tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post177508097874670046..comments2024-03-28T15:43:04.548-07:00Comments on Desert Home: My Well, A Parody of Problems Part 6 (Disinfecting)davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-88746281570863594862023-01-23T08:45:21.575-07:002023-01-23T08:45:21.575-07:00I happened to have a bucket full of sodium bisulph...I happened to have a bucket full of sodium bisulphite in the barn that I use to sterilize buckets and stuff for fermentation. When it came time to treat the well, I looked at the price tag on a gallon of swimming pool chlorine and the tag on the bisulphite. There was no competition at all; the chlorine won.<br /><br />Yes, I'm cheap.<br />davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608589214882334649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-1776561455057850352023-01-23T06:27:20.100-07:002023-01-23T06:27:20.100-07:00What you did with the chlorine (hypochlorite solut...What you did with the chlorine (hypochlorite solution?) was called super chlorination, which is standard utility practice.<br />A high level of chlorine to disinfect, then bring the level down for distribution.<br />I do it with rainwater sterilizing.<br />Utilities will bring the level down using sulphur dioxide gas, but at the DIY level, you could use sodium bisulphite powder.pgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03578493816006088399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922503085503427986.post-50239173270512757272017-11-08T02:44:59.472-07:002017-11-08T02:44:59.472-07:00you are quite a handly guy dave you had all that f...you are quite a handly guy dave you had all that fixed by yourself I must admit that is very impressive for a guy to handle all that single handedly good job Dave<a href="http://www.aussieessay.net/">essay writing service australia</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/07493733779404974448noreply@blogger.com