I found this interesting and not just for water prepping as gallons of bleach would be essential during a pandemic.
Magichem Bleach Tabs (makes 10 gallons of bleach per card- 4 cards per order) $24.95
These are very compact, practical, take up very little space, and unlike bottles of liquid bleach, they do not lose power until combined with water into liquid bleach. They are usually not very expensive either, and they will store well for years, ready to be turned into fresh bleach when combined with water.
They are avalable at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Magichem-Bleach-makes-gallons-bleach/dp/B008R1UHVG
I’ve read somewhere that storing chlorine powder..the kind they use in pools....can be hazardous....do you know anything like this?
“unlike bottles of liquid bleach, they do not lose power”
Correct. The instant water is added to Chlorine, it starts to degrade. At the factory, bleach is about 6.25% chlorine. By the time it gets to the store, sits on the shelf, you buy it and take it home, it’s down to 3 or 3 1/2%. Don’t count on bleach! I just retired from 30 years as the operator of a public water supply. We used SHCL to disinfect the water. 12.5%. As the product got older and older, we had to keep turning the chemical pumps up.
Just to make sure everyone understands, bleach or bleach tablets can be used on water that YOU have stored, but it is not effective for the toxins mentioned in this article.
According to an African paper I read, the toxins can be dealt with using large amounts of chlorine, but most of us would have no way to determine how much to use.
Can you correct me where I’m wrong?
If this happens in my area I can put these (or similar) tablets into the contaminated water, and the chlorinated water will eliminate the toxins and bacteria.
The I would need to boil the water and capture the vapor. I should then have fresh, drinkable water.
Do I have that right?
Wal-Mart: Pool Shock. Treats 10,000 gallons, $24.
I used a reloader’s digital scale to divvy up some into 1/2” polyseal bags for 1 gallon portions.
“Magichem Bleach Tabs (makes 10 gallons of bleach per card- 4 cards per order) $24.95”
Would this be similar -or better than -calcium hypochlorite?
Thank you so much! If found these on Amazon. I stock the 1 lb bags of pool shock, now I'm adding these tablets to the kit.