camelot Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I beleive I ran my fresh water tand dry! The other day I was on the water pump supply no shore water, Opened the faucet and it started splitting and spuddering then turned a pink color and then stopped, assumming out of water. But where did the pink water come from, it smelled like acohol also? Ty Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidL Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Sounds like there was RV antifreeze in the system...but why would that not have been diluted if you were using the system? Possibly you have only been running on shore water only the whole time and not using water from the Fresh Tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelot Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 I use fresh from tank occasionally, never saw pink before, where would the antifreeze be and why not until the tank was empty did it appear/ TY Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmw188 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Did you use a faucet you typically don’t use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution DavidL Posted October 17, 2023 Solution Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) I don't know. If you had antifreeze in the fresh tank last year, and filled it, it should have gotten diluted. The whole tank would have had some antifreeze smell, but not much color dependent on how diluted it was. Certainly the better way is to Springize the system by putting fresh water in, and pushing all antifreeze out, shocking the fresh water with bleach and a full tank, run the bleached water through all fresh lines, let it sit for a few hours, and then completely flush the system again and refill and use. Don't forget you don't run bleach or antifreeze water thru water filters (like charcoal type). Maybe there was a line that you never used since then? Like a second bathroom sink that never gets used and there was still antifreeze in that line? Either way, just sounds like the Springize was never completely done. No problem other than some bad tasting water. Edited October 17, 2023 by DavidL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96 EVO Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 4 hours ago, camelot said: I use fresh from tank occasionally, never saw pink before, where would the antifreeze be and why not until the tank was empty did it appear/ TY Steve Does your factory water filter mount horizontally in your wet bay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomV48 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I'm not aware of anything that grows, fungus wise, that would be pink, but for safety sake I think I would do a sanitizing flush of the entire system. Couple of quarts of bleach could make a big difference and that process is a must-do annually for me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdw12345 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Do you have an Aqua Hot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chip4872 Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Do you have the "Prevent-a-Freeze" system on the coach that could have been inadvertently activated and injected some antifreeze into the system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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