# How often do you change your water? Or do you treat it?

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-water-or-do-you-treat-it/601>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [September 23, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-water-or-do-you-treat-it/601 "2015-09-23T18:09:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Micmb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@Micmb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Micmb)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-water-or-do-you-treat-it/601/1 "2015-09-23T18:09:48Z")

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For my setup I have the 12 qt rubbermaid with cover that I’ve cut out for the circulator. I noticed that after several uses the water gets ever so slightly cloudy (not very much, but not entirely clear anymore). I assume from whatever was on the outside of the bag(s) even though they are not leaking. Do you change your water often? Or even so, there’s like 8 qt’s or more of water sitting there, do you treat it with a few drops of bleach or anything like that to keep things from growing in there.

  

Thanks

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**Author:** ![john.jcb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/john.jcb/32/7269_2.png) [@john.jcb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/john.jcb)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-water-or-do-you-treat-it/601/2 "2015-09-23T21:06:41Z")

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I will normally change mine after 3-5 cooks more often if they are not close together. I use it to water plants. My main reason for changing is so the container can be put aaway. A tiny bit of bleach should keep it free of most bacteria.

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**Author:** ![jordan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/jordan/32/532_2.png) [@jordan](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/jordan)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-water-or-do-you-treat-it/601/3 "2015-09-23T23:21:04Z")

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@Micmb I actually do the same as @john.jcb, 3-5 cooks and maybe more if the water isn’t too gross.&nbsp;

  

@john.jcb have you used bleach in the past?

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**Author:** ![john.jcb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/john.jcb/32/7269_2.png) [@john.jcb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/john.jcb)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-water-or-do-you-treat-it/601/4 "2015-09-24T02:46:14Z")

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I have put a couple of drops in; it does not take much

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**Author:** ![Simon\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Simon\_C](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Simon_C)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 9:47am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-water-or-do-you-treat-it/601/5 "2015-09-24T09:47:05Z")

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I never change my water. Every so often I harvest the green stuff that starts growing, it makes a nice side dish.

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**Author:** ![Bill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/bill/32/9_2.png) [@Bill](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Bill)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-water-or-do-you-treat-it/601/6 "2015-09-24T16:49:39Z")

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Sounds delicious Simon 😛