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by **Alleged User** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:00 pm

We have a new 7-gallon water jug. Can anyone suggest a good way to get rid of the plastic-y smell inside? :surrender:

by **hoytedow** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:42 pm

I would fill it, pour in a quart of rubbing alcohol and a pound of sodium bicarbonate and swish it, then rinse.

by **GuitarPhotog** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:53 pm

hoytedow wrote:I would fill it, pour in a quart of rubbing alcohol and a pound of sodium bicarbonate and swish it, then rinse.

Based on what do you suggest this?

Rubbing alcohol sometimes contains substances other than isoproply alcohol, some of which (oils), I wouldn't want in my water container.

<Chas>

by **mandy** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:15 pm

Warm water and baking soda gets rid of that smell. :thumbsup:

by **hoytedow** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:20 pm

I was not aware of oils being in isopropyl alcohol. Where did you hear that? I do know it will suspend oils in water allowing them to rinse out of container. Feel free to skip the alcohol and go with the sodium bicarb, by all means.

by **caseydog** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:06 pm

mandy wrote:Warm water and baking soda gets rid of that smell.

That is what I have always done. It may take a few cycles, but it has always worked for me.

CD

by **CliffinGA** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:35 pm

They carry some stuff at the RV dealers in parts that will do that also, I use it in our pop up water tank every spring after it sets all winter. Don't remember the name for it though :thinking:

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Cliff

by **Shadow Catcher** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:59 pm

I used the Camco 40206 RV TastePURE Drinking Water Freshener to kill the taste.

by **dmckruit** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:40 am

When I got mine I filled it with hot water and a cap full of bleach and let it sit for about an hour. Then I rinsed it out several times and it was ready for use. Clean and disinfected.

by **Alleged User** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:58 am

I'm going to have the best-smelling water jug around...thanks, everyone! :shake hands:

by **john warren** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:01 am

i just took the lid off and let it sit in the sun outside , never had a flavor after that,,, but it may depend on what the plastic is.

as far as alcohol,,,, why not just use rum? even if it doesn;t remove the taste,,,, by the time you drink a bit of it ,,,you won;t really care. :twisted:

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Getting rid of plastic smell in our water container.

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