ransley wrote:
On Jun 29, 2:04 pm, "Dave" wrote:
We have some kind of clearish, gel-like stuff growing in our drip
line, and I really don't think bleach is the best thing to be
dumping in my yard. Thinking if I just change the Ph a little for a
while, like with vinegar or maybe even a couple pots of (cooled)
tea, it might eliminate the problem. What do others use?

To be fair, the guy who works on our unit says he uses bleach every
couple months, but his drip line goes to the sewer and mine doesn't.
My wife mentioned the bleach idea to a building engineer where she
works (40 story block-wide building in downtown Houston) and he got
really serious, saying don't ever put chlorine bleacn in anything
like a drip line. It will eat up anything it comes in contact with.
Now, I know that chlorine is highly reactive, but is schedule 40 PVC
really that fragile? If I had to I could catch the drip for a couple
days...

Dave (who is uncertain at this point.)

Thanks

Yea right never use bleach the "building engineer" moron says, Tell
that to everyone that uses bleach in drains and never have and never
will have an issue, and kill the grass, so you think vinegar is
better, just use the bleach it kills what living in there.

You don't NEED much. Isn't the formula for purifying water with bleach
something like 8 drops per gallon? ("A pint per drop and you're ready to
hop")

I just slather a cup or so and call it good. (The outside cats who drink
from the overflow pipe go "Yuk!")