Keeping your freshwater on board clean and safe

Sailors, at sea or on inland waterways, have always needed fresh drinking water on board. Proper storage is essential and modern techniques of stowage of potable water solve the problems of leakage and thereby potential contamination.

Stored water can quickly turn stale

The dark damp recesses of you water storage tank are an ideal environment for bacterial growth. Refilling from a marina fresh water tap may also introduce bacteria and other contaminants. So regular cleaning and disinfection are an essential maintenance chore.

Keeping your water tank clean made easy

Plation makes it easier to keep your fresh water tank clean and go on doing so for up to two seasons*. You will no longer need to chemically clean out and refill the tank on such a regular basis. You need only top up the tank as needed during that period.

Plation floats come in various sizes to suit the size and volume of water being used on board.

Easy, straightforward installation

Installing a Plation PNS is easy. First empty and clean the freshwater tank as usual. Flush the system through to make sure there are no chemical residues or sediment left behind.

PNS Floats

Insert the PNS float into the tank via the inlet filler hatch and secure by tying the cord onto the inner part of the tank’s filler cap.

PNK FLoats

If you have a tank with a wide access hatch you can use the PNK float, which uses larger silver colloidal balls. You may wish to tie this off on the hatch lid to ensure that you can retrieve and replace the filter easily when th etimes comes.

Bottled quality water for up to 2 seasons

You can leave the float safely in place to do its work for up to 1 year or 2 season*. Make a note of the date of replacement.

Tank sizes and systems vary. Make sure you have the right size of filter to suit your tank. - see guidance on recommended timescale of use.

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*The normal working life of a PNS or PNK float is up to 1 year or 2 seasons. However, when used in heavily chlorinated water this may be reduced. You are advised to check the float at the beginning of the first season's use. If the Plation float has turned black then the silver has oxidised and is less affective and you should therefore replace it immediately.