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Monday, 29 January 2018

Storing potable water


André Swart shared a link to the group: WATER SHEDDING WESTERN CAPE.
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Hi all. I have noticed that some peeps advise us not to store your water directly on concrete or cement floors. I did some research, and came across this US site. Here is an excerpt:
""Do I need to store my water off the cement? If you plan on storing water in 55-gallon barrels, you’ll likely come across recommendations to not store the barrels on your garage’s cement floor and to instead place them on wooden pallets. The reason given is that chemicals in the cement can cause a chemical reaction with the plastic storage container and possibly contaminate the water. Looking into this a bit more, this seems to be more of an old prepper wives’ tale. I couldn’t find any scientific research to back up this claim. A few prepper sites claimed that storing your water on cement only became a problem when your cement got really hot.
To be on the safe side, I went ahead and put my water barrels on a pallet. Didn’t cost me much more and didn’t take up much more space. You can also use carpet or flattened cardboard boxes too"".
Note: Normal disclaimer.... Not advocating doomsday prepping at all.


https://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/04/01/hydration-for-the-apocalypse-how-to-store-water-for-long-term-emergencies/

vintage ad advertisement sign of protection moving food water supplies





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