tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post2766959504356881647..comments2024-03-18T22:56:10.604-07:00Comments on Wood Cookstove Cooking: A Little Information about Maintaining Dual Hot Water SystemsJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-39907317490199188862015-12-03T06:44:26.396-08:002015-12-03T06:44:26.396-08:00Thanks for the ideas, Eric! My gut reaction is to...Thanks for the ideas, Eric! My gut reaction is to believe that the situation in your second comment is more likely since, in effect, we store water in the Vaughn range boiler too and it doesn't sour. I'm going to have to do some research about our electric water heater.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-56277362211160204372015-12-03T04:29:42.218-08:002015-12-03T04:29:42.218-08:00Another thought ,, how old is your electric tank &...Another thought ,, how old is your electric tank & anode rod ? Does the anode rod need to be replaced ? When they fail they cause the water to smell like rotten eggs.Eric D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848740250697577824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-42379997574311428912015-12-03T04:04:26.175-08:002015-12-03T04:04:26.175-08:00Jim,, for several decades my wife and I owned a co...Jim,, for several decades my wife and I owned a cottage on a lake in southern Maine. Every fall I would drain the electric hot water heater completely. We never had a problem with a sour smell and our tank is going strong after 30+ years. I think that storing water in your tank might be the problem with a sour smell.Eric D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848740250697577824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-25285763773479013872014-09-23T21:27:43.092-07:002014-09-23T21:27:43.092-07:00I read once that you should never have empty jars ...I read once that you should never have empty jars on the shelf - fill them up with water and water-bath can them to always have an emergency water supply - not to mention clean jars at the ready. <br /><br />But no, I just filled them up and added the recommended amount of bleach. I didn't can them because the<br />Price of lids has gotten ridiculously high. I figured I could reuse the lids with the bleach method. I did have a couple of lids that had some rust spots. I think the lids are just cheaply made nowadays. Other than those few it worked out well and when I used the jars for canning I just poured out the water and the jars were ready to use.<br /><br />Full directions are on the CDC website, but I can't post a link using my phone. <br /><br />You use 1/8 tsp. bleach (or 8 drops) per gallon of water. I mixed using a one gallon pitcher then just poured into canning jars. Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697024814860693391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-51830172257942331872014-09-23T07:00:59.222-07:002014-09-23T07:00:59.222-07:00Did you water bath the jars or put boiling water i...Did you water bath the jars or put boiling water in them, or did you just fill them and screw the lids on tight? I've read about people actually canning water to help keep the jars clean until they are used for food again, thereby also creating a reserve of water in case of emergency.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-63103028242195703442014-09-21T13:23:17.647-07:002014-09-21T13:23:17.647-07:00I have well water but have filled unused canning j...I have well water but have filled unused canning jars with water treated with the recommended amount of bleach for drinking water storage purposes (I think it's 1/2 tsp per gallon - not much). I filled them in the fall and, when I needed those jars in the summer the water looked and smelled like city water. Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697024814860693391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-48485390058337411602014-09-15T09:38:43.473-07:002014-09-15T09:38:43.473-07:00I've no experience with swapping out hot water...I've no experience with swapping out hot water sources, so I can't comment on that. But I have, a couple times, filled water bottles with tap (city) water, and then forgotten them. A month later the water doesn't quite taste right, but isn't nasty, two months and its getting nasty....Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.com