I was at Walmart the other day and I saw that they had dry chlorine bleach in the pool aisle. As I compared the price of that dry bleach with the liquid bleach that I normally bought I thought, “Why not give it a try? What have I got to lose?”

Laundry Bleach

So, I bought a small bag of it and took it home. The question became “How much of this dry bleach do I need to turn it into a gallon of liquid bleach?”

I have heard that liquid bleach will last less than a year, but as long as the dry bleach remained in the dry form, it would last indefinitely.

Fortunately, almost immediately, I found a chart that told me that 8 tablespoons (118 grams) of dry bleach added to a gallon of water (3.8 liters) would make a gallon of bleach (3.8 liters).

At this strength, I can use it as I use the regular liquid bleach at a far lower cost.

I used this reconstituted bleach to do my laundry. I used the same amount that I usually use, and it worked as well as the liquid bleach I formerly purchased.

Other Cleaning

Bleach kills germs in other ways as well and I now keep a spray bottle of 1:10 reconstituted bleach to water to use in cleaning. I clean the bathroom fixtures and kitchen fixtures with this bleach water. Not only does it disinfect, but it also removes many stains. However, this same bleaching action can remove color that you don’t want removed so if necessary, test a small area before using bleach in a specific area.

I also like to use a little bleach in the water when I mop the floor. It kills germs there as well.

Water Purification

Closer to what this product is designed for, this product can be used to purify water when necessary.

When I was a hospital corpsman in the US Navy, we were in charge of maintaining the water supply. Chlorine was the way we purified the water. We used that water for cleaning, but also for personal care and drinking water.

Personally, if I were to use it for purifying water to drink, I would add a few drops of the prepared bleach to a gallon of water and then use a charcoal type of filter to remove the chemical and any other toxic substance that might be in the water.

My Gardening Related Books

If you’re interested in putting in a vegetable garden this year, I have written several books that can help you get started. All available on Amazon.

Gourmet Weeds

Buy Gourmet Weeds

Simply Vegetable Gardening

The Survival Garden

The Four Seasons Vegetable Garden

Help From Kelp

Using Diatomaceous Earth Around the House and Yard