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Fixing solar panels?  Reason to believe in middles diode is bad. Common cause of panel failure due to operator error?
  • Re: Storage for Distilled Water

    Likely depends on the rainwater which has a couple opportunities for contamination. 1)Heavily industrialized or automobile populated areas will generally deliver acid rain. 2) Dry and dusty environme…
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  • Re: Storage for Distilled Water

    The inlays found on most gallon milk jugs are designed to allow for the expansion of freezing. I always freeze my milk, I have frozen water for a trip. Keeps the cooler cool. Why do I freeze milk? I…
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  • Re: Storage for Distilled Water

    Algae will not form in water that is free of nutrients. If algae grows in distilled water, it is not distilled water. Why store it? If the SHTF a lack of water would kill one faster than almost anyth…
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  • Re: Storage for Distilled Water

    Not sure but I have not seen warnings that distilled water "expires in 18 months" or so. Water last for millions of years, my only concern is degradation of the plastic jug the water is pac…
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  • Re: Storage for Distilled Water

    Like BB said, it is tough to properly rinse plastic. I've had very mixed results rinsing dozens of empty milk jugs and would not even try for anything more than storing water as weight or stoppi…
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