Disconnect your water hose, drain it, and connect the two ends of your water hose to each other to prevent anything from getting inside the hose while traveling. A couple of times a year, it is advisable to add two or three tablespoons of bleach to a partially full hose, almost fill it, and then connect the ends together.

At the next stop, connect the hose and flush out the bleach solution and connect as usual. Some RVers use quick disconnects and a two-way diverter valve to allow them to relieve the water pressure from the RV hose before disconnecting the line.

Weekly RV tips provided by Ronald Jones and Robert Lowe from their book, "All the Stuff You Need to Know About RVing." Ron and Sandy Jones write RV articles and books and present RV-related seminars.

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