Hunter 50 - Fresh Water Sanitation

Hu
nt
e
r
50
• Water S
y
stems
9
.
3
tank until water starts flowin
g
throu
g
h the vent.
4.
C
lose the
f
ill
f
ittin
g.
CAUTION
! !
Alwa
y
s ensure that when fillin
g
the fresh water tanks
that
y
ou are fillin
g
throu
g
h the fresh water fill. Other
f
ills or pump outs ma
y
visuall
y
look the same. Fillin
g
fresh water in to the waste
p
um
p
out could flood
y
our boat, or fillin
g
the diesel fuel tank could dam-
ag
e
y
our fuel s
y
stem.
9
.2.2 Fresh water sanitation
NOTE: Be sure and read the OEM manuals that are supplied
with your boat, the next section is taken from one of those
manuals.
S
anitizin
g
Potable water s
y
stems require periodic main-
t
e
n
a
n
ce
t
o
de
liv
e
r
a
co
n
s
i
s
t
e
nt
f
l
o
w
of
f
r
es
h w
a
t
e
r.
D
ependin
g
on use and the environment the s
y
stem is
su
bj
ecte
d
to, san
i
t
i
z
i
n
g
i
s recommen
d
e
d
pr
i
or to stor
i
n
g
and be
f
ore usin
g
the water s
y
stem a
f
ter a period o
f
stor-
a
g
e.
Sy
stems with new components, or ones that have
b
een su
bj
ecte
d
to contam
i
nat
i
on, s
h
ou
ld
a
l
so
b
e
di
s
i
n-
fec
t
ed
as
fo
ll
o
w
s:
NOTE: The sanitizing procedure is in conformance with the
approved procedures of the US Public Health Service.)
1. Use the
f
ollowin
g
methods to determine the amount o
f
co
mm
o
n h
ouse
h
o
l
d
b
l
eac
h n
eeded
t
o
sa
nitiz
e
th
e
t
a
nk
:
A. Multipl
y
“g
allons o
f
tank capacit
y
” b
y
0.13; the result
is the ounces o
f
bleach needed to sanitize the tank
(
30
g
allons X .13 = 3.9 oz bleach
)
.
B. Use the number o
f
liters o
f
tank capacit
y
to determine
th
e
n
u
m
be
r
o
f millilit
e
r
s
o
f
b
l
eac
h n
eeded
t
o
sa
nitiz
e
the tank
(
120 liters o
f
tank capacit
y
= 120 milliliters o
f
bleach
).
2. Mix into solution the proper amount o
f
bleach within a
co
nt
a
in
e
r
of
w
a
t
e
r
3
. Pour the solution
(
water
/
bleach
)
into the tank and
f
ill
the tank with potable water
.
4.
O
pen all
f
aucets
(
hot and cold
)
allowin
g
the water to
r
u
n
u
ntil th
e
d
i
s
tin
c
t
odo
r
of
c
hl
o
rin
e
i
s
de
t
ec
t
ed.
5
. The standard solution must have
f
our
(
4
)
hours o
f
c
ontact time to disinfect completel
y
. Doublin
g
the solution
c
oncentration allows for contact time of one
(
1
)
hour
.
6
. When the contact time is completed, drain the tank.
R
efill with potable water and pur
g
e the plumbin
g
of all
sanitizin
g
solution.
9
.2.3 Fresh Water Manifold
The
f
resh water mani
f
old is basicall
y
a diverter
f
or the
separate water s
y
stems a
b
oar
d
y
our
b
oat.
I
t
h
as
b
ot
h
a
c
old water and a hot water side to it and is made up o
f
a
suppl
y
line that supplies the water to the mani
f
old. The
manifold is then se
p
arated into lines that feed the various
s
y
stems.
U
sua
lly
centra
lly
l
ocate
d
i
n t
h
e
g
a
ll
e
y
,
i
t a
ll
ows t
h
e owner
some control over which branches o
f
the water s
y
stem
are bein
g
supplied.
Later in this chapter
(
Fi
g
. 9.10
)
y
ou will
f
ind a photo
g
uide to the Fresh Water Mani
f
old with some instruc-
tions on its use. The actual look or shape of
y
our
mani
f
old ma
y
var
y
some
f
rom the photo on Fi
g
. 9.10,
however the mani
f
old operations will be the same.
The mani
f
olds var
y
dependin
g
upon the options or equip-
ment installed on
y
our boat.
Note; Examine the differences between the hot, and cold water
lines in Fig. 9.2, you will notice that the cold water lines are blue
while the hot water lines are red.
Fig. 9.2