Comments on: Emergency Water Storage Solutions

By: Duncan Lance

Duncan Lance — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 01:01:31 +0000

I agree, when you’re storing emergency water you need to make sure that it is movable. That way, if something happens to your home you can still take your water with you. After all, water does not expire so you only need to worry about safely storing it.

By: James

James — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:18:36 +0000

Water from a hot water heater can come.out rusty and have more ppm then cold tap water

By: Grampa

Grampa — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:47:12 +0000

If your water heater fails and not with a water leak strip the tank out and you can conect it into the system again put it into the system that supply’s the laundry this will change the content once a week. Now you have an extra thirty gallons minium that with minimum treatment is drinkable Tanks usually go bad from leaks so if the tank is over ten years connect it with shutoff’s on the input and output and run a bypas pipe so you can remove it for replacement without much hassle Most homes now use forty gallons so it will give a family of four a couple of weeks of drinking water just on its own With the normal tank and spare you have eighty gallons. a good amount of water and in a protected environment that wont contaminate in a flood. I know someone can improve on this.
Grampa

By: Sophie

Sophie — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 02:42:44 +0000

Just a quick comment about a cistern. Most cisterns here in Texas are above ground, due to maintenance. Another positive having an above ground cistern is if you elevate a cistern in the air and the electricity goes out, your water can flow to your house by gravity. The higher the water the better water pressure.