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DIY liquid chlorinator Anthony 02-08-2008
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Posted by Anthony on February 8, 2008, 3:28 am
I live in Texas where septic systems are pretty well governed. They
require that the aerator systems be adequately chlorinated... which I
am grateful I don't have to smell my neighbors discharge. However, I
am becoming annoyed at spending $180+ every year for chlorine tablets
when I understand liquid bleach dispensers are also allowed by law.
However, these dispensers typically run $300 and look like PVC pipes I
could get from my local home supply stores. I want to try and do it
myself and save the $300 equipment/installation cost and start using
household bleach.

Question 1) Can anyone point me to plans how to build my own?
Question 2) From my research, it appears ~1 gallon/month is the
typical bleach usage. Does this sound correct to people who already
use/know about bleach dispensers?
Question 3) Absent any plans, and believing the usage is ~1 gallon/
month, I believe I could cap a PVC pipe to hold some bleach and
integrate an IV drip dispenser. According to my math (which I won't
go into here unless requested), I figure I can set the IV drip on a 60
drop/ml to 1 drop every 11.4 seconds to dispense ~1 gallon of bleach/
month. By placing this dispenser between my two tanks (where I
currently drop the chlorine tablets) I expect I would achieve
approximately the same mixing effect as I do with tablets. The end
effect of this is for <$20 I could build my dispenser and start using
household bleach saving an additional $150+ each year.

Thoughts/Corrections/Answers?

Thanks in advance!

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Posted by on February 8, 2008, 8:16 am
> Thoughts/Corrections/Answers?

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Posted by Frank on February 8, 2008, 8:18 am
Anthony wrote:
> I live in Texas where septic systems are pretty well governed. They
> require that the aerator systems be adequately chlorinated... which I
> am grateful I don't have to smell my neighbors discharge. However, I
> am becoming annoyed at spending $180+ every year for chlorine tablets
> when I understand liquid bleach dispensers are also allowed by law.
> However, these dispensers typically run $300 and look like PVC pipes I
> could get from my local home supply stores. I want to try and do it
> myself and save the $300 equipment/installation cost and start using
> household bleach.
>
> Question 1) Can anyone point me to plans how to build my own?
> Question 2) From my research, it appears ~1 gallon/month is the
> typical bleach usage. Does this sound correct to people who already
> use/know about bleach dispensers?
> Question 3) Absent any plans, and believing the usage is ~1 gallon/
> month, I believe I could cap a PVC pipe to hold some bleach and
> integrate an IV drip dispenser. According to my math (which I won't
> go into here unless requested), I figure I can set the IV drip on a 60
> drop/ml to 1 drop every 11.4 seconds to dispense ~1 gallon of bleach/
> month. By placing this dispenser between my two tanks (where I
> currently drop the chlorine tablets) I expect I would achieve
> approximately the same mixing effect as I do with tablets. The end
> effect of this is for <$20 I could build my dispenser and start using
> household bleach saving an additional $150+ each year.
>
> Thoughts/Corrections/Answers?
>
> Thanks in advance!

Having worked as a chemist in industry, I can tell you that continuous
processes require continuous monitoring. I would prefer a system that
did not always need my attention.

Posted by Rod Speed on February 8, 2008, 1:41 pm
> Anthony wrote:
>> I live in Texas where septic systems are pretty well governed. They
>> require that the aerator systems be adequately chlorinated... which I
>> am grateful I don't have to smell my neighbors discharge. However, I
>> am becoming annoyed at spending $180+ every year for chlorine tablets
>> when I understand liquid bleach dispensers are also allowed by law.
>> However, these dispensers typically run $300 and look like PVC pipes
>> I could get from my local home supply stores. I want to try and do
>> it myself and save the $300 equipment/installation cost and start
>> using household bleach.
>>
>> Question 1) Can anyone point me to plans how to build my own?
>> Question 2) From my research, it appears ~1 gallon/month is the
>> typical bleach usage. Does this sound correct to people who already
>> use/know about bleach dispensers?
>> Question 3) Absent any plans, and believing the usage is ~1 gallon/
>> month, I believe I could cap a PVC pipe to hold some bleach and
>> integrate an IV drip dispenser. According to my math (which I won't
>> go into here unless requested), I figure I can set the IV drip on a
>> 60 drop/ml to 1 drop every 11.4 seconds to dispense ~1 gallon of
>> bleach/ month. By placing this dispenser between my two tanks
>> (where I currently drop the chlorine tablets) I expect I would
>> achieve approximately the same mixing effect as I do with tablets. The end
effect of this is for <$20 I could build
>> my dispenser and
>> start using household bleach saving an additional $150+ each year.
>>
>> Thoughts/Corrections/Answers?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>
> Having worked as a chemist in industry, I can tell you that continuous
> processes require continuous monitoring. I would prefer a system that
> did not always need my attention.

Doesnt mean that the continuous monitoring has to be done by an individual.



Posted by Anthony on February 8, 2008, 6:21 pm
> Anthony wrote:
> > I live in Texas where septic systems are pretty well governed. =A0They
> > require that the aerator systems be adequately chlorinated... which I
> > am grateful I don't have to smell my neighbors discharge. =A0However, I
> > am becoming annoyed at spending $180+ every year for chlorine tablets
> > when I understandliquidbleach dispensers are also allowed by law.
> > However, these dispensers typically run $300 and look like PVC pipes I
> > could get from my local home supply stores. =A0I want to try and do it
> > myself and save the $300 equipment/installation cost and start using
> > household bleach.
>
> > Question 1) Can anyone point me to plans how to build my own?
> > Question 2) From my research, it appears ~1 gallon/month is the
> > typical bleach usage. =A0Does this sound correct to people who already
> > use/know about bleach dispensers?
> > Question 3) Absent any plans, and believing the usage is ~1 gallon/
> > month, I believe I could cap a PVC pipe to hold some bleach and
> > integrate an IV drip dispenser. =A0According to my math (which I won't
> > go into here unless requested), I figure I can set the IV drip on a 60
> > drop/ml to 1 drop every 11.4 seconds to dispense ~1 gallon of bleach/
> > month. =A0By placing this dispenser between my two tanks (where I
> > currently drop the chlorine tablets) I expect I would achieve
> > approximately the same mixing effect as I do with tablets. =A0The end
> > effect of this is for <$20 I could build my dispenser and start using
> > household bleach saving an additional $150+ each year.
>
> > Thoughts/Corrections/Answers?
>
> > Thanks in advance!
>
> Having worked as a chemist in industry, I can tell you that continuous
> processes require continuous monitoring. =A0I would prefer a system that
> did not always need my attention.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Agreed. Right now I'm dropping chlorine tablets in nearly every
weekend. Talk about your systems that need attention! :-(

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