And refilling them every 6 or 12 months you shouldn't need any bleach drops or other additives

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Apr 20, 2019
11:58:23am

kccougar All-American

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

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