Bacteriostatic Water Shelf Life?

How long can you shelve bac water BEFORE it's opened?

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Originally Posted by onefm

How long can you shelve bac water BEFORE it's opened?

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If it’s in a sealed vial, it’s storage life is so long (years) so as to be a non-issue.

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Originally Posted by Cylon357

Follow up question, OP, please forgive me as it is kind of related.

How long can you safely store bacstat after you have used it (pierced the top the first time)? The vials I get typically say 28 days, but was wondering if anybody had any input.

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I tend to use it longer than that.

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Originally Posted by Cylon357

Follow up question, OP, please forgive me as it is kind of related.

How long can you safely store bacstat after you have used it (pierced the top the first time)? The vials I get typically say 28 days, but was wondering if anybody had any input.

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I wouldn't go far off the 28 days. Germs and bacteria are going to do their thing no matter what.