Accidentally put diesel in fresh water tank, how to clean it? (1 Viewer)

[jolley holidays]

So this week has not gotten any better, first fuel up, and the husband put 7 ltrs of diesel in the fresh water tank by mistake. The two fillers are next to each other, and I had borrowed his glasses so its my fault
Question what to use to clean it. We managed to syphon the water out without, anything going through the pump or pipes. Now in a campsite so have the tank soaking in fairy. Any ideas would be appreciated

 

[pappajohn]

Not as much diesel, maybe a litre, and flushed the tank with plain water for two or three hours then filled and a whole pack of puraclean tablets and let stand a day or two
Not on a meter and as long as Yorkshire water lose so much through leaking pipes I don't care.

 

[Tombola]

A neighbour at shell island was doing from this link this last year. He also handnt run any through. Though he did have an issue keep warming his water to get it Luke warm..
Said it was fine a couple days later

Diesel in the Water Tank: What Now?

It sounds terrible, but we promise it’s not as bad as it sounds, and it happens more often than you would think! Putting diesel into the water tank is a common mistake by new campervan travellers, and the most important thing is how you proceed after the mistake has been made. So what should you...

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[Lenny HB]

Only real way to get rid of it completely is to replace the tank and all the pipework if the taps have been run.
Don't forget to replace the filler pipe as well.

 

[WESTY66]

Only real way to get rid of it completely is to replace the tank and all the pipework if the taps have been run.
Don't forget to replace the filler pipe as well.

That’s exactly what I would do!

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[jolley holidays]

That’s exactly what I would do!

Fortunately nothing was run, we managed to empty the tank, immediately, first siphoning off the diesel on the top, as much as possible. The tank was only about a quarter full. Have soaked it overnight. In fairy now off to buy steredent tablets to try that before we go to the expense of replacing the tank. Thanks for the tips

 

[jolley holidays]

A neighbour at shell island was doing from this link this last year. He also handnt run any through. Though he did have an issue keep warming his water to get it Luke warm..
Said it was fine a couple days later

Diesel in the Water Tank: What Now?

It sounds terrible, but we promise it’s not as bad as it sounds, and it happens more often than you would think! Putting diesel into the water tank is a common mistake by new campervan travellers, and the most important thing is how you proceed after the mistake has been made. So what should you...

www.goboony.co.uk

Thanks, off to buy steredent

 

[gpat]

In my many years in the water industry I have experienced this a few times. Usually caused by people using chemical drums to store diesel and then accidently using it to disinfect water mains.

It's not looking good. Diesel reacts with plastic and it cannot ever be fully removed. It was possible with cast iron and ductile iron pipes to flush it out, but with the MDPE (plastic pipes) they had to be dug up a d replaced.

Good luck though. It's worth a try. Perhaps some powdered activated carbon might be worth a try as it adsorbs organic compounds more aggressively than plastic.

 

[Bessy765]

BioMagic Water Tank Cleaner

<strong>Accidentally filled your water tank with Diesel? BioMagic Fresh Water Tank cleaner will solve your problem!</strong> <br><br>BioMagic Tank Cleaner is d

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used this stuff a few times when working at a garage hiring out motorhomes worked well and no problems after doing it on one van we had to do it twice in a month, all was still working well afterwards. Follow the instructions to the letter

 

[Ridgeway]

BioMagic Water Tank Cleaner

<strong>Accidentally filled your water tank with Diesel? BioMagic Fresh Water Tank cleaner will solve your problem!</strong> <br><br>BioMagic Tank Cleaner is d

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used this stuff a few times when working at a garage hiring out motorhomes worked well and no problems after doing it on one van we had to do it twice in a month, all was still working well afterwards. Follow the instructions to the letter

I assume that’s likely H2O2 or at least at 25%. Hydrogen peroxide will clean tanks out really well and is flushed easily, it’s what I’ve used in marine aquaculture on IBCs several times.

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[Emmit]

BioMagic Water Tank Cleaner

<strong>Accidentally filled your water tank with Diesel? BioMagic Fresh Water Tank cleaner will solve your problem!</strong> <br><br>BioMagic Tank Cleaner is d

inter-bio.com

used this stuff a few times when working at a garage hiring out motorhomes worked well and no problems after doing it on one van we had to do it twice in a month, all was still working well afterwards. Follow the instructions to the letter

It was looking so good until;
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7. Once you are satisfied that the tank and pipes are clear, sanitize the water system using Milton ??? or a similar product. Follow the instructions on the sanitizing liquid bottle for your tank size, then flush again with fresh water. Good Luck!"

I thought Milton tainted the system as well. Suppose it's the lesser of two weavills

 

[Bessy765]

I used to maintain 6 motorhomes for hire, and despite without exception warning against putting diesel in the water tank and a large label stating this is for water, it happen several times over the years. I have used this product but never used Milton to finish it off. Just followed the instructions, but first filled the water tank till it overflowed as the diesel floats on top of water so you can get rid of a lot this way.

 

[Suenliam]

If I just flushed the tank and didn't replace the tank and fill pipe, then I think I wouldn't drink the water afterwards.
Sue