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I am taking a slightly different road on this simply because of storage or should I say... lack of. I agree with the cases of water, but the barrels are of more significance to me because of space limitations. I can use them and a simple water purifier (see an earlier thread on them, lots of good brands brought up) I finally went with Katadyn pocket filter (think that was what it was) kind of spendy, but I researched a long time and they are VERY good. All this isn't in place yet (but will be by the end of next month) because I am very late to the game, but better late than never right?
anyway, (to the op) hope that helps you in some way.
I was thinking of running a series of RV water tanks under my home (crawl space). Our main water line come into the house from the west, then down under the house. We have our kitchen on the east side of the house....so my thinking was to install the series of tanks (I found a place to order online any RV size tank)...connect the water line into tank one (ball/chock valve), then tank two, then tank three....then reconnect the kitchen water line to the back-end of tank three via a "t" connection (one point to the tank, one to the kitchen & one for a hose bib).
By connecting the tanks in this manner, I have water coming in....filling each tank, then out to the kitchen...this way I always have fresh water coming in/out. If something happens, I can close off the tanks at the valuve and hook up a hose the the hose bib connection at the back end of tank three. Since we live on a slight hill, I'll use gravity to drain the water.
What is the bleach ratio?
For example, how much bleach do you add to 55gal?
So, is the idea to purify the water stored in barrels, using the Katadyn? I've thought of that.
1 part bleach/100 parts water. So a little over 1/2 gal for your drums.
wow is it really that much? 1/2 g per drum? I thought it was less for some reason. Guess I better get more bleach in my closet.
Bleach will break down after 6 months at a rate of 20% per year till your left with only salt and water. A better option is Calcium Hypochlorite or pool shock for storage. I bought 5 lbs at my local pool supply for $23.00. You mix one heaping teaspoon with two gallons of water. These two gallons can then be used to purify approximetly 100 gallons of water or as I use them one each for my 2 55-gal barrels. The 5-lbs would last a very long time and can be stored indefinitely. Quite a bit of good info out there but here is one link:
Better than Bleach: Use Calcium Hypochlorite to Disinfect Water
Our new homesite land has an aquifer spring.. it just gushes out of the hillside