Can you store bleach in a refrigerator? Short answer: Not a good idea.

[balloonshark]

They sell bleach tablets.

Examples: https://www.amazon.com/GuardH-Bleach-Tablets-Multipurpose-Cleaning/dp/B07RY63RYN/

Evolve Concentrated Bleach Tablets, Linen Breeze Scent, 32 Count - Walmart.com

Buy Evolve Concentrated Bleach Tablets, Linen Breeze Scent, 32 Count at Walmart.com

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No idea if they would work for your purpose.

I use comet (powder) to clean my bathroom and it contains bleach.

 

[Muse]

They sell bleach tablets.

Examples: https://www.amazon.com/GuardH-Bleach-Tablets-Multipurpose-Cleaning/dp/B07RY63RYN/

Evolve Concentrated Bleach Tablets, Linen Breeze Scent, 32 Count - Walmart.com

Buy Evolve Concentrated Bleach Tablets, Linen Breeze Scent, 32 Count at Walmart.com

www.walmart.com

No idea if they would work for your purpose.

I use comet (powder) to clean my bathroom and it contains bleach.

Can you dissolve in water and get, basically, bleach?

 

[snoopy7548]

Never even considered the fact that bleach can go bad. Does it?

I have a bottle here that came with the house, I rarely use it. It must be at least 15 years old if more lol.

Bleach does go bad. You should regularly taste it to make sure it's still good.

 

[balloonshark]

Can you dissolve in water and get, basically, bleach?

Evolve Concentrated Bleach Tablets, Original Scent, 32 Count Bottle - Walmart.com

Buy Evolve Concentrated Bleach Tablets, Original Scent, 32 Count Bottle at Walmart.com

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Read the about this item in the description. It sounds like they would work for your needs.

Evolve Bleach Tablets bring you the Evolve Bleach power you love in easy-to-use solid form. They’re water-activated, so they only start working when you want them to. The solid form means "No Spills, No Splash, No Mess", so you never need to use liquid bleach again. The solid form means no spilling or splashing. Evolve Bleach Tablets are uniquely created for water activation. When the Tablets are dry they are essentially in a non-reactive state. When combined with water, the tablets dissolve, transforming to make a powerful yet gentle bleach solution. Simply drop Evolve Bleach Tablets into a bucket, sink or toilet and they will automatically activate. Tablets dissolve completely in the washing machine during the wash and work with either hot or cold water. Not only that, Evolve Bleach Tablet containers are recyclable, making them a lighter load on the environment.

It goes on and gives the instructions.

 

[sdifox]

Walmart sells 81oz bottle for $3.60. Can't tell if I can get them to ship to me, their checkout system is about as fubar as Home Depot's...

Great Value Bleach, 81 fl oz - Walmart.com

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Just dump some in your toilet before you go to sleep and it will clean your toilet.

 

[MtnMan]

Is there an expiration date on bottles of bleach? I'm too lazy to walk downstairs and look at a jug to see.

We buy it at Sam's, 3 gallons in a case. It lasts a while, and I've always noted the bleach smell when using it.

 

[Muse]

Is there an expiration date on bottles of bleach? I'm too lazy to walk downstairs and look at a jug to see.

We buy it at Sam's, 3 gallons in a case. It lasts a while, and I've always noted the bleach smell when using it.

Presumably it's formulated to lose ~20% potency/year. If it doesn't smell like bleach, I figure it's turned to salt, basically.

 

[Muse]

Evolve Concentrated Bleach Tablets, Original Scent, 32 Count Bottle - Walmart.com

Buy Evolve Concentrated Bleach Tablets, Original Scent, 32 Count Bottle at Walmart.com

www.walmart.com

Read the about this item in the description. It sounds like they would work for your needs.

It goes on and gives the instructions.

It doesn't say, but I'd hope that once dissolved in water you wind up with, essentially, bleach, and would then like regular bleach, lose 20% potency/year. So, I could make, say, 8oz of the stuff, put in opaque container, store 50-70F and it would be like regular bleach. I just put that in my cart at walmart.com, where I have an account. I get stuff delivered to me but for some reason what I have in my cart now won't allow shipping. Home Depot has similar issues. Drives me nuts. I spent I think over an hour around 9 months ago talking to one of their reps and managed to set up curbside pickup around 15 miles from me (was was pandemic shy about going into a HD). My local HD didn't support curbside pickup. For now, I figure probably snag a quart or 64oz bleach container at local indy supermarket.

 

[balloonshark]

It doesn't say, but I'd hope that once dissolved in water you wind up with, essentially, bleach, and would then like regular bleach, lose 20% potency/year. So, I could make, say, 8oz of the stuff, put in opaque container, store 50-70F and it would be like regular bleach. I just put that in my cart at walmart.com, where I have an account. I get stuff delivered to me but for some reason what I have in my cart now won't allow shipping. Home Depot has similar issues. Drives me nuts. I spent I think over an hour around 9 months ago talking to one of their reps and managed to set up curbside pickup around 15 miles from me (was was pandemic shy about going into a HD). My local HD didn't support curbside pickup. For now, I figure probably snag a quart or 64oz bleach container at local indy supermarket.

I also hate that walmart won't let you purchase certain items. I would buy a bunch of pantry items from them if they just let me or if they actually have the items I want in stock.

Like regular bleach those tablets also can come scented. If you ever purchase any be sure to get the original scent if that's what you're looking for.

 

[zinfamous]

the first question...why? this seems like a mild problem that doesn't need a solution.

but the best answer is probably that, while it is fine for bleach and may slow down degradation a bit, it's a very bad idea to keep it in the fridge (or in any appliance), because it's highly, highly corrosive to a lot of metals, plastics, and especially electronics.

You should only ever clean with highly dilute bleach, and very specific, direct contact areas, when we are talking about the inside of a fridge, as example.

Of course if it's sealed, that's assumed to be fine, but if the bleach is old enough, even the grade of plastic that is used to store bleach will break down. It can get leaky and off-gas. Leave this in your fridge long enough, and it will wreak your fridge.

 

[Muse]

the first question...why? this seems like a mild problem that doesn't need a solution.

but the best answer is probably that, while it is fine for bleach and may slow down degradation a bit, it's a very bad idea to keep it in the fridge (or in any appliance), because it's highly, highly corrosive to a lot of metals, plastics, and especially electronics.

You should only ever clean with highly dilute bleach, and very specific, direct contact areas, when we are talking about the inside of a fridge, as example.

Of course if it's sealed, that's assumed to be fine, but if the bleach is old enough, even the grade of plastic that is used to store bleach will break down. It can get leaky and off-gas. Leave this in your fridge long enough, and it will wreak your fridge.

Yup, thanks. I bought a ~1.3 quart container of Clorox bleach yesterday, 7.5% sodium hypochlorite says the label. The percent they put in, according to a site I visited said they vary that according to the season, and it being summer, presumably as high as they provide. I figure to keep it in the floor level cabinet, under the kitchen sink. I didn't see any dry sodium hypochlorite for sale at the indy supermarket I shopped. I figure to pick some up somewhere sometime so I'll have bleach any time I need it. I don't use much bleach. Sometimes a few drops in a plastic container I reuse, to make sure it isn't contaminated with bacteria when I put some food in it for refrigerator storage, in particular if there was a smell. Of course, after leaving the bleach in there for a spell (maybe a few hours, even) I rinse out the container and let it dry before using it for subsequent food storage.

 

[brianmanahan]

But how can my CPU be cold with solution then?

what size of bleach bottle are we talking here? alternator sized?

 

[nakedfrog]

what size of bleach bottle are we talking here? alternator sized?

That's not really bulk bleach though.

 

[lxskllr]

 

[sdifox]

So, drive in fridge needed.

 

[sdifox]

I also hate that walmart won't let you purchase certain items. I would buy a bunch of pantry items from them if they just let me or if they actually have the items I want in stock.

Like regular bleach those tablets also can come scented. If you ever purchase any be sure to get the original scent if that's what you're looking for.

Yeah, like vingegar. You need to show ID to buy that shit.