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An Alternative to Calcium Hypochlorite, by TLS - build your own generator (w/instructions) + library
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| 11/21/15
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Posted on 11/21/2015 3:49:49 PM PST by Kartographer
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I don't have a problem with Calcium Hypochlorite myself it is what I store, but here is and alternative for you review.
Hat tip to Tilted Irish Kilt for the reference.
To: appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...
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posted on
11/21/2015 3:50:10 PM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
It’s much healthier to use an ozone generator to disinfect water. You can find them at Amazon and other places on the internet.
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posted on
11/21/2015 4:02:49 PM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
That maybe true, but then you have to think about power. I prep in the keep it simple mode. Besides if you drink city water you have been more likely or not drinking Calcium Hypochlorit treated water for years.
Montgomery Scott: Aye, sir. The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.
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posted on
11/21/2015 4:11:18 PM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
Ozone generators use about the same amount of amps and volts as the hypochlorite ones.
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posted on
11/21/2015 4:23:07 PM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Kartographer
I don’t drink city water because it tastes rather bad.
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posted on
11/21/2015 4:23:46 PM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Kartographer
Great info thanks. Will digest and come back with any questions.
Water is essential. Beans and bullets for trade, and water for life.
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posted on
11/21/2015 5:12:18 PM PST
by
Hostage
(ARTICLE V)
To: Jack Hydrazine
Salt also but question is how much and how long in reference to daily needs?
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posted on
11/21/2015 5:13:59 PM PST
by
Hostage
(ARTICLE V)
To: Hostage
At some point i had run across information regarding the civilian rations of salt during the Civil War. If you can find that it might be a good starting point for you.
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posted on
11/21/2015 5:46:34 PM PST
by
Roos_Girl
(The world is full of educated derelicts. - Calvin Coolidge)
To: Roos_Girl
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posted on
11/21/2015 6:05:02 PM PST
by
Hostage
(ARTICLE V)
To: Kartographer
Is liquid bleach unacceptable? I’ve heard survival instructors say that 8 drops will disinfect a gallon of water. I figured I’d use a teaspoon, which is 76 drops, and be quite sure. That’s not enough to taste or cause any health concern.
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posted on
11/21/2015 6:42:52 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
To: TigersEye
Liquid bleach has a short shelf life also the manufactures have been playing with the formals lately and making it unsuitable and unsafe to use.
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posted on
11/21/2015 6:59:56 PM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Jack Hydrazine
I just mix the Calcium Hypochlorite to make the base and then add the appropriate amount to the number of gallons I am treating. Then run the drinking cooking water though a gravity ceramic filter NO electricity at all.
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posted on
11/21/2015 7:03:15 PM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
How do you store your cal-hypo?
I’ve been keeping mine in empty red plastic containers that originally held Folgers coffee.
Should I put it in glass jars instead? If so, what kind of lids?
Thanks in advance.
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posted on
11/21/2015 7:09:16 PM PST
by
mumblypeg
(I've seen the future; brother it is murder. -L. Cohen)
To: Kartographer
Thanks, I didn’t know that it lost strength. Have they tinkered with all liquid bleaches or is that just the scented ones? I don’t buy scented bleach.
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posted on
11/21/2015 7:13:11 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
To: Kartographer
I bought chlorine bleach tablets. Much longer shelf life than liquid chlorine bleach. You can get them on Amazon.
To: mumblypeg
How do you store your cal-hypo?
I use canning jars with plastic lids. I also wax seal the top to prevent out gassing. The wax seal also prevents air intrusion that will cause further oxidation. I store the jars in a dark location. So far I have had no problem with them.
I have a well with the classic rotten egg smell issues. We have a 120 gallon holding tank and a 40 liter chemical tank with an injector pump. We have been treating water for 21 years. I use pool shock at times when I run out of blue label bleach.
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posted on
11/21/2015 8:58:06 PM PST
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
To: mumblypeg
That’s how I store mine in old all plastic coffee ‘can’.
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posted on
11/21/2015 11:58:44 PM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: TigersEye
Use regular household bleach, which the only active ingredient is ‘sodium hypochlorite’.
At one time bleach contained a concentration of 5.25% - 6% sodium hypochlorite. but now days bleach may contain a concentration of approximately 8% sodium hypochlorite almost 1/3 third more so you you need to be careful when treating small amounts of water.
Here is a chart I found that shows the difference:
Water - Bleach Ratio For Purifying Drinking Water
(5-6% Sodium Hypochlorite)
numbers are ‘rounded’
1 Quart water, 2 drops bleach
1 Gallon water, 8 drops bleach
5 Gallons water, 1/2 teaspoon bleach
10 Gallons water, 1 teaspoon bleach
50 Gallons water, 5 teaspoons bleach
Water - Bleach Ratio For Purifying Drinking Water
(8.25% Sodium Hypochlorite)
numbers are ‘rounded’
1 Quart water, 1 drop bleach
1 Gallon water, 5 drops bleach
5 Gallons water, 3/8 teaspoon bleach (or three 1/8th teaspoons)
10 Gallons water, 3/4 teaspoon bleach
50 Gallons water, 3.5 teaspoons bleach
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posted on
11/22/2015 12:29:43 AM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Kartographer
Thanks! I had no idea the formula was being fiddled with. Amazing how powerful bleach is. A gallon of bleach could purify a heck of a lot of water.
Let’s see; 1 gal = 58,369.65 drops divided by 8 = 7,296
That would hydrate me for a while.
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posted on
11/22/2015 12:38:48 AM PST
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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