FW smelly problem may not have been the way to go.