Canisters and buckets tainting water: how to get rid of the plastic taint?

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Any suggestions for getting rid of taint from water?

Due to frozen taps and whatnotI've been using water canisters to take water up for one set of neddies and the yard has provided a huge hundreds-of- litres tanker thing for the other.

However the ungrateful wotists aren't drinking it. Had a sniff of the buckets and they have slightly 'plasticy' smell and a very faint taste.

Both canisters and tanker thing are older, well rinsed and well used but they still taint the water. I've also had the same issue with water buckets and hoses.

Is there anything the stops the plastic tainting the water, or anything i could mask it with? Put a a large splash of cola in piper's bucket yest (he likes cola!) and now it tastes better but still smells plasticy.
 
You could try Milton sterilising tablets for baby bottles or putting them in a freezer if you have a chest one big enough. Think that was advice given for sports bottles with tainting although sure if they're thirsty enough they'll get over it!
 
Sticking them in the freezer overnight &/or storing in a fridge works for plastic bottles, flasks, plastic food tubs etc. So it might solve itself when it freezes.
 
I tried Milton tabs in a big plastic container that had been used for some human liquid foodstuff-it didn't work (and I tried it twice-overnight soaking with a couple more tablets in than recommended too) but it still smelt a bit plasticky and a bit foodstuffy. :( Freezer idea sounds interesting tho(but I doubt I can get a 35litre canister in the freezer..:-/)
 
Will try denture stuff, thanks. Can't use it on bit tanker thing as it's not mine but will try it for canister.

Freeze is easily achievable but not convinced as they've both spent time outside in the last couple of years so will have been frozen solid already.
 
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