Question 1) Can anyone point me to plans how to build my own?
Question 2) From my research, it appears ~1 gallon/month is the
typical bleach usage. Does this sound correct to people who already
use/know about bleach dispensers?
Question 3) Absent any plans, and believing the usage is ~1 gallon/
month, I believe I could cap a PVC pipe to hold some bleach and
integrate an IV drip dispenser. According to my math (which I won't
go into here unless requested), I figure I can set the IV drip on a 60
drop/ml to 1 drop every 11.4 seconds to dispense ~1 gallon of bleach/
month. By placing this dispenser between my two tanks (where I
currently drop the chlorine tablets) I expect I would achieve
approximately the same mixing effect as I do with tablets. The end
effect of this is for <$20 I could build my dispenser and start using
household bleach saving an additional $150+ each year.
Thoughts/Corrections/Answers?
Thanks in advance!
Having worked as a chemist in industry, I can tell you that continuous
processes require continuous monitoring. I would prefer a system that
did not always need my attention.
Doesnt mean that the continuous monitoring has to be done by an individual.
Agreed. Right now I'm dropping chlorine tablets in nearly every
weekend. Talk about your systems that need attention! :-(
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> Thoughts/Corrections/Answers?
There is no way to meter liquid chlorinator without regular attention and
maintenance.
Could be much worse, around here being connected to the public sewer system
costs twice what you're paying for tablets, maybe more.
> Question 1) Can anyone point me to plans how to build my own?
> Question 2) From my research, it appears ~1 gallon/month is the
> typical bleach usage. Does this sound correct to people who already
> use/know about bleach dispensers?
> Question 3) Absent any plans, and believing the usage is ~1 gallon/
> month, I believe I could cap a PVC pipe to hold some bleach and
> integrate an IV drip dispenser. According to my math (which I won't
> go into here unless requested), I figure I can set the IV drip on a 60
> drop/ml to 1 drop every 11.4 seconds to dispense ~1 gallon of bleach/
> month. By placing this dispenser between my two tanks (where I
> currently drop the chlorine tablets) I expect I would achieve
> approximately the same mixing effect as I do with tablets. The end
> effect of this is for <$20 I could build my dispenser and start using
> household bleach saving an additional $150+ each year.
I don't have any kind of picture of what you're driving at, but a few
questions pop to mind.
Is this stuff located outside? What do you do about freezing? And will a
gallon of bleach in this thing hold onto the chlorine or will the chlorine
evaporate off, leaving you carefully dripping water into your system. And
lastly, since you say septic systems are pretty well governed, what are the
legal requirements? Would doing something like this mean you are installing
a proprietary treatment system that needs to be tested and licensed? Will
something like this require you to have a maintenance contract, or get
training from a licensed installer?
I thought there were exacting requirements for what the chlorine does -
something like kill 99% of bacteria in the effluent within a stated period
of time. It's a bit of a stretch to think that a drop of bleach every 11
seconds will do that.