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Blue February 6th 05 03:57 AM

Bleach turns to common table salt.

"Gideon" wrote in message
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Duane Bozarth wrote in message ...
wrote:

Leave it to evaporate in a bucket outside, and then throw the solid
part in the trash. It will be neutralized by that point.


??? :(

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That was my reactions - well intended advice, but who wants to
wait for a gallon of water to evaporate? Will it ever evaporate with
snow or rain refilling the container? If it does eventually evaportate,
then the sodium hypochlorite crystals left behind will be somewhat
uniformly distributed on the sides and bottom of the container. How
do we get rid of these bleach crystals? Add water to the container
to rinse them off. We're back were we started.

Gideon





Gideon February 8th 05 06:14 AM


Blue wrote in message ...
Bleach turns to common table salt.


Yes, and corpses turn to ashes. But just as the mafia doesn't dump
a body in the back yard and expect to see nothing but ashes blowing
away in the wind the next morning, most of us don't expecting to put
out a few gallons of bleach solution tonight and have all of the water
evaporated and all of the bleach de-activated by morning. Don't believe
everything that the manufacturers of Clorox and Tylex tell you on their
container labels.

The water takes a very long time to evaporate and the bleach is not all
deactivated when the water finally does evaporate. Sodium hypochlorite
is unstable, but nowhere near the extent that you assume.

I'd suggest using Google with search terms such as:
reactivate "sodium hypochlorite" OR bleach

I'd also suggest talking with a few carpet experts, including carpet
cleaning specialists. There are many naive carpet owners who believe
that the bit of bleach that they dripped on their carpet will quickly and
completely "turn to common table salt." Often over the course of
months they discover that the once slightly bleached dots on their
carpet are turning lighter and lighter. Why? Because the bleach is
continually "reactivated" by water tracked onto the carpet or even by
ambient moisture.

Other homeowners spray outdoor items with one of the common bleach-
based cleaners and carefully follow the manufacturers advice to avoid
tracking the liquid into the house. But a few days later, when dew or
light rain is on the ground, they track the reactivated bleach through
the house, with disasterous results to their carpets.



yourboss March 28th 14 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by (Post 683052)
Every now and again, I'll fill a 5-gallon bucket with a 1 part bleach
to 9 parts water solution of bleach water to sterilize things around
the backyard like bird feeders and stuff. My question is how to dispose
of the bleach water afterwards? Do I schlepp it into the house and
pour it down the toilet or kitchen sink? Is it safe to pour on the
ground? I garden organically, and the last thing I want to do is ruin
the ecosystem I've created with bleach water.

Thanks.

-Fleemo

You can buy 2 or 3 spray bottle then u can use them as extra cleaners around house

McStreamy May 3rd 16 03:44 AM

Disposing of Bleach Water
 
replying to toller, McStreamy wrote:
PLEASE NO!!! If your street has storm drains that nasty sludge will flow into
the nearest natural body of water! Please pour it down a sink or toilet so it
is treated like sewage.

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bob_villain May 3rd 16 04:14 AM

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On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 9:44:05 PM UTC-5, McStreamy wrote:
replying to toller, McStreamy wrote:
PLEASE NO!!! If your street has storm drains that nasty sludge will flow into
the nearest natural body of water! Please pour it down a sink or toilet so it
is treated like sewage.

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You're 11 yrs too late...he's already dumped it down the storm drain. Sorry!

McStreamy May 3rd 16 02:44 PM

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replying to bob_villain, McStreamy wrote:
I know. I'm just hoping others who stumble upon this will avoid the bad advice.

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Klugster June 8th 18 06:44 AM

Disposing of Bleach Water
 
replying to zxcvbob, Klugster wrote:
Actually, bleach water deactivates after 24 hours.

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Common sense November 29th 20 07:31 PM

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No.

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