Making Ready For Winter; Maintenance - Vetus ILTCOND Instrucciones De Instalación Y Manual Del Propietario

Filling
Fill the tank with clean tap water. Always run
water through the pipes from the tap on shore
or the jetty before filling the tank.
If the tank has been dry for a long time or if the
water has an unpleasant taste the cleaning and
disinfecting procedure described above must
be repeated before filling the tank.
Never top up a partly filled tank but always
pump the tank empty first before refilling it.
Water that has been in the tank for a long time
could be contaminated!
The water level in the tank is visible through
the tank wall!
Always fill a drinking water tank with
fresh drinking water from a drinking wa-
ter pipe Never fill the tank with water
from a fire extinguishing system
Prevention of bacterial contamination
and formation of algae
Water contaminated with bacteria or algae
has an unpleasant taste. In order to prevent
contamination by bacteria and the formation
of algae, chlorine tablets can be added to the
drinking water (e.g. Certisil®, not permitted in
the Netherlands) or as an alternative use 0.5 to
1 % clear vinegar or bleach.
Bacteria and algae develop much quicker at
a higher ambient temperature than at a low
temperature. Exposure of the tank to direct
sunlight also speeds up the development of
bacteria and algae.
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Making ready for winter

The tank, pipes, pump, etc. must always be
drained completely.
Never put anti-freeze in the tank or other
parts of the drinking water system to protect
it against freezing, anti-freeze is very poison-
ous!
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Maintenance

- Check the breather nipple regularly and
clean the sieve of the breather nipple if nec-
essary.
- Check the hoses and hose connections for
possible leaks annually and fit new hoses
and/or hose clamps as necessary.
- Also check the tank for damage as a result
of chafing. Replace a damaged tank imme-
diately.
- Carry out the disinfection procedures de-
scribed under 'Use' at the beginning of the
sailing season.
- A tank and installation that is strongly con-
taminated by algae can be cleaned by rins-
ing the tank, the pump and pipes with a
solution of bleach in water (1:20). Rinse the
tank with clean tap water
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