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Apr 20, 2019
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kccougar
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And refilling them every 6 or 12 months you shouldn't need any bleach drops or other additives
Assuming you are filling from a treated, municipal water supply.
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Finally getting around to filling up our blue 55G water barrels. Any advice?
mottman
4/20/19 11:36am
I think you add bleach to it but not sure what ratio
idcougarfan
4/20/19 11:39am
Half and half? I’m no prepper though.
Coach's Dad
4/20/19 11:46am
I thought I read that they advise not directly on a concrete floor. Also, dump out and refill every 6 months.
John Doe
4/20/19 11:41am
Mine are in the garage. I empty and refill them on Saturday afternoon of each general conference
Wingnut
4/20/19 11:42am
Conference: the great reminder. We also use conference as a reminder for
squidmark
4/20/19 11:55am
We try to do those other things also.
Wingnut
4/20/19 12:00pm
My kids used to look forward to changing out the 72-hr kits each conference because they would snack on the food items
kccougar
4/20/19 12:00pm
And refilling them every 6 or 12 months you shouldn't need any bleach drops or other additives
kccougar
4/20/19 11:58am
Thanks. Are they on the garage floor?
mottman
4/20/19 12:02pm
It's on the garage floor and I dump the water on the lawn.
Wingnut
4/20/19 12:03pm
Same situation but with smaller (30 gallon) blue containers >>>
MichCoug
4/20/19 12:01pm
Mix in some Crystal Light
TADOW
4/20/19 12:07pm
Don't put them directly on cement. See below for info on pretreatment.
bluebooks
4/20/19 12:07pm
Keep direct sunlight off the barrels, they’ll last longer.
calblue
4/20/19 12:09pm
We have a 250 gallon storage unit in our garage. There is a mix you can buy on a
blackandblue
4/20/19 12:31pm
I don't treat the water in my 250 but I have 3 filters
permiso
4/20/19 12:51pm
How low is your water pressure? Only 50 gallons per hour!?
ryebrye
4/20/19 2:54pm
Our water pressure is super low. If the washing machine is going and
blackandblue
4/20/19 3:13pm
Are you on a hill higher than all your neighbors?
rtNelson
4/20/19 3:21pm
No. We are just in a standard development. Our builders made it sound like it
blackandblue
4/20/19 3:34pm
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