If properly stored, water will not spoil. The contamination that gets into it is what actually makes water go bad. In theory, your water could store and stay good forever if you take the proper precautions by sealing and storing your water so that bacteria or other contaminants don’t get into it and cause it to go bad. But that’s easier said than done. Just make sure your IBC is food safe and BPA free, making it suitable for storing liquids for human consumption including drinking water, milk, alcohol and oils. Then if storing water make sure it is in a dry dark place and covered away from anything, if the water is already purified then once every two year add a little pure bleach none coloured none scented type, if uncertain just empty and clean out tank and refill one a year. It’s up to you, Iv used this technique for many year’s and used water that’s been stored correctly that’s six years old and was absolutely fine, if in doubt you could still then filter it and boil. Trust me don’t believe all the crap out there.
I have 2, 55 gallon blue barrels, 3, 275 gallon IBC totes, and several 5 gallon jugs for potable water storage. I also have 4, 1000 gallon tanks of water, a gasoline fired Honda water pump and 250’ of 2” firehose for firefighting. I treated my IBCs and fire suppression tanks with bleach after filling them with our well water and they were outdoors in the shade. No algae grew in 1 year. We live in the Nevada desert and the drought is a little scary. I have decided to move my totes into the garage which is on a concrete slab. I think the security and accessibility will be better. I have no problem with the stability and effectiveness of plain old bleach. In 3 years of using the totes at 2 different locations I have not had any UV failures.
Have one set up in garage and one that catches rainwater down the hill from garage in a small shanty built for the tote. Every year I drain the water from the garage drinking water tote via hose to fill the garden rainwater tote . I’ll do this if we haven’t had rain for a while and the rainwater tote is empty. Any excess I’ll fill up some plastic drums for overflow garden water storage or hand washing , clothes washing ,etc.
As for water storage, seems like people want to be able to directly drink from the storage. I disagree. Always treat and filter the water immediately before use. That allows you to keep it simple.
Because in a situation of stuffhtf, there may not be any access to water filters or could run out. So to be able to drink the water directly out of the tote, would be very important.
So you can also take your cold water line and run it to the tank and then the house this way you are circulating the water.. or if that dosnt work for ya use the hose bib and whenever you use the hose its circulates or sprinklers etc you get the idea
Yeah thats a great idea to keep the water circulating! They also make in line hose filters which can be used to clean up the water as well. Planning to use that for the next fill up.
Thanks for the video. Here is what I'm doing. I have seen different measurements of Chlorox amounts per gallon. I'm going with 1/8 teaspoon/gallon of water instead of higher amounts because my tap water has already been chlorinated. 1/8 teaspoon = .125 teaspoon. I have 275 gallons of tap water. 275 gallons x .125 teaspoons = 34.375 teaspoons of Chlorox. 1 teaspoon = .16667 oz. .16667 oz X 34.375 teaspoons = 5.73 oz OR 6 oz of Chlorox Do you agree or is my math wrong?
I have new 330 gal water emergency tote, outside in my back yard, what I did first, was to wrap up te container with 6m black plastic sheet for sun protection and as second backup measure, I constructed a little PLAYWOOD room around the tote and painted it White, for even more sun protection..................I live in southern California when in summer is very hot and in winter some what cold...............AM I going to be ok with my set up to last this water, a least 3 years ??? any comments will be apreciate it.
great idea! I live in Texas and I was trying to think how I could store the container once filled. No inside space. just gets so damn hot here! like today...105! 🙄
So you just essentially filled it from the hose and treated it with the almost 4 treatments and then u use the water filter pitcher prior to drinking? I’m not sure I understand exactly how u filled it. I live in California and I just got my tote and I want to be sure I do this correctly. Also my tote is new and food grade what do u suggest I do to prep the container prior to filling?
@@Likadees kerosene or coconut oil stops mosquitoes and bugs breeding an living in the water to prevent contamination diseases and so forth and it won't mix with water,it stays on top of the water so there is no oxygen for bugs to breathe under water 👍 hope this helps
Can someone help answer a question? I have had 4 ibc 275 gallon water totes for 4 years. We decided to put fresh water in this year. One of the top ones started leaking from the bottom. Also it has what looks like iron or rust particles in bottom but otherwise water is clear. They are kept inside and dark
I have several. Remove them from the cage, scuff, prime and paint them to make them last alot longer, less or no algae also. Add chlorine, and keep cool.
If you get the water from a municipal water source, it has been filtered for protozoa cysts such as giardia and cryptospordian. Plus has been treated with clorine. Thus as long as you keep it out sun and in a sterile container the Aquamira (chlorine dioxide) is not needed.
This is how I do it. You might want to consider spray painting it black with a few layers of paint instead of covering it with a tarp/other cover. It's easier and IMHO, better for blocking out sunlight. Also, I attached a solar powered water pump to the drain(you can get the adapters at lowes) and ran a water line under my house and up to my kitchen sink to a RV water tap. When I lose power, getting water is as easy as pushing the lever on the RV water tap and boom, I have fresh clean water.
Thank you for the feedback. I've got my tank inside the garage so it doesnt receive much exposure to light unless I open the door. Your setup would be great outdoors and it's great that you have it all automated so it would be very convenient and an easy transition if you ever had to use it.
This video is incorrect becuase if you do a bit more research you cant store water in ibc for longer than 6 months. They straight up say the plastic can affect the water after 6 months
I just use the water when it rains. Yes I think everyone does that. Anyways I don't mean it like that. I use that water to water my plants. I use the other water inside my house to take showers and drink. I rather use the rain water to water my plants. That way I don't use the water that the government provides and my water bill won't come as a lot. But then I realized Ima have to start using water from rain to drink. Not because I won't too. But to help the workers build more water tanks and so the that rivers can at least maybe grow again. And yes I would let others use my water because I don't wanna be a cheapskate. And I don't wanna keep the water all by myself because it's bad luck and you all people would know that if you happen to do the thing I said. Anyways yeah letting others use the water to water there plants would be okay with me.
You need to edit your message and somewhere in there tell the listeners that this is way too much weight to have on a wood floor, even in a corner. You know that, I know that but cover your arse and add it to your otherwise informative video. Also the tank should be removed from its cage, 4 bolts on most devices, and given a coat of opaque paint that light will NOT penetrate. You don't see it happening but UV catastrophically degrades the plastic and one day, surprise, it crumbles. Thx for your post.
If properly stored, water will not spoil. The contamination that gets into it is what actually makes water go bad. In theory, your water could store and stay good forever if you take the proper precautions by sealing and storing your water so that bacteria or other contaminants don’t get into it and cause it to go bad. But that’s easier said than done. Just make sure your IBC is food safe and BPA free, making it suitable for storing liquids for human consumption including drinking water, milk, alcohol and oils. Then if storing water make sure it is in a dry dark place and covered away from anything, if the water is already purified then once every two year add a little pure bleach none coloured none scented type, if uncertain just empty and clean out tank and refill one a year. It’s up to you, Iv used this technique for many year’s and used water that’s been stored correctly that’s six years old and was absolutely fine, if in doubt you could still then filter it and boil. Trust me don’t believe all the crap out there.
Most logical and helpful information on this thread, thank you...
I have 2, 55 gallon blue barrels, 3, 275 gallon IBC totes, and several 5 gallon jugs for potable water storage. I also have 4, 1000 gallon tanks of water, a gasoline fired Honda water pump and 250’ of 2” firehose for firefighting. I treated my IBCs and fire suppression tanks with bleach after filling them with our well water and they were outdoors in the shade. No algae grew in 1 year. We live in the Nevada desert and the drought is a little scary. I have decided to move my totes into the garage which is on a concrete slab. I think the security and accessibility will be better. I have no problem with the stability and effectiveness of plain old bleach. In 3 years of using the totes at 2 different locations I have not had any UV failures.
May I ask how many years regular bleach has lasted you? Seem like a more affordable option 🤔?
And how much bleach for a 275 gal ibc tote?
You can get a hose filter commonly used with RVs to filter the water while filling
Have one set up in garage and one that catches rainwater down the hill from garage in a small shanty built for the tote.
Every year I drain the water from the garage drinking water tote via hose to fill the garden rainwater tote .
I’ll do this if we haven’t had rain for a while and the rainwater tote is empty.
Any excess I’ll fill up some plastic drums for overflow garden water storage or hand washing , clothes washing ,etc.
The totes I bought at The Tractor Supply Store were sitting covered in my garage for a year. Bought them for this reason. Thanks for this video.
Thats great! Its a great feeling to have this much water ready to drink. Gives me peace of mind even though my car no longer fits in the garage lol
How do you treat and maintain your tanks? If they are outside do you need to worry about freezing?
Thank you very much for posting this. It is very helpful!
This is more important than any solar prep in my opinion, will be investing in this and a rain water collection system
Yea I agree! This prep gives me a lot of peace of mind and water is far more important to me than electricity.
As for water storage, seems like people want to be able to directly drink from the storage. I disagree. Always treat and filter the water immediately before use. That allows you to keep it simple.
Because in a situation of stuffhtf, there may not be any access to water filters or could run out. So to be able to drink the water directly out of the tote, would be very important.
Thank you for your time and effort 👌
Thanks for making this. About to pull the trigger on 3 good grade ones looking to do the same thing.
Excellent glad this video helped you! Would love to see a pic of your setup!
Good information! Thanks
Thank you for making this video! I am about to make the purchase and was told the water would not last more than 3 months!
Thanks for great insight!
No problem! Glad you found the video useful. Good luck with setting up your water storage! Having 275 gallons ready to drink is a great feeling!
@@UrbanSurvivor has your water container maintained clean and mold free?
So you can also take your cold water line and run it to the tank and then the house this way you are circulating the water.. or if that dosnt work for ya use the hose bib and whenever you use the hose its circulates or sprinklers etc you get the idea
Yeah thats a great idea to keep the water circulating! They also make in line hose filters which can be used to clean up the water as well. Planning to use that for the next fill up.
Thanks for the video. Here is what I'm doing. I have seen different measurements of Chlorox amounts per gallon. I'm going with 1/8 teaspoon/gallon of water instead of higher amounts because my tap water has already been chlorinated. 1/8 teaspoon = .125 teaspoon. I have 275 gallons of tap water. 275 gallons x .125 teaspoons = 34.375 teaspoons of Chlorox. 1 teaspoon = .16667 oz. .16667 oz X 34.375 teaspoons = 5.73 oz OR 6 oz of Chlorox Do you agree or is my math wrong?
Thank you for this video and the information. God Bless.
Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
spectacular upload Urban Survivor. I killed the thumbs up on your video. Keep on up the very good work.
Hey! Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.
I have new 330 gal water emergency tote, outside in my back yard, what I did first, was to wrap up te container with 6m black plastic sheet for sun protection and as second backup measure, I constructed a little PLAYWOOD room around the tote and painted it White, for even more sun protection..................I live in southern California when in summer is very hot and in winter some what cold...............AM I going to be ok with my set up to last this water, a least 3 years ??? any comments will be apreciate it.
great idea! I live in Texas and I was trying to think how I could store the container once filled. No inside space. just gets so damn hot here! like today...105! 🙄
So you just essentially filled it from the hose and treated it with the almost 4 treatments and then u use the water filter pitcher prior to drinking? I’m not sure I understand exactly how u filled it. I live in California and I just got my tote and I want to be sure I do this correctly. Also my tote is new and food grade what do u suggest I do to prep the container prior to filling?
Should always add enough kerosene on the top surface it won't let anything breed in it, and won't mix with water
Never heard of that kerosene method before! Would please explain deeper! Very interesting methodology! Cheers.
@@Likadees kerosene or coconut oil stops mosquitoes and bugs breeding an living in the water to prevent contamination diseases and so forth and it won't mix with water,it stays on top of the water so there is no oxygen for bugs to breathe under water 👍 hope this helps
275 gallon edc wallets prepping life ibc tote water ok
hello Mr Urban Survivor i got a silly question, is it safe to collect rain water and store it this way?
About how many bottles of aquamarine do we need?
Can someone help answer a question? I have had 4 ibc 275 gallon water totes for 4 years. We decided to put fresh water in this year. One of the top ones started leaking from the bottom. Also it has what looks like iron or rust particles in bottom but otherwise water is clear. They are kept inside and dark
I have several. Remove them from the cage, scuff, prime and paint them to make them last alot longer, less or no algae also. Add chlorine, and keep cool.
I wanna install caster wheels on ibc tote give me a support which power tools should i use please reply to this !
I'm interested in hearing the answer to your question, but keep in mind when the tote is filled with water it will weigh almost 2500 pounds
Is the water treatment really necessary, since tap water is already treated?
A lot of times people are harvesting water captured off of the roof etc. Tap water isn’t always pure too.
If you get the water from a municipal water source, it has been filtered for protozoa cysts such as giardia and cryptospordian. Plus has been treated with clorine. Thus as long as you keep it out sun and in a sterile container the Aquamira (chlorine dioxide) is not needed.
Can it freeze
This is how I do it. You might want to consider spray painting it black with a few layers of paint instead of covering it with a tarp/other cover. It's easier and IMHO, better for blocking out sunlight. Also, I attached a solar powered water pump to the drain(you can get the adapters at lowes) and ran a water line under my house and up to my kitchen sink to a RV water tap. When I lose power, getting water is as easy as pushing the lever on the RV water tap and boom, I have fresh clean water.
Thank you for the feedback. I've got my tank inside the garage so it doesnt receive much exposure to light unless I open the door. Your setup would be great outdoors and it's great that you have it all automated so it would be very convenient and an easy transition if you ever had to use it.
@@UrbanSurvivor oh it is. My only problem with it setup like this is, well, keeping my 6 year old from playing with the water.....lol
@@MrCougar214 lol I can relate to that Ive got some troublemakers of my own...
This video is incorrect becuase if you do a bit more research you cant store water in ibc for longer than 6 months. They straight up say the plastic can affect the water after 6 months
I just use the water when it rains. Yes I think everyone does that. Anyways I don't mean it like that. I use that water to water my plants. I use the other water inside my house to take showers and drink. I rather use the rain water to water my plants. That way I don't use the water that the government provides and my water bill won't come as a lot. But then I realized Ima have to start using water from rain to drink. Not because I won't too. But to help the workers build more water tanks and so the that rivers can at least maybe grow again. And yes I would let others use my water because I don't wanna be a cheapskate. And I don't wanna keep the water all by myself because it's bad luck and you all people would know that if you happen to do the thing I said. Anyways yeah letting others use the water to water there plants would be okay with me.
Gotta start thinking how would I do this though.
You need to edit your message and somewhere in there tell the listeners that this is way too much weight to have on a wood floor, even in a corner. You know that, I know that but cover your arse and add it to your otherwise informative video. Also the tank should be removed from its cage, 4 bolts on most devices, and given a coat of opaque paint that light will NOT penetrate. You don't see it happening but UV catastrophically degrades the plastic and one day, surprise, it crumbles. Thx for your post.