Can you use a old milk jug to store RODI water?

[leo12345]

If you can how should i clean it before using?

 

[Ironic_Water]

If a milk jug was unable to store RODI, I would be reconsidering drinking milk out of it...

It'll be fine for RODI. Just rinse it out well.

 

[Johnd651]

If you can how should i clean it before using?

You can always triple rinse with rodi and then let it soak with rodi for a few days, dump it and use it.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Anything 'food grade' quality is fine, milk jug is food grade quality so its fine. I would just use bleach or vinegar to clean it.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Just make sure you have the jug cleaned out, and then you can use it for rodi!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

They will be fine for a while, but milk jugs will eventually fail. They are not designed for very long term use. At one time I filled a bunch for long term storage of potable water for emergencies. Over the years, mist leaked and developed cracks, leaving jugs with only a little water in them.

 

[edsbeaker]

They will be fine for a while, but milk jugs will eventually fail. They are not designed for very long term use. At one time I filled a bunch for long term storage of potable water for emergencies. Over the years, mist leaked and developed cracks, leaving jugs with only a little water in them.

Randy, will the jugs from distilled water also be a problem long term, especially if I am using them for Alkalinity, calcium and magnesium components?

Better inexpensive alternatives?

 

[Pistondog]

Water will last longer than other solutions.
Store sodium hydroxide solution in glass, it eats thru at least some plastics.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Randy, will the jugs from distilled water also be a problem long term, especially if I am using them for Alkalinity, calcium and magnesium components?

Better inexpensive alternatives?

I don't know, but I'd guess that they are all the same, and only designed to last long enough for the intended use. Using them should be fine if you just replace them once in a while.

 

[edsbeaker]

I don't know, but I'd guess that they are all the same, and only designed to last long enough for the intended use. Using them should be fine if you just replace them once in a while.

Thanks Randy! I might invest in something that will survive long term. My luck would be one breaks down when I’m on a two week vacation, and I certainly don’t want to come home to a gallon of alkalinity on my wood floors.