Chlorine, like in Clorox, will dissipate or "gas off" when poured into water in 24 to 48 hours. But, this is a good thing. It will kill all the critters and then goes away so you don't have to drink it. It's not good for you to drink it. If your water sits stagnant for a long time, treat it again and let it stand for 48 hours before drinking it.
-----Original Message----- From: Norm of Bandersnatch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 5:14 pm Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Replacement for "Chem Tabs" water treatment? ? I have heard on this list that Iodine is better than Chlorine for purifying water in our tanks.? Something about the chlorine loosing effectiveness over time. ? Does anyone know anything about this? ? ? ? Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek FL 30 07.72N 081 38.4W ? ? ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Lewis To: [email protected] Sent: 1/14/2008 4:32:04 PM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Replacement for "Chem Tabs" water treatment? The American Red Cross suggests using 16 drops of chlorine bleach (5.25% - 6% sodium hypochlorite) per gallon of water.??? You should be able to smell the chlorine in the treated water.? Alan Alan Lewis "Victoria" Gulfstar 41 #160 Lying Kittery, ME K1ALL From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:13:29 -0800 Subject: [Liveaboard] Replacement for "Chem Tabs" water treatment? I believe that "Chem Tabs" (chlorine tablets for fresh water tanks) were recently pulled from the market here in the USA.?? I used to put in 2 tablets for each 30-gallon water tank when I was filling them in order to keep any bacteria or growth from occurring inside the tanks.? ? What are people using (if anything) to treat their fresh water tanks? ? Thanks in advance, ? Ken Pearce Bellingham, WA s/v Shantih, Baba-30 Watch ?Cause Effect,? a show about real people making a real difference. Learn more _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com
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