Vitamin C to Dechlorinate water

[TUCCI]

I just read a lengthy article on using Vit C powder to Dechlorinate WC water. The formula appears to be 1 tsp per 100 gallons. Whose doing it and how long has this been an option or practice?
Just as a reference here's a link to cost :https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C4LER42/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A2NQQPCTDSKAC8&psc=1

 

[TwoHedWlf]

Huh, interesting. Could toss a Beroca in the tank rather than using Prime? Hehe.

 

[TUCCI]

Article stated municipal water contains from 1-4ppm chlorine/chlorimine and many commercial dechlorinators only partially removes chlorine. That some of the chemicals used in those formulas tend to be toxic. Vit C completely removed it adding an antioxidant mineral to the equation. With as many members using a probiotic additive like Ridx, I was curious if there are any members using it as well?.

 

[Kittiee Katt]

I'm really interested in reading the article if you have a link?

 

[duanes]

When I worked for a municipal water plant, and we discharged a chlorinated coag basin of about 50,000 gallons, into a local ditch, we used a concentrated citric acid drip solution to neutralize the chlorine.
I monitored the stream with a pH meter every 120 seconds to make sure pH didn't suddenly drop below the DNR approved level, no lower than a pH of 5, if I remember right.
As a chlorine neutralizer it worked very well.

 

[squint]

I don't use it but I've read about it.

It may not dechlorinate chloramine quickly and doesn't do anything for the remaining ammonia.

Shelf life is limited and it's not as cost effective as sulfur compounds. It doesn't decrease O2 like some sulfur-based dechlorinators though.

 

[TUCCI]

This is one of them:
https://healthwyze.org/reports/673-neutralize-chlorine-with-vitamin-c


Isn't sulfur risky around livestock? What are some of those products by chance?

 

[TwoHedWlf]

This is one of them:
https://healthwyze.org/reports/673-neutralize-chlorine-with-vitamin-c


Isn't sulfur risky around livestock? What are some of those products by chance?

Can't be that risky, it's one of many livestock feed supplements.

 

[smitty03281964]

Interesting, I'm going to do some digging on that one.

 

[squint]

https://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/html/05231301/05231301.html