Best stainless steel drinking water container?
We've had the Minox
25 Liter stainless steel drinking container for almost three years now.
Our pump sends water from the
well through a sediment filter and UV light where it gets stored in the
Minox which is elevated on a shelf for gravity assistance.
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"Perfect for Distilling Alcohol"
Makes you wonder how many of these have been sold to moonshiners over the years?
I think it would be normal to find a biofilm (slimy layer) on the inside of the vessel. Copper and its alloys are biocides which can inhibit that. But not steel, as far as I know.
With regard to its function; if your well water contains enough minerals, you should keep aluminium away from the stainless steel. They don't go well together.
Terry --- Here's the long version of our water systems.
Roland --- Yeah, definitely some slime after not cleaning it out for a year or so. I figure it doesn't hurt anything, but Mark scrubs it out anyhow. Good point about the aluminum. I don't think we have any in the system.
Putting a UV light inside the stainless steel container might help.
It would be an extra step in cleaning your water and might keep the biofilm from forming.