Jay Whimpey, PE, President of The American Civil Defense Association, has run some calculations that suggest a higher amount of 68 percent calcium hypochlorite should be used to make a 6% solution. He recommends 1 1/2 Tablespoons per cup of water. Calcium hypochlorite or pool shock is much less expensive purchased in larger quantities. However, YOU DO NOT NEED MUCH of this to take care of all of your needs. I purchased the box of 24 and shared it with my friends and neighbors. That means that it was about $4 a package instead of $15. And it means that my friends all have some in their own homes. **Single one-pound Dry Tech calcium hypochlorite amzn.to/3RaURF0 **24 one-pound Dry Tech calcium hypochlorite amzn.to/3uOykpW ****Learn more about making water safe to drink at TheProvidentPrepper.org Disinfecting Water Using Calcium Hypochlorite theprovidentprepper.org/disinfecting-water-using-calcium-hypochlorite/ Tips for Storing Water in a 55-Gallon Plastic Barrel theprovidentprepper.org/tips-for-storing-water-in-a-55-gallon-plastic-barrel/ Emergency Water Filters Guiding You Through the Maze theprovidentprepper.org/emergency-water-filters-guiding-you-through-the-maze/ Emergency Water: 17 Potential Sources theprovidentprepper.org/emergency-water-17-potential-sources/ Making Water Safe to Drink: 7 Disinfection Techniques theprovidentprepper.org/making-water-safe-to-drink-7-disinfection-techniques/ How to Store Water for Emergency Preparedness theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-store-water-for-emergency-preparedness/ UV Rays Save the Day: Disinfecting Water With the Sun theprovidentprepper.org/uv-rays-save-the-day-disinfecting-water-with-the-sun/ A huge thanks to Melvin and Patty for sharing their story with us! Thanks for being part of the solution!
There are approximately 34 tablespoons of product in a 1 pound bag of calcium hypochlorite. Using the new calculation of one and a half tablespoons per cup would mean that you would need to use 24 tablespoons (70% of a 1lb bag) to make up a gallon (16 cups) of 5.5% bleach solution in a bleach bottle. I believe that the correct calculation for 55 gallon drum of clear water would be 1/2 to 5/8 of a teaspoon of pool shock granules and 1 to 1 1/4 teaspoon of pool shock granules for 55 gallons of murky or cloudy water. It takes 24 tablespoons of pool shock to make a gallon of bleach solution or 1 1/2 T to make one cup of bleach. For clear water disinfection, you need 1/8 teaspoon of bleach solution for every gallon of clear water or 7 teaspoons of bleach solution for 55 gallons of clear water. A gallon of bleach has 768 teaspoons of bleach or enough to treat 768 x 8 equals 6,144 gallons of clear water. 55 gal drum divided by 6144 multiplied by 24 T (of pool shock to make a gallon of bleach) equals .64 (1/2-5/8) teaspoons of pool shock granules for 55 gal of clear water. Double this amount (1-1 1/4 teaspoons) for 55 gal cloudy or murky water. If using bleach solution to disinfect, cloudy or murky water, you need to use 1/4 teaspoon of bleach solution per gallon or 14 teaspoons for a 55 gallon drum.
I worked in a water treatment plant for about 1 1/2 years, got my class 4 water treatment operators license (which is very low on the totem pole and not difficult to get). A mask won't help with burning the lungs. You need a fitted respirator. We used 12.5 % sodium hypochlorite. (RO-ground water plant) I inhaled too much, too many times, and developed serious reactions to even the slightest exposure to "hypo". I had to leave the job. The side effects would put me in bed for 2-3 days at a time with flu-like symptoms. Our water left the plant with usually 1.87 PPM total chlorine. Our boss wanted 2 PPM. Believe it or not, the state allows up to 4 PPM !! Residents in the county complain about the chlorine taste constantly, and rightfully so. Our home is supplied from another source which is surface water. It is treated with "chloramines". Which is a controlled mixture of chlorine and ammonia. I believe they use gases though, and not liquid.
I too have had problems in the past but I've had good luck with double plastic peanut butter jars with plastic lids. I store the HTH in a medium size jar then put that jar in a large jar. I printed labels just as you did for the outside. I'm going on 5 years with this setup. So far I'm not seeing any plastic deterioration - but who knows how long it will last. The real key is to check your preps regularly. Thank you for the idea of marking my empty jug - for making solution. (saw that on your article). Why didn't I think of that?!? Going to do that right now. You guys always amaze me with valuable content. Thank you for leading the way.
Try using just a mason jar with a plastic lid. Then put the jars in a plastic bucket and cover them in simple play sand. This will keep for a VERY long time. I tried multiple different ways to store this in my shed at the bug out cabin. This is the way that has lasted for the last 7 yrs.
Hint, use the glass jars, but not the mylar! Just fill the bucket around the jars with dry play sand. It will last almost forever. Cause I used to keep mine in a shed in the Texas weather I learned this the hard way.
I worked for a resort and maintained the pool. We tried not to have shock left over to store when the pool was closed for the winter but it did happen. We kept it in the bucket it came in in a garage. The next summer when we opened the pool I opened the container outside. The clorine smell almost knocked me over and the bags were shredded. Also burnt my hands trying to use it even though I washed them immediately. I was glad to use it all in one go.
❤❤. Excellent Presentation on a Critical Issue. ❤❤. Thank You. FYI I just went to my garage to check mine and as you said my metal lids were disintegrated rust. 😂. 😂😂😂. Well next time is the ball glass jars but with the ball thick plastic lids. Then hopefully will be able to put the ball,jars into a very large glass jar with a glass lid with a silicone seal. Hopefully I can find one. You saved my buttocks who knows how long it would have been for me to notice the failure. Could have been during a water crisis. 😰🥴
Great video. I’ve rusted out a metal shelf in the basement, moved it to the garage, then rusted out half the metal gardening tools out there. This happened fast! After 5 years any plastic lid I’ve tried has turned brittle. Next idea is a glass bottle with glass stopper.
I have stored the 1lb bags in mason jars with metal lids and can attest to the lids disintegrating in less than a year I think. I did buy the plastic lids and it worked, but just like in this video, the plastic bags will deteriorate and your better off transferring the granuals to the jar. This video was great and informative.
Are you guys not worried that the pool shock is reacting to the aluminum of the mylar bags? I am using a plastic bucket to store my pool shock pouches and I haven’t had any issues at all.
So, after watching today's video, I checked my two jars of dry calcium hypo. set up like yours and the calcium has turned hard. I haven't tried to break it up yet, but glad you reminded us to check our stash.
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Thanks for this. I now know to go remove the bag out of the jar! As for traveling, my nephew is in a whiskey club and they send samples in small glass bottles with plastic lids. I have not tried but will see how much it holds, looks to be a tablespoon. Being disabled and diabetic I have been suffering chronic staphylococcus skin infections. Antibiotics have failed over time and since I have been hospitalized for mrsa before we try to keep them to a minimum as we may need it later. I have to take bleach baths 3 to 4 times weekly and this will make it much easier cost wise being on disability. Good news is, I have lost 41lbs since Halloween so I am hoping it leads to less chronic sicknesses.
Congratulations!! I would make certain that you ask your physician to be certain that this is okay to bath in. Your skin absorbs so many toxins that you should be very careful. Are you familiar with Dr Patrick Jones? homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/?rfsn=6755397.55842c.45098 There may be a good combination of herbs that can be helpful and not harmful. I have found herbal remedies to be incredibly effective ... and since I grow most of them (many are considered weeds) ... very inexpensive.
I've stored pool shock in the bags in a basement storm cellar unsuccessfully. The bags became unmanageable, leaky. I now store Calcium hydrochlorite (100% pure) in the original container. So far that's been successful.
I got some of this last summer but didnt know how corrosive it was to metals. I stored it in my cabinet above my washer and dryer because thats where i turned it into bleach solution. Not too long ago, I woke up to what i thought eas my house exploding. After seeing this video, I have to admit that the gas corroded the metal anchors holding up the cabinet on the wall. My whole cabinet came crashing down. What a mess. Learn how to store chemicals before shtf and what to do if you're affected by them.
So 1/4 teaspoon of it to treat a 55 gal. drum of water, but 8 tsps to make 1 gal. of your stock solution? How much of your stock solution would you use to treat that 55 gal.drum, to get the same result as the little bit of the straight powder?
I took it to mean the 1/4tsp in 55 gal to treat the water for drinking but the 8tsp per gal to make a more usable disinfection solution for treating smaller quantities of water. One is ready to drink, the other is used to treat other water to make it safe to drink.
Thank you so much for this information. I need to take mine out of the bag and put in a glass mason jar with heavy-duty plastic lid, such as you demonstrated. I just put my bags in a rubbermaid container in the shed. Appreciate your time and info.!
I just yesterday, bought what I am going to test out, and try to remember to come back and report the results. 2) 1 New quart Mason jars with a thick silicone seal and Glass Lids and a wire hinge and closure. It will show very quickly - as it is mild steel wire and will corrode quickly if it off gasses thru the seals. Like the old style stuff I've seen at garage sales, with old weathered red rubber seals. I will put both in a separate over pack glass or Polypropylene (PP) container for our hot humid summer. (in the old garage). Jars were about $4 each at walmart online
Love your content. Always useful. I was just reading up on how to make water disinfectant using pool shock! I learned not to store electronics with batteries in them. Keep on!
??? For a true emergency, does the water you use to make the stock solution need to be clean or "purified". As in this case you may only have contaminated water to work with. Assuming that if the water was "bad" it would also be disinfected in the process of making the solution. Also wondering, where do you store the glass container of sodium hypochlorite that use use on a more regular basis to make bleach for your laundry? Is it kept on a laundry room shelf for easy access or put away somewhere that is more safe requiring a bit more effort to get when you need to make a batch? And how frequently do you find you need to replace your plastic solution bottle (if you have at all)?
Great Video thank you! I know that the powder has a shelf life of about 10 years. How long of "shelf Life" does a 55 Gallon drum of water treated with the Calcium Hypoclorite have? Just wondering because however long that would last, would you just dump that drum out and start over? Im talking for Long term storage.
Clean water in a clean container theoretically should last forever. Plastic barrels may leach plastic into the water over time but run it through a good filter and that should not be a problem. The initial treatment of the water should kill everything and you should have no problem with those pathogens again. Officially rotation should be every 6 months.
i was so excited to find 2lbs of calcium hypochlorite on Amazon last year and imagined that it would help my preparedness to have potentially thousands and thousands of gallons of water disinfectant. It was stored in a cool, dry place; however, over time the powder ate away at the plastic bottles it came in, and started leaking gas, so I eventually had to dispose of it at a county facility. I am hoping to try again...
You did the right thing. Just put the bags into a 5 gallon bucket. Then fill the bucket with simple play sand. Now you will find it lasts for a REALLY long time. I do this in a shed on our bug out property. So far better than any other way I have tried to keep it. Going on 7 yrs now and looks brand new.
@@dougwilson8274 thanks so much for this hint about storing the pool shock bags in play sand. I have not seen this anywhere else. Do you know how this works to prevent corrosion? The sand prevents the off-gassing from reaching the 5gal bucket? Or it somehow absorbs the off-gassing? (I assume the play sand must be very dry to start with.)
I love you guys, I have watched Chris Mr city prep, and bought the lab,not pool grade cal-hyp-clor, but I have it in a retired freezer and yes it's eating the metal. Plus both the chlorine, freezer are locked in my conex. I don't want my conex damaged. Don't store near propane tanks either?
I wonder how well an old colored glass canning jar would work? The kind with the metal clamp type closure that uses a rubber or silicon ring to seal the jar.
Well we did not review all the precautions prior to storage. We had 12 bags in their original shipping box. Put in outside storage shed on shelf. He was in shed to pull out some tools and they are all rusted. He had a welder that all the parts are now corroded as well as his tools. The original shipping box disintegrated when he went to move it. The 12 bags are sticky, hard and some stuck together. The shelf the box was on is corroded as well. We are in Cental Texas and our summers have reached 110° with humidity. Not a good or safe environment to store the bags. He moved the 12 bags to a 5 gallon plastic bucket (with lid) for now. If we can break up the hardened bags we'll put in glass jars and then into buckets as you have shown. Yes, we were/are idiots for not checking before damage was done. Thankfully I saw your video today and am so appreciative of your explanations.
I use Special Kitty litter. It comes 14lbs and has. 2 with triangle plastic jug. I called the company and they said Yes I can store water in the.m. Oh I always get unscented litter…. So I clean it out good then fill with hot soapy water overnight. Then I fill it again with a small amount of bleach over night then rinse good and fill with water. Every three months or at least every 6 months I empty on the plants and refill with fresh water. I also have a water filter I would use before drinking it.
Ok so whats the difference between sodium hypochlorite and calcium hypochlorite? And which one then can I make my own bleach for laundry and which one fir disinfecting water.
I stored mine in canning jars with metal lids! Ugh!! I just looked and the lids are all corroded. I want to just throw it the whole thing away and start over with fresh bags. Do you know how I should dispose of it? I don't think that I can probably just put it in the trash for the city to pick it up? 😟
I made the mistake of storing my pool shock in a glass canning jar with the metal lid, ugh. Will probably have to break the jar if I ever need to get to that pool shock. Ugh😢
Next time put a "plastic" lid on it. Then put several of those jars in a 5 gallon bucket. Next FILL the bucket with play sand. Then you are good to go for a really long time. I keep mine in a shed in Texas weather this way and it has lasted for over 7 yrs.
There are approximately 34 tablespoons of product in a 1 pound bag of calcium hypochlorite. Using the new calculation of one and a half tablespoons of pool shock to make one cup of 5.5% bleach solution (which appears correct versus the significantly smaller amounts discussed in the video )would mean that you would need to use 24 tablespoons (70% of a 1lb bag) to make up a gallon (16 cups) of 5.5% bleach solution in a bleach bottle. I believe that the correct calculation for 55 gallon drum of clear water would be 1/2 to 5/8 of a teaspoon of pool shock granules and 1 to 1/4 teaspoon of pool shock granules for 55 gallons of murky or cloudy water. It takes 24 tablespoons of pool shock to make a gallon of bleach or 1 1/2 T to make one cup of bleach. For clear water disinfection, you need 1/8 teaspoon bleach for every gallon of clear water or 7 teaspoons of bleach solution for 55 gallons of clear water. A gallon of bleach has 768 teaspoons of bleach or enough to treat 768 x 8 equals 6,144 gallons of clear water. 55 gal drum divided by 6144 multiplied by 24 T (of pool shock to make a gallon of bleach) equals .64 (1/2-5/8) teaspoons of pool shock granules for 55 gal of clear water. Double this amount (1-1.25 teaspoons) for 55 gal cloudy or murky water. If using bleach solution to disinfect, cloudy or murky water, you need to use 1/4 teaspoon of bleach solution per gallon or 14 teaspoons for a 55 gallon drum.
The large 35lbs buckets of pool shock you can get at a pool supply store are stored in plastic buckets with non gasket screw on lids, no different than a 5 gallon paint buckets you get at Home Depot and such.
Well I couldn’t edit my post 😩 Mine says 1 teaspoon per gallon. Can you help me understand this because your pinned post is in Tablespoons?? I’m seriously rethinking this approach, it’s making me nervous. I want to treat the water and store so if my bleach is new/good, I’m thinking that might be the way to go 🤷🏼♀️
Your chart says 1 1/2 Teaspoon in 1 cup of water to make 5% (which would be 24 teaspoons or 8 tablespoons per gallon). BUT you said in written instructions put 1.4 cups of powder ( which is 67 teaspoons) cups of powder in 1 gallon of water for 5% but that is 3 Times as much powder. This does not match each other in mixture. Please clarify?
Just a heads up - YT removed your channel from my list, although I'm still subscribed with all notification. Resubbing - thought you might need to know. I think you are still on my husband's list of subs.
Your video showed 1 1/2 teaspoon per cup of water. But the description has it written as 11/2 TABLESPOON per cup......that's a drastic discrepancy. Which is it?
The old is 1 1/2 teaspoons per cup of water for a 5 percent stock solution (military standard). The new from Jay Whimpey is 1 1/2 Tablespoon per cup for a 6 percent stock solution taking into account the "fluff" in the calcium hypochlorite that we have available.
I don't know why you would remove my comment, it was a legitimate question on how you go about mixing your solution. I guess I was right in my observation. Stay Blessed!
You should open the bags outside. Unless the mask that you are using has a charcoal filter it will do nothing for chlorine. And you don't want that gas in your eyes either.
Jay Whimpey, PE, President of The American Civil Defense Association, has run some calculations that suggest a higher amount of 68 percent calcium hypochlorite should be used to make a 6% solution. He recommends 1 1/2 Tablespoons per cup of water. Calcium hypochlorite or pool shock is much less expensive purchased in larger quantities. However, YOU DO NOT NEED MUCH of this to take care of all of your needs. I purchased the box of 24 and shared it with my friends and neighbors. That means that it was about $4 a package instead of $15. And it means that my friends all have some in their own homes.
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****Learn more about making water safe to drink at TheProvidentPrepper.org
Disinfecting Water Using Calcium Hypochlorite
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Tips for Storing Water in a 55-Gallon Plastic Barrel
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Emergency Water Filters Guiding You Through the Maze
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Emergency Water: 17 Potential Sources
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Making Water Safe to Drink: 7 Disinfection Techniques
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How to Store Water for Emergency Preparedness
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UV Rays Save the Day: Disinfecting Water With the Sun
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A huge thanks to Melvin and Patty for sharing their story with us!
Thanks for being part of the solution!
There are approximately 34 tablespoons of product in a 1 pound bag of calcium hypochlorite. Using the new calculation of one and a half tablespoons per cup would mean that you would need to use 24 tablespoons (70% of a 1lb bag) to make up a gallon (16 cups) of 5.5% bleach solution in a bleach bottle. I believe that the correct calculation for 55 gallon drum of clear water would be 1/2 to 5/8 of a teaspoon of pool shock granules and 1 to 1 1/4 teaspoon of pool shock granules for 55 gallons of murky or cloudy water. It takes 24 tablespoons of pool shock to make a gallon of bleach solution or 1 1/2 T to make one cup of bleach. For clear water disinfection, you need 1/8 teaspoon of bleach solution for every gallon of clear water or 7 teaspoons of bleach solution for 55 gallons of clear water. A gallon of bleach has 768 teaspoons of bleach or enough to treat 768 x 8 equals 6,144 gallons of clear water. 55 gal drum divided by 6144 multiplied by 24 T (of pool shock to make a gallon of bleach) equals .64 (1/2-5/8) teaspoons of pool shock granules for 55 gal of clear water. Double this amount (1-1 1/4 teaspoons) for 55 gal cloudy or murky water. If using bleach solution to disinfect, cloudy or murky water, you need to use 1/4 teaspoon of bleach solution per gallon or 14 teaspoons for a 55 gallon drum.
Omg, Thx. Ill need to clear my mind and do some calculations. @randysmith3990
Could you do a program on the usage of actived charcoal?
I worked in a water treatment plant for about 1 1/2 years, got my class 4 water treatment operators license (which is very low on the totem pole and not difficult to get). A mask won't help with burning the lungs. You need a fitted respirator. We used 12.5 % sodium hypochlorite. (RO-ground water plant) I inhaled too much, too many times, and developed serious reactions to even the slightest exposure to "hypo". I had to leave the job. The side effects would put me in bed for 2-3 days at a time with flu-like symptoms.
Our water left the plant with usually 1.87 PPM total chlorine. Our boss wanted 2 PPM. Believe it or not, the state allows up to 4 PPM !! Residents in the county complain about the chlorine taste constantly, and rightfully so. Our home is supplied from another source which is surface water. It is treated with "chloramines". Which is a controlled mixture of chlorine and ammonia. I believe they use gases though, and not liquid.
I too have had problems in the past but I've had good luck with double plastic peanut butter jars with plastic lids. I store the HTH in a medium size jar then put that jar in a large jar. I printed labels just as you did for the outside. I'm going on 5 years with this setup. So far I'm not seeing any plastic deterioration - but who knows how long it will last. The real key is to check your preps regularly. Thank you for the idea of marking my empty jug - for making solution. (saw that on your article). Why didn't I think of that?!? Going to do that right now. You guys always amaze me with valuable content. Thank you for leading the way.
You are so kind! Thanks!
Try using just a mason jar with a plastic lid. Then put the jars in a plastic bucket and cover them in simple play sand. This will keep for a VERY long time. I tried multiple different ways to store this in my shed at the bug out cabin. This is the way that has lasted for the last 7 yrs.
@@dougwilson8274 I like the sand idea. Thank you for that.
Hint, use the glass jars, but not the mylar! Just fill the bucket around the jars with dry play sand. It will last almost forever. Cause I used to keep mine in a shed in the Texas weather I learned this the hard way.
I worked for a resort and maintained the pool. We tried not to have shock left over to store when the pool was closed for the winter but it did happen. We kept it in the bucket it came in in a garage. The next summer when we opened the pool I opened the container outside. The clorine smell almost knocked me over and the bags were shredded. Also burnt my hands trying to use it even though I washed them immediately. I was glad to use it all in one go.
❤❤. Excellent Presentation on a Critical Issue. ❤❤. Thank You. FYI I just went to my garage to check mine and as you said my metal lids were disintegrated rust. 😂. 😂😂😂. Well next time is the ball glass jars but with the ball thick plastic lids. Then hopefully will be able to put the ball,jars into a very large glass jar with a glass lid with a silicone seal. Hopefully I can find one. You saved my buttocks who knows how long it would have been for me to notice the failure. Could have been during a water crisis. 😰🥴
Great video. I’ve rusted out a metal shelf in the basement, moved it to the garage, then rusted out half the metal gardening tools out there. This happened fast! After 5 years any plastic lid I’ve tried has turned brittle. Next idea is a glass bottle with glass stopper.
I have stored the 1lb bags in mason jars with metal lids and can attest to the lids disintegrating in less than a year I think. I did buy the plastic lids and it worked, but just like in this video, the plastic bags will deteriorate and your better off transferring the granuals to the jar. This video was great and informative.
Are you guys not worried that the pool shock is reacting to the aluminum of the mylar bags? I am using a plastic bucket to store my pool shock pouches and I haven’t had any issues at all.
So, after watching today's video, I checked my two jars of dry calcium hypo. set up like yours and the calcium has turned hard. I haven't tried to break it up yet, but glad you reminded us to check our stash.
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I am definitely adding this to my preps, along with some 2-Liter bottle pre-forms so I have them away and safe from any metals.
Excellent information , from a public health standpoint as well as practical
Thanks for this. I now know to go remove the bag out of the jar! As for traveling, my nephew is in a whiskey club and they send samples in small glass bottles with plastic lids. I have not tried but will see how much it holds, looks to be a tablespoon. Being disabled and diabetic I have been suffering chronic staphylococcus skin infections. Antibiotics have failed over time and since I have been hospitalized for mrsa before we try to keep them to a minimum as we may need it later. I have to take bleach baths 3 to 4 times weekly and this will make it much easier cost wise being on disability. Good news is, I have lost 41lbs since Halloween so I am hoping it leads to less chronic sicknesses.
Congratulations!! I would make certain that you ask your physician to be certain that this is okay to bath in. Your skin absorbs so many toxins that you should be very careful. Are you familiar with Dr Patrick Jones? homegrownherbalist.net/about-the-school/?rfsn=6755397.55842c.45098 There may be a good combination of herbs that can be helpful and not harmful. I have found herbal remedies to be incredibly effective ... and since I grow most of them (many are considered weeds) ... very inexpensive.
I've stored pool shock in the bags in a basement storm cellar unsuccessfully. The bags became unmanageable, leaky. I now store Calcium hydrochlorite (100% pure) in the original container. So far that's been successful.
Where did you fine 100 percent calcium hypochlorite?
I got some of this last summer but didnt know how corrosive it was to metals. I stored it in my cabinet above my washer and dryer because thats where i turned it into bleach solution. Not too long ago, I woke up to what i thought eas my house exploding. After seeing this video, I have to admit that the gas corroded the metal anchors holding up the cabinet on the wall. My whole cabinet came crashing down. What a mess. Learn how to store chemicals before shtf and what to do if you're affected by them.
So 1/4 teaspoon of it to treat a 55 gal. drum of water, but 8 tsps to make 1 gal. of your stock solution? How much of your stock solution would you use to treat that 55 gal.drum, to get the same result as the little bit of the straight powder?
I took it to mean the 1/4tsp in 55 gal to treat the water for drinking but the 8tsp per gal to make a more usable disinfection solution for treating smaller quantities of water. One is ready to drink, the other is used to treat other water to make it safe to drink.
Thank you so much for this information. I need to take mine out of the bag and put in a glass mason jar with heavy-duty plastic lid, such as you demonstrated. I just put my bags in a rubbermaid container in the shed. Appreciate your time and info.!
Thank you for this video because my pool shock was 58%. I will be purchasing the product you recommend.
I just yesterday, bought what I am going to test out, and try to remember to come back and report the results.
2) 1 New quart Mason jars with a thick silicone seal and Glass Lids and a wire hinge and closure. It will show very quickly - as it is mild steel wire and will corrode quickly if it off gasses thru the seals. Like the old style stuff I've seen at garage sales, with old weathered red rubber seals. I will put both in a separate over pack glass or Polypropylene (PP) container for our hot humid summer. (in the old garage). Jars were about $4 each at walmart online
Please share your results!
This is loaded with important and generally under-discussed information. I learned a lot from this one. Thanks!!
Love your content. Always useful. I was just reading up on how to make water disinfectant using pool shock! I learned not to store electronics with batteries in them. Keep on!
I learned the hard way about storing electronics with batteries. I think they leak a lot quicker than they used to.
I wonder if double vacuum sealing would be better.
My daughter is an instructor at a swim school for little ones. She is very familiar with Pool Shock. :)
I buy the Leslie's pool shock at 73%. This stuff will be GOLD in a SHTF situation.
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i use the 4700 gallon life straw pour over gravity filters. got two on amazon last week on sale
You could use a tattler lid with a plastic ball jar lid.
Very good video. Thank you Jonathan and Kylene. Happy trails!
No mishaps on chlorine because we store regular salt and the MSR bleach maker👍🏼 Thanks
Unfortunately, they no longer manufacture it. I contacted the company earlier this year.
??? For a true emergency, does the water you use to make the stock solution need to be clean or "purified". As in this case you may only have contaminated water to work with. Assuming that if the water was "bad" it would also be disinfected in the process of making the solution.
Also wondering, where do you store the glass container of sodium hypochlorite that use use on a more regular basis to make bleach for your laundry? Is it kept on a laundry room shelf for easy access or put away somewhere that is more safe requiring a bit more effort to get when you need to make a batch? And how frequently do you find you need to replace your plastic solution bottle (if you have at all)?
Great Video thank you! I know that the powder has a shelf life of about 10 years. How long of "shelf Life" does a 55 Gallon drum of water treated with the Calcium Hypoclorite have? Just wondering because however long that would last, would you just dump that drum out and start over? Im talking for Long term storage.
Clean water in a clean container theoretically should last forever. Plastic barrels may leach plastic into the water over time but run it through a good filter and that should not be a problem. The initial treatment of the water should kill everything and you should have no problem with those pathogens again. Officially rotation should be every 6 months.
How do dispose of it?
i was so excited to find 2lbs of calcium hypochlorite on Amazon last year and imagined that it would help my preparedness to have potentially thousands and thousands of gallons of water disinfectant. It was stored in a cool, dry place; however, over time the powder ate away at the plastic bottles it came in, and started leaking gas, so I eventually had to dispose of it at a county facility. I am hoping to try again...
You did the right thing. Just put the bags into a 5 gallon bucket. Then fill the bucket with simple play sand. Now you will find it lasts for a REALLY long time. I do this in a shed on our bug out property. So far better than any other way I have tried to keep it. Going on 7 yrs now and looks brand new.
@@dougwilson8274 thanks so much for this hint about storing the pool shock bags in play sand. I have not seen this anywhere else. Do you know how this works to prevent corrosion? The sand prevents the off-gassing from reaching the 5gal bucket? Or it somehow absorbs the off-gassing? (I assume the play sand must be very dry to start with.)
Dry sand keeps moisture from getting to bags. They off gas due to moisture reacting with the chlorine.
I love you guys, I have watched Chris Mr city prep, and bought the lab,not pool grade cal-hyp-clor, but I have it in a retired freezer and yes it's eating the metal. Plus both the chlorine, freezer are locked in my conex. I don't want my conex damaged. Don't store near propane tanks either?
Great video as usual thank yous
So, how much of the mixture do you use to a gallon of water?
Lots of great information, thanks!
What aboutbif Calcium hypochorite is 65% other ingredients 35%?
I wonder how well an old colored glass canning jar would work? The kind with the metal clamp type closure that uses a rubber or silicon ring to seal the jar.
Maybe storing it in those jars with the clip that snaps down over a rubber stopper?? Does the gas corrode rubber?
Well we did not review all the precautions prior to storage. We had 12 bags in their original shipping box. Put in outside storage shed on shelf. He was in shed to pull out some tools and they are all rusted. He had a welder that all the parts are now corroded as well as his tools. The original shipping box disintegrated when he went to move it. The 12 bags are sticky, hard and some stuck together. The shelf the box was on is corroded as well. We are in Cental Texas and our summers have reached 110° with humidity. Not a good or safe environment to store the bags. He moved the 12 bags to a 5 gallon plastic bucket (with lid) for now. If we can break up the hardened bags we'll put in glass jars and then into buckets as you have shown. Yes, we were/are idiots for not checking before damage was done. Thankfully I saw your video today and am so appreciative of your explanations.
That is so frustrating!! I would personally start fresh because it sounds like a lot of the chlorine has off gassed.
I use Special Kitty litter. It comes 14lbs and has. 2 with triangle plastic jug. I called the company and they said Yes I can store water in the.m. Oh I always get unscented litter…. So I clean it out good then fill with hot soapy water overnight. Then I fill it again with a small amount of bleach over night then rinse good and fill with water. Every three months or at least every 6 months I empty on the plants and refill with fresh water. I also have a water filter I would use before drinking it.
What was the measuring cup you mixed up used for?
It is a 5% chlorine stock solution that can be used like bleach for water disinfection or household disinfection.
I just ordered some 70% sodium hypochlorite from Amazon.
Use a Lipton instant tea jar...no problems.....
Chlorine tablets and such for pools, all come in plastic buckets. That's the safest way to store chlorine tablets or granules, such as pool shock.
QUESTION: How long will flour last in mylar bags? I recently heard it will on last about a year even mylar bags?
Would this work for lake/pond water?
Ok so whats the difference between sodium hypochlorite and calcium hypochlorite? And which one then can I make my own bleach for laundry and which one fir disinfecting water.
Can it be used on stone without damaging it
I stored mine in canning jars with metal lids! Ugh!! I just looked and the lids are all corroded. I want to just throw it the whole thing away and start over with fresh bags. Do you know how I should dispose of it? I don't think that I can probably just put it in the trash for the city to pick it up? 😟
Your best bet would be to call a local pool supply company and ask them.
What would I use if I am allergic to this stuff I am allergic to bleach
Be prepared with the fuel to boil water
I made the mistake of storing my pool shock in a glass canning jar with the metal lid, ugh. Will probably have to break the jar if I ever need to get to that pool shock. Ugh😢
Next time put a "plastic" lid on it. Then put several of those jars in a 5 gallon bucket. Next FILL the bucket with play sand. Then you are good to go for a really long time. I keep mine in a shed in Texas weather this way and it has lasted for over 7 yrs.
There are approximately 34 tablespoons of product in a 1 pound bag of calcium hypochlorite. Using the new calculation of one and a half tablespoons of pool shock to make one cup of 5.5% bleach solution (which appears correct versus the significantly smaller amounts discussed in the video )would mean that you would need to use 24 tablespoons (70% of a 1lb bag) to make up a gallon (16 cups) of 5.5% bleach solution in a bleach bottle. I believe that the correct calculation for 55 gallon drum of clear water would be 1/2 to 5/8 of a teaspoon of pool shock granules and 1 to 1/4 teaspoon of pool shock granules for 55 gallons of murky or cloudy water. It takes 24 tablespoons of pool shock to make a gallon of bleach or 1 1/2 T to make one cup of bleach. For clear water disinfection, you need 1/8 teaspoon bleach for every gallon of clear water or 7 teaspoons of bleach solution for 55 gallons of clear water. A gallon of bleach has 768 teaspoons of bleach or enough to treat 768 x 8 equals 6,144 gallons of clear water. 55 gal drum divided by 6144 multiplied by 24 T (of pool shock to make a gallon of bleach) equals .64 (1/2-5/8) teaspoons of pool shock granules for 55 gal of clear water. Double this amount (1-1.25 teaspoons) for 55 gal cloudy or murky water. If using bleach solution to disinfect, cloudy or murky water, you need to use 1/4 teaspoon of bleach solution per gallon or 14 teaspoons for a 55 gallon drum.
Where is the pdf please
The large 35lbs buckets of pool shock you can get at a pool supply store are stored in plastic buckets with non gasket screw on lids, no different than a 5 gallon paint buckets you get at Home Depot and such.
That is an awful lot of pool shock. Be very very careful storing it!
From what i understand, sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione dihydrate is safer than sodium hypochlorite for water purification
Well I couldn’t edit my post 😩 Mine says 1 teaspoon per gallon. Can you help me understand this because your pinned post is in Tablespoons?? I’m seriously rethinking this approach, it’s making me nervous. I want to treat the water and store so if my bleach is new/good, I’m thinking that might be the way to go 🤷🏼♀️
Your chart says 1 1/2 Teaspoon in 1 cup of water to make 5% (which would be 24 teaspoons or 8 tablespoons per gallon). BUT you said in written instructions put 1.4 cups of powder ( which is 67 teaspoons) cups of powder in 1 gallon of water for 5% but that is 3 Times as much powder. This does not match each other in mixture. Please clarify?
Just a heads up - YT removed your channel from my list, although I'm still subscribed with all notification. Resubbing - thought you might need to know. I think you are still on my husband's list of subs.
Thank you! I'm not sure why that happens. We have seen our numbers dive in the last month. I guess I'm on the naughty list. Thanks :)
Your video showed 1 1/2 teaspoon per cup of water. But the description has it written as 11/2 TABLESPOON per cup......that's a drastic discrepancy. Which is it?
The old is 1 1/2 teaspoons per cup of water for a 5 percent stock solution (military standard). The new from Jay Whimpey is 1 1/2 Tablespoon per cup for a 6 percent stock solution taking into account the "fluff" in the calcium hypochlorite that we have available.
@@TheProvidentPrepper 😊 thanks
I don't know why you would remove my comment, it was a legitimate question on how you go about mixing your solution. I guess I was right in my observation.
Stay Blessed!
I'm sorry. I don't remember seeing your comment. Perhaps TH-cam filtered it out.
You should open the bags outside. Unless the mask that you are using has a charcoal filter it will do nothing for chlorine. And you don't want that gas in your eyes either.