Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:11:46 -0500, Sky >
> wrote:
>
>> I like to drink a lot of plain arbonated water - aka soda water - but
>> tend to avoid club soda (water) since I learned it contains about 2%
>> sodium.
>>
>> Anywho, I've often thought of recycling these 2-litre bottles with tap
>> water for emergencies, but somehow I think perhaps a drop or few of
>> chlorine should be added to the water, to make sure it's safe for
>> long-term storage ?? Is this chlorine the regular sort that's used to
>> clean laundry? Yeah, yeah, I can Google, but it's easier to ask here,
>> and also a sort of comical 'watch' and see how 'some' folks respond ;>>
>>
>> Sky
>>
>> P.S. This is where the use of a glass "eye dropper" would definitely
>> come in handy, with regard to another recent thread :> Only a few drops
>> of chlorine would be needed to 'preserve' a 2-litre bottle of tap water, eh!
>
> I don't think that's a good idea. Many plastics decay with chlorine
> bleach. And I don't think the municipal water companies that
> chlorinate use laundry bleach. You may be safer using those
> purification tablets sold at camping supply stores. I suggest you do
> more research, phone your local municipal water company and pose your
> question.

The plastic clorox bottle leaks gas, and the bottle weakens with storage.
If it sits for a long time, it not as strong.

What's in the treated water to begin with, determines how much bleach you
need. It's called a smell test. Adding bleach should make it smell
chlorine. If there is too much contamination, you need more bleach. If
there is sufficient treatment, i think the water should last a long time,
even with eventual removal of the bleach solution, by escape. Some wTer
treatment plants use little chlorine. While safe, organisms may accumulate
over time.

Greg