55 Gallon Water Preserver Concentrate 5 Year Emergency Disaster Preparedness, Survival Kits, Emergency Water Storage, Earthquake, Hurricane, Safety

This product works as advertised. A great way to treat the water you use for your garden.

I live in a state that gets its share of earthquakes. I have stored water and other supplies for when "the Big One" hits. I have been storing water using Water Preserver Concentrate for many years. I store the water in seven-gallon plastic containers. About every five years or so I empty out the containers, and I refill them with fresh water mixed with a carefully-measured amount of Water Preserver Concentrate. I then label each container with a large tag, showing the date it was filled. So last month the five-year period was up on some of these containers. It was time to pour out the old water and refill. But I was curious: Was this five-year-old water still safe to drink? Well, I don't have access to a scientific laboratory, so I tested the old water by drinking some of it. I figured, if the Water Preserver Concentrate was doing its job as claimed, this old water should still be safe to drink. And it turns out, it was indeed safe. I drank about six or eight ounces of the five-year-old water, and I suffered no ill effects. (I did this on a day when I knew I would be home all day, just in case I had to run to the bathroom or something.) I expected that perhaps the water would have a plastic taste (from being stored in a plastic container for five years) or perhaps a bleach-like taste. But it just tasted like regular water is supposed to taste. So I am pleased to say that this stuff did work as claimed. However, let me add a little more info that may be relevant. First off, when it is time to fill these plastic containers with water, I wash my hands and try to ensure that there is no chance of germs entering the containers. Also, I tightly seal each container, and I store them on the floor of the closet, covered up with a thick blanket to keep away sunlight. So I am really anal about doing what I can to make sure the water will stay drinkable.

5 stars for easy & simple instructions to follow! It helped simplify the water storage process for me and I appreciate having a product that will help my water to have a 5 year shelf life. It was nice to read through reviews of people who have tried their water after the 5 years and that it still tasted and smelled great and fresh. I look forward to tasting it in 5 years.

I bought one of these six years ago for my 10 WaterBricks (35 gallons at 3.5 gallons each). Then after five years, I dutifully bought another and replaced all my water, treating them again. The instructions are needlessly long, but could be helpful to people new to the concept of long-term water storage, advising the type of container to use and why the product is better than household bleach. Though designed for one 55 gallon drum, instructions include 8 drops per gallon, which is useful if you aren't using a drum. Instructions are only in English, but the English is perfect. We've used treated water for road trips and could not detect any flavor at all.

Okay, so I bought this product over five and a half years back. Treated about 80-90 gallons of water and stored that water in Water Brix, indoors, as part of my emergency preparedness measures. It is time to rotate this water-stock and, yesterday, before I began replacing it, I took a long 14oz drink of the stored water. Today, I can report no digestive issues and positively normal time in the bathroom. Is it scientific? No. Would I drink the rest of this 5.5 year-old water in an emergency? You bet. While this is out of stock on Amazon for now, I've ordered a similar product to replace it but I wish I could've ordered this again - since I'm satisfied it did the job.

Great for emergency water storage.

First time user. I hope this works. Dropper works fine. Took a minute to figure out how much to use per gallon.

Bought 4 blue 55 gal. Water drums. Rinsed them out really good with a bran new blue water hose. Pored water preserver into barrels and even rinsed bottle out to get every drop. Filled barrels and sealed them tight. I stored the barrels in the back of the garage and covered them with a tarp. I moved to a new house that I bought 5 years later and was going to have to redo the barrels but was curious if it water stayed clean, fresh and no bacteris. I opened the barrels and smelled , smelled good ! Started draining the barrels and all the water was Cristal clear ! Before I re-did the barrels again I needed to know was the water safe. I wasn't going to drink it till it was tested. I'm not stoopid. I carried 1 gallon from each barrel to the water board for them to test. Test came back 5 out of 5 stars and the technician drank some and said it tasted great !!! I'm sold ! Make sure you prepare everything clean ! You don't want to put bacteria and dirt in while your fixing your water. Your life and families life mite count on it. Make sure to date the container you use with a marker.