Bruce Grissom
09-01-1999, 11:37 pm
I have a 13 gallon flexable fresh water plastic tank which I don't think has been used in a quite a while. You suggest using bleach to clean the tank but the Ben manual says only use vinegar. I have a well at home and have done this type of bleach flush but will the bleach harm the plastic tank
Peggie Hall/Head Mistress
09-02-1999, 12:35 am
Just don't do it any more often than is absolutely necessary...don't exceed the recommended dosage...don't leave it in more than 24 hours...and above all--don't add bleach to each fill--only when the system needs cleaning. Vinegar, unfortunately, doesn't kill molds, fungi and bacteria--which is what you're trying to remove...not only from the tank, but the plumbing.