How to Make Bleach from Pool Shock to Treat Water after SHTF (Calcium Hypochlorite)

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[@TheWtfnonamez]

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[@jessicaSmash]

Water is the most underrated critical prep.

[@KB-ld7jw]

I 100% agree with this video. Been working on swimming pools in Atlanta for 14 years. A little goes a long way and is easy & safe to use in proper doses! Dogs, kids, birds, honey bee's etc. all drink pool water. Never heard of anyone dying from it. It's even on the back of some 100lb commercial shock buckets. "Direction for sanitizing drinking water".

[@katanatac]

As the old saying goes, "water water everywhere not a drop to drink". Really good video, thanks!

[@Christian_Prepper]

*PREPPER PRO TIP: directly on the bottle add a label with these instructions on how to make bleach.*

[@pinschrunner]

Having a pool is indeed a blessing. Prepping calcium hypochlorite before they squeezed supply...priceless

[@solrshawn]

Please do more videos like this, you made it so simple and easy to understand.

[@CityPrepping]

More to come!

[@jessicaSmash]

The Ph strips in his affiliate link are on a lightning deal right now.

[@MrLandphill]

living in Flint MI has made me very aware of water, filters and purification. thank you for videos like this.

[@gailntag]

Absolutely one of the best videos ever. I learn something every day. I was back 15 miles in the Colorado Rockies years ago. Beautiful clear river. Drank the water without purifying and developed BEAVER FEVER Guardia. I was sick for 5 weeks. 🤢

[@lindastruckus776]

What a terrible experience! Thank you for sharing your story.

[@cleetussmith6652]

There are many issues with this video with some being dangerous, some harmless, and some expensive. Before making a video such as this you should get the input from a chemist to ensure accuracy. (For the record I am a chemist who has taught, among other things, toxicology for nearly 20 years.) Issues include: 1. Some pool shock is calcium hypochlorite and some is a salt of something called dichloroisocyanurate (a.k.a., troclosene, NaDCC, and others). The critical issue is that all of these salts can come with various additives that will alter the concentration of the chlorine generating component. This is described on the product's label as "free chlorine" and it is this number that will dictate how much of the product to use to generate your home made "bleach". 2. DO NOT use a Berkey or similar filter for your treated water or even tap water. The residual chlorine in treated or tap water will attack the activated carbon in the filtering media and destroy it over time. This will result in the rapid destruction of expensive filters without yielding any added value. Once your water is treated with the chlorine, simply filter it through a particulate filter made out of paper or some other inexpensive medium. 3. Perhaps I misheard your statement, but chlorine gas is much heavier than air so it will collect in low lying areas. Gas density is proportional to molecular weight and the "molecular weight" of air is around 29, but for chlorine it is around 70. 4. The concentration of chlorine in your treated water is not all that critical. Chlorine bleach with as much as 5% free chlorine is considered a strong irritant. Under certain conditions it will act as a corrosive to human tissues (especially the eye) causing painful burns, but is not toxic unless consumed in large quantities. This does not mean one should not take appropriate precautions when handling the product, but it does indicate that there is a huge leeway between treatment concentrations and dangerous concentrations. If you happen to make up a treated solution containing far too much "bleach", then simply loosely cover the solution and allow it to air for a day or so and the chlorine in the water will significantly dissipate. 5. While the chlorine solution one makes is relatively low hazard, the starting material (e.g., calcium hypochlorite, sodium dichloroisocyanurate) is a powerful corrosive. Gloves would be a strong recommendation and the use of safety glasses with side shields or goggles would be an absolute must. One small particle or a bit of dust from these products can lead to corneal burns and blindness. 6. Store your pool shock in a cool dry area preferably outdoors or in a well ventilated area indoors. Chlorine will slowly off gas from these products and will attack anything near by. Any metal such as tin cans will corrode rapidly, paper products will have their printed information bleached out and destroyed, foods will be attacked, etc. As an example, my son left an old pair of scissors adjacent to our supply of pool shock stored in an open cabinet outdoors and over the winter the scissors ((made of an unknown metal) were corroded such that there was essentially nothing looking like scissors remaining. 7. The gold standard for obtaining potable water is distillation. Distillation will eliminate all salts, all particulates, and anything else that might be present. No other method with purify water to the degree obtained by distillation. For a fraction of the price spent on a Berkey water filter, one can procure the components necessary for creating your own water still. For a heating source, a rocket stove can be built out of cinder blocks, bricks, etc., and the only fuel required would be twigs and such. No expensive filters are needed, no question of whether or not the filters are continuing to work will arise, and very little pretreatment is required when using a still. Additionally, a still can be used to purify alcohol that could be used for making elixirs, tinctures, etc. 8. For my preps, I use water treated with homemade bleach for tasks such as washing dishes, personal hygiene, and other noncritical functions. I use distilled water for drinking, cooking, medical preparations, or any other application that will result in ingestion or first aid. Hope this helps.

[@citypreppingshawn1200]

Thanks for the great input! This is such a great and knowledgeable community.

[@patrickcarney9474]

Thank you all,… keep up the good work and keep us informed and it helps us to prepare.

[@renaissanceman5847]

excellent explanation... but you forgot the obvious... just buy water purification tablets designed for such a task... very portable and you are not hauling around a still.

[@cleetussmith6652]

@@renaissanceman5847 No, I did not forget about water purification tablets. I simply will not use them for two reasons. First, they only kill the beasties in the water and do nothing else. If you have gasoline, oil, various poisons, etc., in the water, then these tablets will do nothing and you find yourself poisoned should you drink it even after using these tablets. Second, no matter how much you stockpile, you will eventually run out. A still is a regenerating device, not a resource consumer. Lastly, I am not about to be running about anywhere or lugging anything around. A lot of people talk about bugging out, but that is a pipe dream filled with obvious failures. First, if you do not believe me, watch the TV series "Alone". In this show, experts in survival are put into a wilderness situation with limited supplies such as you would have bugging out. In every case, these survivalists end up in a slow starvation situation where all but a very few would die. If you think you are better equipped to handle a situation such as this, especially noting how the woods will be filled with like minded bugging out people, then go for it. Second, if you are living in a location where you believe you will have to eventually bug out from, then stop fooling yourself and leave now while you can. Obtain that isolated piece of land where you can start creating your farm, stockpile the necessary tools for survival, store up your food and ammunition there, start learning the essential skills you'll need, etc. Instead of planning on bugging out and failing, move now, get to know your new neighbors, get accepted into the community, etc., because bugging out is the absolute worst case scenario and should be avoided at all costs.

[@renaissanceman5847]

@@cleetussmith6652 thats is one hell of a long winded counter. being prepared is not only skill but practicality. if the water is contaminated with chemicals then one should test that by looking at the local wildlife reaction to the water first, never source water that doesnt have life thriving in it. second... no one is going to be running around with a still and spectrum analyzer when SHTF. I agree that being out practicing preps in difficult locations is best, but for most this simply isnt an affordable or practical option.

[@FidoHouse]

Excellent video. Will be downloading the print version once it is uploaded. I would recommend adding to kit, along with the test strips, a Sharpie and roll of masking tape to label and date any solutions made, including strength/concentration. Especially useful info in event of/to prevent accidental ingestion and to keep aware of use-by date.

[@JamieHitt]

While chlorine dioxide remains superior, it’s shelf life does not. Four years is optimistic and five years is a leap of faith. So you want to remember to get it used up first,… Saving your calcium hypochlorite for later. And when it comes to calcium hypochlorite (Not that it truly makes much difference) I would be remiss if I did not remind you that it is available in NSF Standard 60/USDA food grade versions intended for the treatment of drinking water. Same shelflife, same potency as that listed in the video. But certified in quality for drinking water.

[@boxadorsrus5991]

@JamieHitt Good to know. I haven't looked it up online yet, so let me just ask you, where do you get the food grade sodium hypochlorite? Thanks, Man.

[@JamieHitt]

@@boxadorsrus5991I use the BWI pellets (Better Water Industries).

[@justpatty7328]

@@JamieHitt , Excellent information to know. Thank you.

[@sum0panduhhh118]

I bought some pool shock last year for the sake of water treatment, but didnt have the knowledge of how to do so. Thanks for the valuable info!

[@curtwhiteford9283]

One of the best, most important videos in your library. Thanks for the high quality videos.

[@billthomas7933]

Thank you, thank you ,Thank you. You are such an asset to those of us who trying to get ready for whatever may come. You make all of your videos so educational and simple I have the abilities to build and repair most anything but I get overwhelmed with stuff like this but you have a way of giving me confidence on the tech stuff remember don't forget your beans bullets and band aides.

[@BryanWicks]

This video has an exceptionally high ROI. Thanks you guys so much for the upload.

[@cliffthewise]

This was great, thank you for distilling the process

[@raymondpeterson5748]

Good vid. Just getting into prepping and this addresses one of my concerns. Thanks

[@learnshareevolve1842]

Very comprehensive! GREAT work, and thank you for putting in such effort to make this video!

[@richardsierakowski1623]

Great video. Thanks for all the work you do in encouraging people to prepare

[@leesmith5419]

All the best videos I’ve seen in a while thank you

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Thank you for this very helpful prep.

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Very helpful information! Thanks for taking the time to share it with us! Sincere regards!

[@stangrenfell8167]

Thank you! Great info.

[@taznruby]

Very informational. Thanks for the upload. I would revisit this topic once in awhile and repeat this method as memories are short these days.

[@edschelich1271]

Great video segment. Learned much. Thanks

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I love the skill building videos! Thank you very much.

[@kindnessconnection6836]

You are awesome! Thank you for all this information.

[@lisab3098]

Thank you for this video. I'm always looking for ways to find clean water just in case the water plants are offline. I have a pool about 22000 gals of water and this was very helpful to make sure the water would be drinkable. Keep up the great work.

[@johnroff2704]

Well done! I greatly appreciate this valuable information. Thank you!

[@elizabethnelson2033]

Great information…thank you

[@crystalmorrison4463]

Fantastic video!!

[@silentwalk1768]

Thanks so much I knew there was something I was missing from my prepping kit that's a lifesaver

[@jarodspade1]

Nice video I have been looking for the right pool shock for a while and boom you drop a knowledge bomb with a link to get what I need. Thanks!

[@dawnbritt6215]

AWESOME INFO! Thanks so much! God Bless!

[@rieded4635]

This is amazing! Thank you!

[@tryingndoing]

Thank you! Blessings!

[@fanman8102]

Thanks for putting the link in the description. I have been meaning to buy more for months but keep forgetting to. I didn’t forget today!

[@CityPrepping]

You are so welcome!

[@ferebeefamily]

Thank you for the video.

[@washburnbilly]

Just shared this with some family members. Thanks for being there doing these things for us who need to learn the ways for the near future!

[@CityPrepping]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@danielthorpe7413]

This was very helpful thank you for sharing.

[@patrickcarney9474]

Fantastic video,.. thank you

[@kbjerke]

Good chemistry to know. Thank you!

[@scottsausville8282]

We use pool shock to treat the 55 gallon water barrels, and then use a thick cloth as a filter, to pour water from one 5 gallon bucket to the other. Then pour it into our berkey 3 gallon water filtration container. The water coming out of the berkey is crystal clear. We also use a salinity digital gauge. This tells us how much salt is in the water. The salt level coming out of the berkey is around 44 ppm.The salinity gauge measures the amount of salt in the water being tested. A very useful tool to determine if it is fresh, brackish, or salt water.

[@lightningjosey6417]

Excellent video! Best explanation I've seen in the ratios, mixing, testing and storage. Thank you!

[@CityPrepping]

Thanks for watching!

[@GenesisTreaty]

I spilled dirt all in my pond when my buddy and I dug it. It was muddy and murky. Threw pool shock in there and it's beautiful... sometimes I want to take a sip....siiike! Not before filtering, boiling, a little bleach, and my Berkey! Lol. Pool Shock definitely works! Great Vid!

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

That would be me🤣😂 strain, shock, boil, filter and then we can drink it. I drank from brooks and springs in the 60's. I won't even swim in anything put a well kept pool.

[@GenesisTreaty]

@@heartofdixieprepping4797 Indeed Sherry...you could drink that good ol pure water that was filtered by Nature back then...even out of those good ol cold Wells back in the day. Now a days not so much unfortunately... poison in the chemicals and in the air! 😭

[@twspma3549]

Sooo practical. Thank you

[@CityPrepping]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cmullenmusic]

Very helpful video

[@Hooptyc]

This is the one I have been wondering about. Nice job!

[@CityPrepping]

Glad I could help!

[@bricefsvens5031]

This was great! Thank you.

[@typolive8663]

Great video. Thanks for producing and posting. We appreciate your style of presentation.

[@CityPrepping]

I appreciate that!

[@earlshaner4441]

Hi from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures and everyone else

[@brucewayne-cave]

Good Video... The bottles are better than the bags. WORDS TO THE WISE: If you have the Pool-Shock bags, triple seal your Calcium Hypochlorite. I left mine in the closet in the original 1 lbs packs; and humidity got through the package over a few years, and the Chlorine reacted and slowly out-gassed. It ate many of my shirts, ammo, preps and radio gear. Now I vacu-seal the 1 lbs bags with desiccant and O2 absorbers, then put that into a mylar bag, with an instruction sheet, and more desiccant and O2 absorbers and heat seal. I also tape the basic instructions on the outside in case things go bad inside. Chlorine Gas is also highly toxic; so store it outside in a storage shed, or in a plastic container, somewhere far away from your valuables.

[@annewilliams5715]

Smart

[@donnadivineprepping9742]

Gr8 info 👍🏽 thx

[@NANASplash]

Extremely helpful and informative!! Thank you!!

[@CityPrepping]

You are so welcome!

[@michaelmorris1802]

I have purchased that exact product in that same package in years past... the bottle became brittle, and it's hydrophilic, so it started capturing moisture from the air (in my air-conditioned home), and gave off a strong chlorine odor... so not sure what to transfer it into, but I can tell you, that container it comes in, isn't good for the long haul... NO BS that's the truth! Product is spot on, but you can't keep it long term in that container.

[@TRAPSQUAD187]

This was great I just bought that same bottle on Amazon you two and a good power team please make more

[@dartagnantaft5918]

That was OUTSTANDING information thank you

[@CityPrepping]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@abrahamgavarrete2367]

Thank you bro

[@andrewbarlow8937]

Good scoop

[@marikoarrigoni8855]

Who knew?! Excellent information as always! Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@CityPrepping]

Happy to help!

[@JM-xu6pl]

please keep videos like this coming

[@weloveourkittens]

Thank you so much for this video. I bought my Calcium Hypochlorite when you published the video. It is now "out of stock" on Amazon. I plan on making my own bleach from now on.

[@geraldcampbell2740]

Thankyou 4 the knowhow

[@bobbymalcich63]

thank you for the video!!!

[@CityPrepping]

My pleasure!

[@crazynice32]

freakin sweet video cant wait for the filtering one next!!!

[@PathwayRanchTX]

Great video and thank you!

[@CityPrepping]

Glad you liked it!

[@kdingo6596]

Nice follow up to your survey 👍

[@robertshinazy3055]

Thanks. Some very interesting valuable information.

[@CityPrepping]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gray5627]

Excellent advice. I've used a Berkey for years, and will continue to use it, but I haven't had to resort to pond or stream water yet. It is better to be safe. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[@keithbrookshire]

I work for a municipality as a Class I Water Operator. I process drinking water that goes to the surrounding communities. This information is dead on accurate!

[@richgetz]

I really like all your videos but this one is tops. Can wait for the water filter (PORTAWELL) follow-up. I hope you do a compare of the PORTAWELL and Berkey.

[@Thepreparedguy]

One critical thing that is not mentioned in this excellent video is the % concentration of the calcium hypochlorite. The container shown says 99%. Most actual pool shock is closer to 68% with a minimum available chlorine of 65%, but they do vary. Also, there are other pool shocks that are not made of calcium hypochlorite. This can not be substituted. So, if you follow these direction and don't use the same 99% concentration calcium hypochlorite then you will not achieve the same results. You'll have to do some math to achieve the same important concentrations of chlorine to kill the baddies.

[@berlinmiller4617]

TY!

[@trevorfulton2628]

Amazing video

[@CityPrepping]

Glad you think so!

[@mitubogoogle]

Great content. Much easier to listen when the playback speed is set at 0.75 X

[@dawngaskill9122]

I feel so smart now. May 2020, no bleach or related products to be had. I bought 12, 1lb bags of super shock for pools. I also purchased a 25lb. bucket of chlorine tablets, I literally have most of it still left. I crushed the tabs up and put a pinch in a large spray bottle with water and have been cleaning with this for an entire year. I haven't bought a bottle of bleach since. I still have 10 1lb. bags of super shock today. Now that I have the exact formula to purify 5 gallons of water with what I have prepped, I feel more confident.

[@christenking4780]

Timely video for our drought situation. I will be getting those pH strips for sure. How does the Portawell compare to a Berkey filter?

[@crowned.king.immortal]

we got some pool shock in a box with plastic packets that were filled with hypoclorite. We stored them on the floor we had 4 boxes of them. I kept smelling the chemical smell but could not figure it out. Then I searched and found mice had broken into the packets and were eating it. plus the smell was the mouse pee mixed with the chlorine . now the packets safely reside in mason jars. Never thought mice would ever be interested in calcium Hypochlorite!

[@pattiannepascual]

I had squirrels eat right through my plastic gas container I keep for the lawnmower,it had a gallon of gas in it.i kept smelling gasoline and finally figured out where it was coming from, after checking all the equipment. the entire top and sides had chewed up holes all over. why would squirrels or mice eat such toxic chemicals?

[@pjp1184]

Love the video. My biggest problem is finding where to buy calcium hypo. Amazon no longer Carries it

[@restlessgypsy3505]

Already got a 5kg tub last month 👍 feeling safer for the knowledge. Great work

[@katiewells9498]

I test the water daily where l work - this is my job and what l do all day, using a variety of tests. We have approximately 26 water tanks of various sizes, that are filled either every day, or every second day to ensure that that particular area has a viable water source. During the cooler months (59-73°F), l only need to add chlorine once a week, but during summer (95-115°F) it's every 2-3 days. What most people don't realise is that 80% of "food poisoning" is actually caused by poor quality water. Not the food.

[@ShadowScoutSwede]

Great video and i´m not sure i can get pool shock here in Sweden but i will search and see if it is possible to buy it here.

[@myecolife4333]

Thanks for the video... Great info... I've been using this stuff in powder form for years in various ways... Not sure how to mix it to purify drinking water though at least not sure of the ratios on how to properly mix it to consume the water later on

[@marciabosteder5682]

I forgot about mixing them together.. Thank you..

[@anonymousandy3438]

I realized I need to get that pond I've been wanting for stealth water supply

[@earnestbass4043]

Great video. Pool shock will also keep your pickles crisp when you can them. Same as pickling crisp.

[@citypreppingshawn1200]

I'll take your word for it. I like my pickles with just a salt brine and tons of dill. See the video on that. :)

[@llporkyll1667]

Thx

[@Highcaloriegrappling]

Store your pool shock in a glass jar. The plastic will degrade within a year or two. Also don't store it with your main preps.

[@GrantDWilliams82]

The first time in months that I've heard the word "toxic" being used when apropos, instead of just being thrown around.

[@CityPrepping]

so many toxic commentaries these days ;)

[@Thebald1]

I just bought the $20 Zero Water Filter Pitcher for my Nasty City tap water, because my tap water smells like pool water.. And after using that I think it tastes better than bottled water..

[@independentprepper1]

Kind of out of my expertise good idea but don’t know if I trust myself to get it right. I would have to do more research before I try it.

[@andrewheynig2721]

It can also be used to start your emergency fire when mixed with break fluid In ventilated area gives of chlorine gas.

[@cherylwatkins5760]

It is now May 14, and India has announced its ban on food products from their country. JJ Chemicals, the manufacturer for the calcium hypochlorite referenced in this video is based in India and the product is currently unavailable. If you know of any other companies from which this may be purchased, would you please post that in one of your current videos? Thank you very much and I seriously appreciate your research!

[@matthewhill284]

How do you feel about uv stick for purifying water

[@davidowencunningham2743]

Have you got a link?

[@effeojnedib7208]

I worked at a water treatment facility. Well water. Our goal was 2 PPM free when it left the plant, but often was around 1.85 PPM. That is still considered high, but the goal was to also disinfect down the line, especially in case of a broken line. 4 PPM is the max. legal amount of free Chl. Thanks for your video and accurate information ! But I don't see me saving "hundreds of dollars" in the long run by making my own bleach. Considering I use maybe 2 dollars worth a year. lol.

[@jocelynwalters5244]

any other recommendations for the pool shock? The particular one you mentioned is out of stock on Amazon...thanks!

[@vaprepper2863]

Great video as always, can't find the link...

[@CityPrepping]

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