raggie33 said:
how long does tap water last?i would assume for ever but i find it is best not to assume i store it in old milkk jugs that been cleaned very good
I use 32 gal Rubbermaid garbage cans (new). I dissinfect them with a stiff solution of bleach and water. (Stiff enough that it feels slippery). Then I fill with tap water and add 1/8 teaspoon bleach per gal of water to slow algae growth. I put the cover on the can and keep the room very dark. Cover with a quilt if you have to. Algae needs light to grow. I have kept water put up this way for
six months -- even in sub-tropical heat.
If you use plastic jugs I would make a
very stiff bleach/water mix to disinfect each one before filling. I would fill a five gal bucket with it and after washing and rinsing the jugs I would
totally submerge each jug and cap in this stiff solution for one hour. Make sure there are no bubbles. Then drain and carefully fill each jug with water stabilized at 1/8 teaspoon bleach per gal of water. Put them in a dark room. Because jugs let in all kinds of light be sure to cover them with blankets very carefully.
The various alphabet agencies won't tell you you can use plastic because they think that you can't follow directions. When nailed down they will admit, at least in private, that if the plastic jugs are disinfected carefully and thoughtfully prior to
each filling they will be fine. But keep them in the dark -- the jugs
and the alphabet agencies.