First-Time Experience

Originally Posted by Virginia Deacon

Then, of course, there's the floride and chlorine the treatment plant puts in our water, before it ever gets to the hot water tank. I ate some dirt when I was a child, and, like another forum member, have drunk hot water all my life, never WORRIED about the purity of food, water, etc. - and I'm over 65 years old now!

Life's too short to ruin it by imagining all the evil things lurking in our food, air, water, etc.

Happy Camping!

It sounds like you have never had Giardia.

[kempert]

I think I get it. You can use the DHMO to put out the flame.

[countrygirl]

About once or twice a year we get a freeze in North Florida...we have our own well so we just put a heating pad on the pump to the well and plug it in. This might work for the water heater if you have electricity.

This is last point I will make about this off topic discussion. There is a huge difference between rinsing your dishes with hot water from the tap, and drinking and cooking with it.

Here is a typical article, there are a million more. Everyone can read and judge for themselves, but let's do it from an informed state:

http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1413847

If this is one reply too many on this off topic, delete it Bill.

Jon

Originally Posted by PopBeavers

It sounds like you have never had Giardia.

I've never heard of giardia in tap water in the US and certanly never heard that hot water heaters are a breeding ground for it. I thnk a properly maintained TM plumbing system should be able to hold perfetly potable water. Somehow there just aren't enough plastic water bottles in this world to convince me that all my drinking water must come from one.