Treatin Water

[OldCootHillbilly]

Pool shock (calcium hypochlorite) is what I store fer one part a my water treatment plan. I keep it in a pvc pipe with caps so it don't corrode everthin in site er get wet. Cal Hypo is what came in the original Civil Defense kits fer water treatment.

Here be a handy little item ta make fer yer bob er anywhere else ya wanna carry some cal hypo:

CPVC Water Purification
The mixture given on the "Grand Pappy site is confusing an requires dry measure devices. I have an easier way the may help. Use a piece of 1/2 CPVC capped at both ends to carry the powdered pool shock. The 1/2 " CPVC cap will hold 1/8 oz of dry pool shock. Adjust the length of the container to fit what you will carry it in.

Depending on where you live the pool shock or Calcium Hypochlorite granules may come in slightly different % and I have seen people question 54% to 68% anything. FOR THIS PURPOSE THE DELUSION USED WILL WORK USING ANY WHERE FORM 50 TO 70%.

Collect a gallon of the untreated water you want to drink. Add 8 cap fulls of the pool shock granules to the gallon. DO NOT DRINK FROM THIS GALLON THIS IS YOUR MIX SOLUTION. Let in sit 30 minutes.

Add 8 CPVC cap fulls of the liquid mix solution to 1 gallon/128 oz of untreated water you will drink. 4 caps for 64oz, 2 caps to 32oz, 1 cap to 16oz.

If it smells or tastes a little like bleach carry and add a small amount of kool-aid or other drink mix to it.

The gallon of mix solution will be good for 1 week, it can just be poured out anywhere.

Read more: http://survivalbunker.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=water&action=display&thread=64#ixzz1vzu72LOe
Although I only make up a two inch version for carry bags. If I want to do bigger I just leave in the bag it came in. Yes very corrosive.

The reason I went to the 1/2 CPVC was because the cpvc 1/2 cap is used as my measure. One cap of pool shock to 1 gallon of stock water, then use the following guide for caps of stock water to drinking water.

1 cap stock to 16 oz
2 caps to 32 oz
4 caps to 64 oz (2 litters)
8 caps to 128 oz (1 gal)

A gallon of stock will make more than enough drinking water for 4 people for a week then just make a new batch.

The CPVC not only makes a good container, but adds the measure.

One thing use cpvc for this not pvc, cpvc is thicker and stronger, plus the 1/2 cap is equal to an 1/8 oz, where the pvc cap is bigger and will throw off the measure.

Some may have thought I meant to say cup where I said cap, but it is the 1/2 cpvc cap I use to measure with.

 

[Sentry18]

This thread is worth a bump to the top to make sure everyone gets a chance to read it.

 

[robin416]

I kept pool shock on hand for my wells. I don't know where I got that idea from since everyone else around me kept talking about using bleach.

The one well was deep, 500(?) maybe. That well would get a lot of sand in it and during the Spring rainy season the water would take on a smell. I dosed it when the smell showed up, problem was I bleached my clothes. I used a tad too much evidently. The next Spring I used an eight cup, smell gone, clothes safe.

 

[Meerkat]

We stored some water about 4 years ago in zyler looking bags gaughter sent us.
We have 30 gallons [ 5 gallon bags ] in hese bags and included were some kind of chemicals came with them to add so many drops to the 5 gal. bags.
I wondr if theye are any good?

 

[Meerkat]

I miss Old Coot.

 

[Weedygarden]

I miss Old Coot.

Me, too.

We stored some water about 4 years ago in zyler looking bags daughter sent us.
We have 30 gallons [ 5 gallon bags ] in these bags and included were some kind of chemicals came with them to add so many drops to the 5 gal. bags.
I wonder if they are any good?

I am not exactly clear about what you are asking. Is the water still good, or are the bags still good? Water needs to be changed out periodically. I try to change out water every 3 to 6 months. I have some to do now. The bags? I think they could be, but I would check them out.

Edit, reread your post. Mylar type bags that are sealed? Maybe still good, maybe not.

 

[Meerkat]

Me, too.
I am not exactly clear about what you are asking. Is the water still good, or are the bags still good? Water needs to be changed out periodically. I try to change out water every 3 to 6 months. I have some to do now. The bags? I think they could be, but I would check them out.

Edit, reread your post. Mylar type bags that are sealed? Maybe still good, maybe not.

It says its good for 5 years so just wonderign if it is.We usedthe treatment that came with the kit. Srored full of water for about 4

 

[Weedygarden]

It says its good for 5 years so just wonderign if it is.We usedthe treatment that came with the kit. Srored full of water for about 4

I'd go with the instructions that you have followed. I would say it is good, unless there has been a breach somehow.

 

[Meerkat]

I'd go with the instructions that you have followed. I would say it is good, unless there has been a breach somehow.

Hubby just checked date, its Sep. 2017.

 

[Weedygarden]

Hubby just checked date, its Sep. 2017.

That date is when you filled them, or when they were to expire? If it is the expiration date, I would still keep them, but that is me.

 

[Meerkat]

That date is when you filled them, or when they were to expire? If it is the expiration date, I would still keep them, but that is me.

when we filled them. So should be good for at least another year or two I guess.

 

[SheepDog]

Water doesn't spoil. If it was ok when you bought it, and it has been sealed the whole time what would change it's condition? 8 to 12 drops of liquid bleach will kill any bacteria but how would bacteria get into it?
I store tap water (well water) treated with 10 drops of bleach for over three years. I can still smell the bleach so I know it is potable.

 

[Amish Heart]

We have 7 of the 55 gal water barrels. They've had some bleach in them when they were filled. If we need to use that water, I'll pump it out and run it through the Berkey. We don't get much rain here to use rain barrels.