Chills1994 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Howdie fellow BE'ers, If you're in a bind for drinkable water, you can get it out of your water heater's tank. I figure just about every house should have at least 30 gallons of water "stored" in the tank. Of course, sediment might be a problem. And if it is under 10 ft of nasty flood water, that could be a problem too. I'm sure since you all handle guns and break 'em down for cleaning, etc, you all should be mechanically inclined enough to get the water out of the tank, so I'll spare y'all the boring details. Just store that tidbit of info in the mental rolodex for future reference, just in case ya ever need it. See also: The movie called "The Trigger Effect". It's good for getting the brain a thinkin' about "what if?" Chills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimel Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Toilet tanks are also generally full of water. If you don't use "drop in cleaners" it is probably potable and certainly will be after a bit of boiling or bleach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Add solar still, boiling, water purification tablets, bleach, Sweetwater or equivalent microfiltration unit, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Nice tip. I think every house should have a Pur/Sweetwater IMO. Filtering H2O is a heck of a lot easier than storing H2O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standles Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Or.... you can have a 1000 galoon pressurized tank as a buffer into your hose. Main house water line comes into a sealed tank. Tank fills and becomes a resevoir House connections are downstream of tank water s tank is continuously renewed so no old water Trouble arrives. Block Main water to tank and you have 1000 gallons potable. Add swimming pool in back yard and you have 20K + gallons for washing clothes,flushing toilets etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuildSF4 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Or.... you can have a 1000 galoon pressurized tank as a buffer into your hose.Main house water line comes into a sealed tank. Tank fills and becomes a resevoir House connections are downstream of tank water s tank is continuously renewed so no old water Trouble arrives. Block Main water to tank and you have 1000 gallons potable. Add swimming pool in back yard and you have 20K + gallons for washing clothes,flushing toilets etc. etc. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is your tank above ground, or do you have a way to pressurize the tank when the main is shut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 store the water and the tank higher than the taps in the house, gravity feed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standles Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 (edited) Since the tank is used only for drinking and cooking I have a spigot on the bottom and a way to vent in air at the top. We just use from that. I guess I could put a Air Connector on it and pressurize it with my air compressor running off my generator or put my daughter to work with the bicycle pump. I also have been looking back at my posts. Seems I might want to slow down and proofread them instead of being in a hurry to get em posted. My spelling is simply horrible. Some of that is not looking at the screen as I type but hunting and pecking on the keyboard with 4 fingers. Edited September 15, 2005 by standles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 IF, and this is a big if, the electricty stays on, but the water is not drinkable, I have 2 dehumidifiers in the basement. they collect about 2.5 gallons of water per day during the summer. Worst casethey are almost always 1/2 full, so I have a few gallons anyway. Have 60 gallons in the water tank for the horses, and I figure they can at least share. Yuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuildSF4 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 I guess I could put a Air Connector on it and pressurize it with my air compressor running off my generator or put my daughter to work with the bicycle pump. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I like the slave labor factor... (JK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carinab Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 So long as we are talking regional disaster and not EOTHWAWKI.... I hate to state the obvious but.... how about taking a few essentials (read guns and ammo, food, some clothes) and going some place that has potable water?? I figure the post office can forward me the check from the insurance company to pay for the demolished house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 My house uses well water that is so hard I can almost drive nails with it so I keep 10-12 gallon jugs of drinking water around most of the time. I also have three 7 gallon water jugs that I take on camping trips. The body can live a lot longer without food than it can without water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted September 18, 2005 Author Share Posted September 18, 2005 Ditto what Graywolf said. The rule of thumb was 3 days without water and you're very well on your way to being dead. The other rule of thumb was 3 weeks without food. Or was it 30 days? In hot weather, the other rule was to consume at least one quart an hour. Chills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911user Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 (edited) Ditto what Graywolf said. The rule of thumb was 3 days without water and you're very well on your way to being dead. The other rule of thumb was 3 weeks without food. Or was it 30 days? In hot weather, the other rule was to consume at least one quart an hour. Chills <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have a small Katadyn filter that uses a ceramic filter cartridge and can also use a charcoal filter pack (for pesticides and other chemicals in the water; limited to 50-60 gallons max). It would take quite a bit of pumping for gallons of water, but it's good for canteens on a hiking trip. I have an adapter to connect it to a water faucet like found in a household sink. If pressure is available, it'll push water through the filter with no pumping required. It's versatile, but a bit bulky, for minimalist hiking. The quote was something like a human could only go 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food, and 3 months without shooting (OK, that only applies to board members). Edited September 19, 2005 by 1911user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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