What is the best decolorinator? Can I put it in the bleach solution with my rock before I pump it out or do I need to pump it out, add water again and then add the becolor?
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How is it going down the drain of your house any different than it going down the drain the street?
They both go the same place, at least around here
In my city, the storm drains all lead to the same treatment facility because they recycle water (farming area). I'd get a definitive answer as to whether or not they're separate before deciding.
So it sounds like I need to figure out how to get it into an inside drain and not into the storm drain. This is getting a bit tricky.
Is it ok during the cure to have a lid on the garbage can?
Dechlorinate with fresh water. I used Brightwell, got it at the LFS. Also when I was done with that, I let the rock sit in the sun for a few days to off gas if anything was missed.What is the best decolorinator? Can I put it in the bleach solution with my rock before I pump it out or do I need to pump it out, add water again and then add the becolor?
What is the best decolorinator? Can I put it in the bleach solution with my rock before I pump it out or do I need to pump it out, add water again and then add the becolor?
Because it has CYA in it. The sodium hypochlorite or bleach that he used does not have a stabilizing agent. The Uv rays of the sun will breakdown the bleach. Leave it in the sun for awhile the bleach smell will go away, then dump it.Right - I once got 'in trouble' for draining the hot tub water 'onto the driveway' - a neighbor 'happened to see the hose' - and complained - and the city (its a small city lol) paid a visit.
Just for the sake of interest - I checked online - Swimming pool water can only be discharged into the street if its been dechlorinated (let sit without chlorine) for 7 days.
So it sounds like I need to figure out how to get it into an inside drain and not into the storm drain. This is getting a bit tricky.
Is it ok during the cure to have a lid on the garbage can?
Because it has CYA in it. The sodium hypochlorite or bleach that he used does not have a stabilizing agent. The Uv rays of the sun will breakdown the bleach. Leave it in the sun for awhile the bleach smell will go away, then dump it.
A great product is "safe". I use it after washing aquarium socks. Powerful and cheap. A little goes a long way. Will help declorinate rock. In fact, after first treatment. Empty, refill and then treat again. Allow time to soak.What is the best decolorinator? Can I put it in the bleach solution with my rock before I pump it out or do I need to pump it out, add water again and then add the becolor?
The instructions for 'safe' to regenerate perigean is 16 grams per cup of 1:1 bleach. 80 gallons of water is 1280 cups since a 1:10 dilution is 1/5 as much as a 1:1 dilution - you would need 16/5 grams of 'safe' per cup of solution.
I agree with not encouraging dumping into storm drains, it’s not legal here either. I’m not offended, you are right awhile is not specific and I can’t smell how many parts per million the chlorine level is, I was just trying to save someone some $. Hey I learned hot tubs don’t use cya.Thats not completely correct - it also is the rule for 'hot tubs' - which usually do not have CYA in it. In any case - The key point is that every municipality has rules about 'what is allowed' and 'what is not allowed'.
No offense - the human nose - is not the determinant as to whether there is enough bleach in water to be a problem - and 2. leave it in the sun 'awhile' is not really specific.
There are numerous 'for sure' ways to know 'what to do with this' - BTW - the amount of 'degassing' of chlorine is much different on a flat piece of rock as compared to a 4 foot deep brute trash can.
FWIW - another possible solution - if you're going to do the 'wait until its degassed' route - get a chlorine test - they are cheap and a simple solution.
PS - I'm not saying that municipalities that are so picky about chlorinated water are right or wrong - only that its their rules - not mine.
Thank you, I’ve been trying to say just this.- Dump peroxide in it when your done. Will neutralize the bleach or anti chlor, bleach stop, or vitamin c. Peroxide is the safest.
- pump out side. Bleach water won’t kill the lawn or plants
- pump into driveway. By the time it get 50 feet down the storm it will be neutralized.
- pump to shower, bathtub, basement floor drain, or utility tub.
Just bleach water. We had to drink it in the military. Not like it’s muratic acid. Lol. That does however work wonders on flowers and bushes.Thank you, I’ve been trying to say just this.
Just bleach water. We had to drink it in the military. Not like it’s muratic acid. Lol. That does however work wonders on flowers and bushes.
- Dump peroxide in it when your done. Will neutralize the bleach or anti chlor, bleach stop, or vitamin c. Peroxide is the safest.
- pump out side. Bleach water won’t kill the lawn or plants
- pump into driveway. By the time it get 50 feet down the storm it will be neutralized.
- pump to shower, bathtub, basement floor drain, or utility tub.
I’ve backwashed many, many gallons of pool water with chlorine levels between 20-30 on to my lawn with no ill effects. You don’t have a patch of dirt or gravel anywhere in your yard to dump? I have a hard time spending money to reduce chlorine when it’s going to happen anyway and probably quicker then you think.