What Happens to Chlorine Residuals in a Newly Mixed Drinking Water Storage Tank?

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What Happens to Chlorine Residuals in a Newly Mixed Drinking Water Storage Tank?

After an active mixer is installed, the tank “normal” begins to change for the better.

Right from the start, water column temperatures will begin to converge toward one temperature for the whole tank indicating a fully mixed condition. As this takes place, a couple things begin to happen...

1) The chlorine from new water becomes evenly distributed throughout the entire tank, and

2) The chlorine has much better contact with pre-existing bacteria and biofilms.

Both of these results will actually lower the chlorine residuals in the short term, one by dilution (#1) and the other by consumption (#2). 

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