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Post by bsm on May 31, 2012 9:05:03 GMT -7
I live in an excellent area for water, with lots of springs. An inside guy from the water company told me wich one have the most pure water (they test all springs here) and its where I get my water from. I dont treat/boil it, just drink as it is. I want to treat this water with Clorox. I know the dosages, but its safe to only drink water with Clorox (not for the water, but for the chemicals on it)? And about the 4 yo and the 1 yo drinking this water?
Thanks in advance.
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Post by scoper27 on May 31, 2012 16:13:09 GMT -7
I'm not real sure of your question?
As long as you follow the correct ratio of water to bleach you should be fine, but as far as long term effects of drinking water only with bleach I cannot say. But with long term you will be better off just boiling the water.
And as far as the spring, depending on where it is at and what feeds it, it should be pretty safe to drink out of safely. People have lived hundreds of years without "treating" their water. Although they did not have all the chemicals and pollutants we have today.
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Post by cowgirlup on May 31, 2012 16:16:49 GMT -7
When I lived in Ohio the chlorine in the tap water was so strong it smelled like bleach. It's not very tasty either. It sounds like you water is safe, why do you want to treat it?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2012 13:07:52 GMT -7
CGU! It hasn't changed any!!!!
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Post by offtrail on Jun 1, 2012 13:45:58 GMT -7
When I lived in Ohio the chlorine in the tap water was so strong it smelled like bleach. It's not very tasty either. It sounds like you water is safe, why do you want to treat it? That's why I buy my drinking water from walmart the water here sucks big time
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Post by stairman on Jun 1, 2012 13:52:40 GMT -7
I wouldnt drink water treated with chlorine longterm. Iodine either. A week or so is about it then Id boil or filter if I still needed to purify it.
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Post by Lawdog2705 on Jun 1, 2012 13:52:57 GMT -7
Our water is awful here too! My dogs won't even drink it. We have to filter our water but, I know it still doesn't get everything. If I had water that didn't need treating, I personally wouldn't, not long term anyway...unless you were in a long term situation!
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Post by onidah on Jun 1, 2012 21:51:57 GMT -7
After you've treated the water for the appropriate time period with the chlorine (usually 24 hours is recommended) vitamin C or hydrogen peroxide can be added to the water to instantly remove the residual chlorine.
What is it that you are hoping to accomplish by treating the water with chlorine?
If you are going to use Clorox, be sure to use the plain bleach that doesn't have any of the perfumes or other additives in it.
Onidah
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Post by stairman on Jun 2, 2012 5:19:14 GMT -7
Cryptosporidium is not killed by chlorine so its not 100% anyway. I started out with a small bottle of bleach for purifying water and the taste can be masked as well as with iodine. Its good to have a backup to boiling so my solution is a filter. Not worried about viruses in water 99% of the time.
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Post by Pennsylvania Mike on Jun 2, 2012 5:48:37 GMT -7
I don’t trust the water at the campground that I am at (7 months out of the year) so I use a water purifier, or a distiller to make coffee for the water has a lot of minerals. The water is from a well, and it is stored in a very large water tank with no treatment whatsoever, it is tested and once a month they run Clorox but I don’t think enough. I will start a thread sometime in the future and show my water purifier setup.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2012 7:20:45 GMT -7
The other reason I bought the sawyer .02 kit. 2 ofd the state CG ywe use you have to carry water. Attachments:
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Post by bsm on Jun 4, 2012 6:41:33 GMT -7
Boiling is the best option to purify water, but is not practical for me. I store 300 liters at home and when it gets down to 200, I get 100 for replenishment of the stock. Rotate it and consume the oldest: first in, first out. I still dont do anything to purify my water, I just keep away from sun light and in a cool place. Im worried about the clorox in the water Im drinking, 'cause I dont know how safe it is to consume drop after drop of clorox.
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Post by bsm on Jun 6, 2012 8:27:26 GMT -7
Ratio of Clorox Bleach to Water for Purification: • 2 drops of Regular Clorox Bleach per quart of water • 8 drops of Regular Clorox Bleach per gallon of water • 1/2 teaspoon Regular Clorox Bleach per five gallons of water • If water is cloudy, double the recommended dosages of Clorox Bleach. • Only use Regular Clorox Bleach not Fresh Scent or Lemon Fresh. • To insure that Clorox Bleach is at its full strength, replace your storage bottle every three months.) **Clorox Bleach Sanitizing Solution Mix 1 tablespoon Regular Clorox Bleach with one gallon of water. Always wash and rinse items first, then let each item soak in Clorox Bleach Sanitizing Solution for 2 minutes. Drain and air dry.
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Post by graf on Jun 6, 2012 12:30:40 GMT -7
FYI bleach will lose potency after 6 months, also if chlorine taste bothers you pour from one conatiner to another a few times which will add oxygen to the water and removing some of the chlorine taste without hampering the purifying effect.
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Post by missj on Jun 6, 2012 22:56:24 GMT -7
If your water has been recently tested and is currently clean& pure and tastes good, don't mess with it!
If you are talking about emergency water plans you are in good company.
For my family; I would prefer treating water for long term usage in the following order:
#1. Boiling #2. Bleach #3. Iodine
boiling is most effective and least side effects. uses a lot of fuel and not very practical.
bleach will taste better than iodine and be pretty effective and safe long term. this is what most people on city water are consuming...
iodine is the fastest way to get to drinkable water, and it's pretty easy. but it doesn't taste very good and there are some long term side effects.
my BOB (Bug out Bag) contains a small vial of iodine crystals incase I need to be able to drink water in a hurry (~30 mins total treatment time). it also contains a water purifier straw/filter as well as a bandana (for pre-straining water) and a method for boiling (metal cup and fire).
I would use the iodine in a truly emergent situation to avoid dehydration and I would use the boiling method at night to cook with and to fill up my canteen for the next day and I would use the water straw-filter on the move as I come across springs/mountain streams etc.
If you are staying put long term with little children your best bet will be calcium hypochlorite (Pool Shock) see the instructions in a post above. It won't break down like cholorox will and also you can store enough to treat 10 years worth of water in less than the space required to store 1 bottle of chlorox....keep out of reach of children!
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