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Posted by jloomis on October 14, 2009, 10:08 am
Actually they do have a setup albeit expensive, that the water runs through
with a light tube that the treated water then enters the storage.
I do not use any chlorox or clorox....only to clean if necessary and then
rinse well.....
john
> wrote:
>>Many use Chlorox....
>>Small amount. All City Water has that in it.....swimming pools, etc.
>>Although many like to use the light to treat the water:
> There are some issues with using clorox, and as well most 'Clorox' or
> laundry bleaches are not safe for potable water supplies (they contain
> chemicals that are unsafe for consumption). If you must clorinate your
> water, use swimming pool chemicals, carefully, and at least you avoid
> the probalble health hazards of laundry product consumption!
> However chlorine in drinking water does pose some health issues. In
> our town we chlorinate the town water, then use a system to remove as
> much as we can before distribution. However, part fo that may be based
> on the water's source, disolved minerals and chemicals, etc.
>>Ultraviolet light for water purification. UV light is electromagnetic
>>radiation with frequencies ranges that kill bacteria, viruses, and more .
> Good idea, but I don't think that will work on the whole tank! Be one
> hell of a UV setup! (I can see it now, 200 40w UV lamps ringed around
> the tank, turn 'em on and the entire house glows in the dark!)
>>I would love to have that system.....
>>I keep my water in a large plastic 1800 gal. tank in a tank house room.
>>The
>>tank is black food grade plastic, and being in an enclosed are keeps real
>>cool, and fairly aglae free....
> I'd guess that any black food grade tank would stay reasonably clean
> even if not in a 'room'. Not much light will get through those walls.
> I like the idea of protecting the tank with an enclouser, too. Plastic
> will degrade due to UV exposure if it is not protected.
>>john
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