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#67300 - 06/06/06 01:13 PM Chlorine Additive?
krell75460 Offline
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Registered: 05/07/06
Posts: 63
Loc: Mesquite Texas
Gentlemen,

Being a Newbie, when the Missus and I bought our water Jug's, (Plastic "Jerry Can's"), neither of us knew anything about adding Chlorine Bleach to the water to preserve it. Can anyone tell me how much Chlorine Bleach should be added to a 6 gallon water container, and how long it would last, before refilled?

My Appreciation to Everyone! You All have taught me so much already!

Krell

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#67301 - 06/06/06 01:21 PM Re: Chlorine Additive?
NAro Offline
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Registered: 03/15/01
Posts: 517
This information is at the Clorox web site, and also on some of the larger bottles.

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#67302 - 06/06/06 01:35 PM Re: Chlorine Additive?
norad45 Offline
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Registered: 07/01/04
Posts: 1506
Their website is pretty hard to navigate without a search function. Here is an old thread that yielded this:

"Can Clorox® Regular-Bleach be used to disinfect water?
Emergency Disinfection: When boiling water is not practical, water can be made potable by using Clorox® Regular-Bleach [this is the new stuff]. Before the addition of the disinfectant, remove all suspended material by filtration or by allowing it to settle to the bottom. Decant the clarified contaminated water to a clean container and add 8 drops of Clorox® Regular-Bleach to one gallon of water (2 drops to 1 quart). Allow the treated water to stand for 30 minutes. Properly treated water should have a slight chlorine odor. If not, repeat dosage and allow water to stand an additional 15 minutes. The treated water can then be made palatable by pouring it between clean containers for several times. For cloudy water, use 16 drops of Clorox® Regular-Bleach per gallon of water (4 drops to 1 quart). If no chlorine odor is apparent after 30 minutes, repeat dosage and wait an additional 15 minutes. Do not use scented or Splash-less Clorox® Bleaches for this purpose."


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