So water tank cleaning day is here again. We try to make sure we clean the tank about every 6 months or thereabouts.

Although we don’t use it as drinking water we use it for everything else. Given the age of the boat we have no idea how often if ever the tank was cleaned so it makes sense to keep on top of it.

It is however a protracted event . First we have to mix the powder with water and add to a reasonably empty tank then fill. Then we need to go to each tap and run it through into the system.

After several hours you have to run through the whole system until the tank empty. Then refill tank and drain through again before final fill.

Although it doesn’t sound very labour intensive it actually takes up most of a day but it’s a necessary part of boat maintenance. Once it’s done and settled we then do a test to check for any nasties for piece of mind.

So with that ticked off the checklist back onto decorating