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Important Water Storage Note - Scythe13 - 30 May 2013
Hi Everyone
This is a quick post I keep meaning to write up, but I've been so distracted I've just not gotten round to it. Sorry.
It's about how you may be storing your water. You could be poisoning yourself and your family, without even realising it!
If you are storing water in plastic containers, do NOT have them sat directly on a concrete surface, like a garage floor!!! If the concrete is directly in contact with the plastic, it causes a slow, but very nasty reaction. I'm not going to go into this too much, as aside from Hrusai, most people aren't going to be interested in the chemical breakdown equations. Put simply, you'll be polluting your own water!
If you are going to store water in the garage, or on a concrete surface, make sure you provide a separating layer so that the bottles are not sat directly on the concrete. The easiest layer, and probably hardest wearing, is actually carpet. Most people have spare carpet in the garage. If you're one of those people (I know we're preppers, so I don't expect us to fit into the 'most people' category) then consider yourself lucky. Get that carpet down.
If you have had water tubs stored directly on the concrete, throw away the water, and if you can afford to do so, you might as well chuck the storage container away. You don't have to, but the hassle of clearing it out might just make it easier to start again.
This is also a very important note to consider when making caches and the alike!
RE: Important Water Storage Note - Little Lou - 30 May 2013
EEEK, and thank you for this, Scythe. Warning much appreciated.
Would this also apply to heavy duty plastic on paving slabs? One of my rainwater butts is on the patio in order to benefit from the downpipe, and I'm afraid that one IS plastic.
RE: Important Water Storage Note - Scythe13 - 30 May 2013
RE: Important Water Storage Note - Little Lou - 30 May 2013
I'll do that, Scythe - and thanks.
The butt is on a stand (a thing like a big inverted plant pot) in order to make it easy to get a bucket under the tap, but that too is plastic and I guess it's better to be safe than sorry.
Really helpful warning.
RE: Important Water Storage Note - Scythe13 - 30 May 2013
The stand should act as a layer separating the butt from direct contact with concrete, so you should be okay. If you're worried, I'd try and get a layer of something there, but you should be okay.
RE: Important Water Storage Note - bigpaul - 30 May 2013
if I want to keep anything off the floor I use a small pallet, freely available in loads of places
RE: Important Water Storage Note - I-K-E - 30 May 2013
I was thinking wood either slats or as PB said pallets
RE: Important Water Storage Note - BeardyMan - 30 May 2013
(30 May 2013, 13:20)Scythe13 Wrote: If the concrete is directly in contact with the plastic, it causes a slow, but very nasty reaction. I'm not going to go into this too much
Got a link buddy?
RE: Important Water Storage Note - Scythe13 - 30 May 2013
RE: Important Water Storage Note - NorthernRaider - 30 May 2013