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Old 03-30-2020, 20:18   #860
The Reaper
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Chlorine bleach is pretty corrosive.

Not all spray bottles will work with it for very long.

Bleach also loses its potency pretty quickly.

It is good while it lasts though.

Pool shock is also handy, and more concentrated, but it too goes bad with time.

I recommend diesel, propane, or natural gas for generators.

Gasoline storage sufficient to power long-term needs is an expensive and time-consuming chore.

Diesel has some of the same issues as gasoline, and natural gas is dependent on the power to its distribution system.

At this point, for the long-term, I propose solar primary power with a battery bank and a smaller LP generator to handle higher load periods and to charge batteries. It isn't cheap though.

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