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We have installed a Plastimo Flexible Water Tank (32 gal) underneath the rear berth to feed the shower as well as the galley faucet.
This mod was done in spring 2008. Since then we only have trouble with mildew and smelly water. We hardly can clean the tank inside even by removing it from the outer shell.
We tried vinegar as well as chlorine (cringe) but is does not seem to help.
Does anyone have a solution or a tip what can be done without using harsh chemicals?
The admiral does not like the stinking morning coffee.

Have you been adding the water purifying tablets?

What is this?
Is this chemical?

hvolkhart,

I have used a cap full of chlorine every time filling a water tank that size for many years and did not have a problem. There is a good chance the culprit is the hose not the tank, on my previous boat I had a sink in the head and also one in the galley. Used the one in the galley all the time and the water there did not smell, but the water from the taps in the head that did not get used much stunk. It was growth inside the plastic water hose that caused the smell.

Mark

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