Storing Sodium Hypochlorite?

[Animalguy]

What is the best way to store Sodium Hypochlorite for water purification?
In something airtight?
Does it give off gas?
Is the gas corrosive?
Currently in original 1lb sealed bag.

 

[87KJH]

Sodium Hypocholrite (Bleach) or Calcium Hypochlorite (Pool Shock)?

 

[frankie2shots]

I believe he means calcium hypochlorite if it is in a 1 lb bag. I store it in the original package inside a plastic container. Glass would be ok too, just don't use anything metal as it will cause it to corrode. I haven't seen any evidence of it giving off gas either.

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[H2O MAN]

What is the best way to store Sodium Hypochlorite for water purification?
In something airtight?
Does it give off gas?
Is the gas corrosive?
Currently in original 1lb sealed bag.

It gasses off, it makes plastic containers brittle, and it's extremely corrosive.

 

[keith089]

Life straws

 

[Animalguy]

Correct. It’s pool shock. Dry granules.
Should I accommodate it’s off-gassing some how?

 

[87KJH]

I have kept calcium hypo from one pool season to the next and the plastic bags become brittle. I would not trust those bags to long term storage. I have kept a plastic bucket with tight fitting lids of bulk calcium hypo for the next season and it seems to be fine as long as the containter remains sealed. I use the empy plastic bucket around the pool and they last for 2 or 3 years before they crack. One would imagine if the containers are kept in cool dry area they would last longer.

 

[eightnsand]

Don’t Mix it with brake fluid!

 

[87KJH]

Don’t Mix it with brake fluid!

Extrememly dangerous to mix any type of strong oxidizer with polyethylene glycol-based brake fluid.

 

[thevalueman]

I've got some(10lbs) that's been in the original shipping container for a few years, inside...no issues so far