Refrigerating dechlorinator?

Lynx · Post by **Lynx** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:14 pm

Out of curiosity, is it all right to keep water dechlorinator in the fridge, or will that denature it or something? I just had to replace a big bottle that went foul-smelling and suddenly began growing some sort of gray stuff in the bottom, only god knows how. I'd not even used half the bottle, which seems like a huge waste. I thought maybe keeping it in the fridge would prevent this from happening? The bottle doesn't say anything about refrigeration one way or the other.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:32 pm

you know what I'm not sure but try to get a hold of kilimanjaro he would know

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:36 pm

Take a look at the bottle. Sometimes they have temperature extremes (such as *Do not store in temperatures above 100* and under 20*). If it doesn't have a label like that, try emailing the company that makes it and see if you can get a response out of them.

Personally, I don't think it would make a difference, but you never know.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:15 am

Why do you want to refrigerate the water? You can just leave it out in the container it came it. And I just can't imagine why the water started to mold. Maybe you could give us more info.

Lynx · Post by **Lynx** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:37 am

Grammarcia wrote:Why do you want to refrigerate the water? You can just leave it out in the container it came it. And I just can't imagine why the water started to mold. Maybe you could give us more info.

Not dechlorinated water-- dechlorinator.

I frankly have no idea why it would mold either, if what I saw was mold. I'm not even sure what it was... just a small patch of indeterminate gray stuff. It's already been thrown away, so I can't offer a clearer description. Anyway, the dechlorinator had seemed all right two weeks ago when I last used it; all I can think of is that perhaps something got into the bottle or on the eyedropper I use to measure it and contaminated it.

Oh, just for the record, it was AmQuel+ brand dechlorinator.

Tetracolor · Post by **Tetracolor** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:39 am

Hmm.. that's kinda different. :l I don't see any harm in refrigerating it, though.

It's at least worth a try.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:56 am

My question is why the first one went foul in the first place.

That's odd.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:12 am

It's possible that some bacteria or mold got inside and grew in there. I get the littlest bottle possible so that I have some semblance of rollover.