Posted on 01/03/2014 2:39:13 PM PST by Kartographer
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Once the pump and filtration stop a swimming pool will turn a dark green with streaks of light green, orange and black within about 2 weeks. You can dump a heavy dose of shock in it to slightly prolong but without movement the water turns bad quickly.
I found this out when someone stole my pool pump, filter and the electrical box off the side of my house.
WOW! They will steal anything now days.
Thanks for yet another laugh JPB.
Hi Kart ... thx much for recommending my book. It’s the result of 3 years burning the midnight oil.
The main web page is http://nofema. com for anyone who might be interested. You can view the table of contents and first 20-or-so pages from the preview.
The conclusion of the man who wrote that article you posted with a link, concluded the same thing I have after reading and studying drinking water from swimming pools. He concluded putting swimming pool water through a Berkey would make it good drinking water. I have a Big Berkey and that is what I plan to do when my other sources are short. The swimming pool in my group of townhouses holds 250,000 gallons and it will keep filling with water when it rains which is fairly often here except in August.
I also have rain collection methods at my house to put through a Berkey but that swimming pool is my Plan B, C, and D.
I’m always looking for more confirmation about swimming pools.
“Generally you shouldn’t drink swimming pool water but you can use it for cleaning and bathing until its too filled with algae.”
Note my post to Kart. Using my Berkey, will purify that water.
Note my post to Kart. I would use my Berkey water purifier to make good drinking water out of contaminated swimming pool water.
Please note my other post about what happens to pool water when the filter/pump stops. Better plan on a prefilter before you put it through your berky.
“Better plan on a prefilter before you put it through your berky.”
I bought stacks and stacks of big coffee filters to prefilter dirty water.
Sand works too. Do you have sand there in Texas?
Basically take a big bucket, poke a few small holes close to the bottom and fill it with clean sand. It will filter out the gunk that you don’t want to put in your berky.
“Sand works too. Do you have sand there in Texas?”
I don’t have sand but have plenty of the coffee filters.
Doulton are good too, Super Sterasyl and the Imperial Sterasyl.
They look alike, both brands made in UK, might be made by the same folks for all I know.
Biological filter with Sand, gravel and activated charcoal bucket setups made from 5 gal. Or 55 gal. Should be adequate to filter pool water for laundry, washing and irrigation.
Anyone with suggestions, please chime in.
Water is important! Duhh!
coconut oil doesn't go rancid - has long shelf like and higher burn point - and very healthy
Good list...good reminders. Thanks for posting your list.
I have a Big Berkey and two syphon Katadyns for backup. The Big Berkey is a purifier as opposed to a filter.
Can't go wrong with Katydn.
I don’t have a last minute list since I’m not sure I’ll get such a distinct warning in time. I just try to rotate what I have stored that needs replenishing.
But unlike you, my main is to get in a better location so I can get all the things done that you are doing.
ETA to leave Mexifornia is by the end of the year, at the latest. We’re heading to a rural area near the Appalachians on 30-50 acres. Then my real prepping can start!
Oh, do gun safes have batteries?
Thank you. I’ll be trying extra virgin Coconut oil almost immediately.
Biometric ones do, as do electronic combination safes. I have one of each. While it is possible to get in with a key too, I can open either safe without searching for a key, and other people can't, as long as the batteries are good.
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