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April 10th, 2020, 11:55 AM #11
Re: Long-term storage of bleach/disinfectants
This exactly I believe I posted in a thread similar to this links to conversations over at survivalist boards.com as well as the links they had there for proper mixing ratios to make household bleach so then you could follow normal bleach directions for disinfecting water. Just be careful when you get poor shock that it is straight calcium chloride, and does not have any other additives such as antifungal which may not be safe.
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April 10th, 2020, 11:59 AM #12
Re: Long-term storage of bleach/disinfectants
It is also worth remembering the calcium chloride offgases so you do not want to put it in an airtight container because it will explode. Do you also do not want to put it in any sort of metal container I believe the general consensus is that a vented glass container is best in the area with some airflow and which will not negatively react to other stored chemicals.
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April 10th, 2020, 03:41 PM #13Grand Member
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Re: Long-term storage of bleach/disinfectants
Please guys. Calcium hypochlorite not chloride. CaCl2 is what you use to melt ice. The old chemist in me shudders at the listing of the wrong halogen. Dave_n
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Re: Long-term storage of bleach/disinfectants
My friend burned his shed to the ground after relocating his pool filter and all the chlorine and other pool additives into the shed along with his mower and gasoline cans.
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Re: Long-term storage of bleach/disinfectants
Clorox also puts out bleach packets (dry) for laundry. Apparently 1 packet to a gallon of water = disinfectant if I read it right online. I am trying to verify whether these are stable as they are dry powder.
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April 15th, 2020, 09:35 AM #16
Re: Long-term storage of bleach/disinfectants
If you're looking to store liquid bleach for the long term, swapping to a better container will be a good idea. I had a container in my basement for probably 3-4 years and the side split and it leaked everywhere. Wasn't bumped or anything. When I got the remnants into the sink, the side of the bottle was paper thin and flaked to pieces. I wouldn't trust one of the gallon containers to keep for longer than a year or two.
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