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Title: water storing
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on September 25, 2011, 09:45:34 am: so ive not had any work this week and ive left a little water (about 20ltrs) in my 350ltr tank, i just wondered how how its safe to keep water stored for?

any ideas welcome

george
Title: Re: water storing
Post by: dazmond on September 25, 2011, 11:01:17 am: itll last months at 000.dont worry about it!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: water storing
Post by: Dave Anderson on September 25, 2011, 11:22:54 am: Had some water for a couple of years in a container...it's just as the day I put it in there ....000 tds...

Cheers
Dave.
Title: Re: water storing
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on September 25, 2011, 11:50:47 am: thanks, what about legionnaire disease?
Title: Re: water storing
Post by: Frankybadboy on September 25, 2011, 12:10:16 pm: Quote from: GB Window cleaning on September 25, 2011, 11:50:47 am
thanks, what about legionnaire disease?
what about it ;D
Title: Re: water storing
Post by: RichardBardsley on September 25, 2011, 12:24:08 pm: Good point GB, bacteria will grow in any type of water and the longer it stands the more contaminated it becomes. Water older than two weeks needs dumping. Why would you risk spreading legionnaires for the price of a few pence. Really silly and majorly dum.
Your tds meter will not show bacteria content.
Title: Re: water storing
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on September 25, 2011, 12:32:30 pm: Quote from: RichardBardsley on September 25, 2011, 12:24:08 pm
Good point GB, bacteria will grow in any type of water and the longer it stands the more contaminated it becomes. Water older than two weeks needs dumping. Why would you risk spreading legionnaires for the price of a few pence. Really silly and majorly dum.
Your tds meter will not show bacteria content.

thanks, think i should be safe 7 day old water though?!?!?
Title: Re: water storing
Post by: richard jagger on September 25, 2011, 05:06:44 pm: I have my water in a butt for months no probs.
legionnaire disease?\Every year we have this crap about legionnaire disease?
Does any one know of any windy getting this disease .
Title: Re: water storing
Post by: gary999 on September 25, 2011, 05:07:50 pm: Quote from: Wizkid on September 25, 2011, 05:06:44 pm
I have my water in a butt for months no probs.
legionnaire disease?\Every year we have this crap about legionnaire disease?
Does any one know of any windy getting this disease .

the dead cant talk ;D
Title: Re: water storing
Post by: richard jagger on September 25, 2011, 05:14:52 pm: A friend of mine who is a doctor and works in a contagious decease hospital said I need not worry ab legionnaire disease as it is not rife in today world as it is not easily spread .