Hey all,
I'm trying to stock up a little on bleach. I'm hoping I could use this to purify water if I need to. I avoided the gel, I avoided the scents, but there was something surprising on the label that I'm not sure about. The bottle says, "Contains no phosphates." I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Thoughts?
Christopher Hogan I have never seen that on a bleach bottle saying that? I may be wrong but Phosphates have been banned from any cleaning product for a really long time they are bad for humans and the environment not good chemical. And I use in my 55 gallon tanks in my basement to help preserve the water. They are back ups I have a well that I switch over to hand pump from electric if needed if needed.
No idea about phosphates but you should probably make sure it says germicidal, i didnt realize there was a difference but apparently regular laundry bleach wont actually kill germs...
I had no idea there was such a thing as bleach that didnt kill germs but there you have it
Maine Homestead mom There some bleach that do not kill germs, but all you common household bleaches do kills 99.9% of germs, I would bet the 99.9 % is to increase sales of the bleach, I bet that bottle of bleach if you read it some very small print usually on the front left side says it is only 5.5 % bleach chlorine it is diluted that much. I am sure more comment will follow.. wikipedia explains alot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach you can research phosphates there also. I can remember when they banned them it was a big deal maybe back in the 70's Haunted 55 will remember. She will chime in eventually.
@Mike Ault thanks, i was surprised there was a difference, i was told if i wanted to sanitize my cloth diapers i had to make certain to buy germicidal bleach, maybe it is just a sales gimmick , i just got info from someone way more experienced than i am and took it at face value, haunted55 mentioned in the cleaner post that she uses bleach regularly so i bet she does know
@Maine homestead mom I use it also ij my laundry wikipedia explains and it is not to crazy scientific. I would almost bet all household bleaches are all kill germs. Funny I never hear if any that do not. catch up with you later i am out for the night Mike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach
Just remember that bleach loses it potency over time and is ineffective after about a year of storage so rotate frequently. Look into pool shock. You can make your own bleach solution from it and stores long term as long as it is stored properly.
Something I've researched and haven't made the purchase yet but look at restaurant supply sites. Often in with the bar supplies they'll have bleach tablets. A bottle of 150 tablets will get you 50-75 gallons of bleach, looking at the label it appears to be something like a 50% blend but for a testing product $5 isn't going to break most budgets.
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/edwards-councilor-steramine-sanitizing-tablets-sanitabs-bottle/999TABS.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=CjwKCAiA35rxBRAWEiwADqB370F3sLFbctbfsk2BWmIx3-cS4dYbtCSMOd3b9LUBYJnr2zAK_vA-xRoCKZ0QAvD_BwE
Is there a difference between food-safe and edible?:
https://birite.com/wp-content/uploads/msds/2014/965584.pdf
I store pool shock, specifically calcium hypochlorite, it has a very long shelf life (liquid beach lasts about 6 months). the problem with pool shock is that it is highly corrosive, you'll need to store it in plastic containers or glass, with plastic lids, metal of any type will corrode.
Is this something that should go into food storage bags, or should I be looking for plastic Ball jar lids?
@Christopher Hogan I'd place them in a large ball jar with a plastic lid. better still, find a bucket that was used to store chlorine tabs. one of my life experiences, I bought a case of pool shock, put it on a metal shelf, next to 10 boxes of metal ball jar lids. a few years later i went through the preps and found that the plastic bags they delivered them in, the box were all corroded through - it also ate through the metal shelf it was sitting on and ruined all of the ball jar metal lids that were sitting next to the box. it is horribly corrosive, be careful with it.