hi again, how long can i leave water in a plastic bucket, and still use it to replace water in the tank with out treatment?...is there a point were it will become "stale"..ie anarobic?...thanks larry

As far as i know, you can leave it for a long time, over a year.
as long as it aint been opened.
i may be wrong. if you wait, either OFL or biggamehunter will confirm it

glen is right ...IF the water is in an airtight container as he said if it has "NOT BEEN OPENED" but left open to the elements it is only useable for as long as you would regard it ok to drink ........

there you go riverhunter, i knew you could rely on biggamehunter to confirm it. he only answered your question so quick because my misses is coming for him lol
He's got to go and hide now lol

once in my life, i live in a remote small island
wherein water is supplied in a closed carbouy. if
the water has some impurities, it will form algae.
however, after quite sometimes, the algae will died
naturally and became sediments, the water become
usefull again. we had no option but to maximized
anything available then.

I was on the M3 motorway when all traffic came to a halt. nothting move for 3 hrs and it was summer so hot. i found a bottle of water in car boot that had been put there 12 to 16 months ago. it was just a bottle of water i filled from the tap to refill the car if needed. I drank it and found it to be fine. I wasnt sick or had any problems. not sure it may have been the chlorine but thats a long time in car boot.)))