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A big issue with water is that the WHO standards, that we use in Australia, state that potable water has to have a certain percentage of chlorine in it. Chlorine only lasts about a week before it breaks down but it controls nasties quite well. If you knew about the nasties in tank water, you'd use a filter. Especially in areas where wood heating is common. Also, don't take the chance of cleaning out your own water tank as it can kill you. I love town water personally :D
Just about anything is better than bore water.
Do you mean you will die of shock at the sight of all the sediment and the number of skeletons in the bottom of the tank :p or is there some OH&S issue?Quote:
Originally Posted by gusthedog
When I cleaned the inside of my rainwater tank in Narrabri in preparation for sealing all the minor leaks, it was uncomfortable, but I didn't realise it was life threatening.
Coca Cola products are all made from bore water in Kinglake. The water is such high quality they don't need to treat it much.Quote:
Originally Posted by bob10
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The quality or taste of bore water does vary a lot.
When I was working on a cotton farm at Merah North, west of Wee Waa, the bore water used to irrigate the cotton was quite pleasant to drink. It was vastly better than the Narrabri town water supply was when the river water needed to be topped up with bore water in times of drought.
Water tanks can grow moulds and algae that let off toxic substances according to my brother in law. He cleans water tanks on the mines and a couple of blokes have died around Kalgoorlie from going into them. But I'm not sure it's that dangerous with home tanks. But you don't need to go into them to clean them unless they're really manky. Seriously, unless you have a completely sealed home system and regularly clean your roof and gutters, rain tanks can be pretty nasty.Quote:
Originally Posted by vnx205
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In my case, I needed to seal a lot of tiny rust holes that had developed in the walls of the tank.Quote:
Originally Posted by gusthedog
I needed to clean off the loose rust and dirt on the inside so that I could paint it with a product that I think was called Silasec, was mixed with a bit of cement and sand, and applied with a broad brush.
By the time I finished wire brushing the wall, I could see daylight in about a hundred places.
The accumulated muck in the bottom was well below the outlet, so I didn't do anything about it.
I woudl have thought gases from decomposing plant matter etc, confined space, asphyxiation...Quote:
Originally Posted by gusthedog
If you had a copper roof with lead soldered joints or flashing or something, I'd think the toxic thing might hold water
Then again, mine water might the be sludge that they pump from underground... I've heard that a shovel will rust in half in that stuff overnight...
Water out of Woronora Dam is pretty good, it was the only area that wasn't required to boil water during the 1997 Crypto/Giardia outbreak.
The guys that were building the filtration plant at the dam in the late 90s couldn't work out why they were doing it. In their opinion the water going into the plant was better quality than they get out of the filtration plants in Europe.
Water from the bore at 3 O'clock creek on the edge of the Simpson is pretty good as well.
Martyn
When we go to Karumba, we make sure we take our own water. Not sure Coca Cola is such a good example.Quote:
Originally Posted by gusthedog