When does your water-purifying bleach expire? Be Prepared Tip #5

Hi friends,

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Liquid Bleach expires, try Pool Shock instead - Be Prepared Tip #5

As a kid, I had no idea non-food items expired, like car seats.

And then, as an adult, I learned that the gallons of bleach I'd stored for emergencies would officially expire in a year, while probably remaining good for about another year after that.

I don't know about you, but I don't go through bleach that fast, but I know how important clean water is in an emergency, especially a natural disaster.

Then I learned about Pool Shock - or basically powdered bleach that is used to sanitize the large amounts of water in a pool.

It has more than twice the shelf-life of liquid bleach and could last even longer if stored correctly.

You add a level teaspoon of pool shock (min. 68% Calcium Hypochlorite) to a gallon of water to make a bleach solution. Then use that solution at a ratio of 1 to 100 to purify your water, ie. divide the ounces of your water by 100. Ex. there are 128 oz in a gallon which would require adding 1.28 ounces of the solution to purify it.

Pros:
• Inexpensive
• Saves space! A single bag of powder is the equivalent to many gallons of bleach
• Lasts much long than liquid bleach

Cons:
• It's a dangerous chemical requiring careful storage and handling
• There may be additional chemicals not the best for drinking.

Make sure to do your own research, but I hope you enjoy this tip.

Have a great week and stay safe out there,

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Misty's Writing Update:
Steph and I are in the final stretch on Deadly Rescue, and looking forward to launching this new trilogy.

After a bit of a break, I'm planning on starting a fun, new litrpg series about a street kid with an unusual magic forced to a school for mages where he's considered one of the weakest . . . but of course he isn't. :D

It'll be a nice change of pace I'm looking forward to.

Happy reading out there!

— Misty :)
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