Water in old bottles

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Water in old bottles

Post by feegle »

Hi all
I have a big collection of used 2 litre water bottles ,that i would love to reuse .? .... whats the best course of action ,in cleaning them ,... is there one way thats the best ,..ie,chemicals etc ??? also if i re fill with tap water [uk] do i use bleach etc ? ... thanks everyone :D
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miltons fluid , you use it to clean babies bottles and is ideal for the job !
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I use Milton tablets to sterilise the bottles then fill them with tap water, I don't add bleach because tap water is already chlorinated. I leave an air gap the top for expansion and put them in the chest freezer. This helps to make the freezer more efficient by filling up empty space and should help keep the other contents stay frozen for longer in the event of a power failure.
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Thanks guys .... spent the day cleaning bottles and filling .... wow the things we preppers do on a day off ..... shouldent we be fishing or playing golf or somthing , :lol:
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fishing maybe
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gary5wift wrote:I use Milton tablets to sterilise the bottles then fill them with tap water, I don't add bleach because tap water is already chlorinated. I leave an air gap the top for expansion and put them in the chest freezer. This helps to make the freezer more efficient by filling up empty space and should help keep the other contents stay frozen for longer in the event of a power failure.
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Hey guys I'm a noon and was looking into ways of storing water and this sounds awesome but do you think the bottles will be OK in the loft? its a cool dark place. Its probably where I'll be storing most of my prepping equipment.

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UrbanNinja wrote:Hey guys I'm a noon and was looking into ways of storing water and this sounds awesome but do you think the bottles will be OK in the loft? its a cool dark place. Its probably where I'll be storing most of my prepping equipment.

Dave

Depending on your loft:

Load bearing floor?
Vermin present?
Temperature fluctuations?

I'd put a small amount up there to begin with and see how it goes.

I have nothing at all in my loft bar insulation
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Put some boards down at least , don't just lay them on the insulation, and remember 1 liter of water weighs 1kg , and plasterboard is not load bearing
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Thanks guys. My loft does have boards down just needed to know if stock will be OK up there I will be spreading the loads about up there.

Dave