raggie33
*the raggedier*
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from my beer
I got a new qcro reverse osmosis system installed yesterday. The lines where the water comes in and goes to the faucet seem to be sweating. Anybody ever seen this before?
I have a distiller as well, but it's not been used since a few months after the hurricane. FWIW, in the labs I worked in we had a continuous distiller setup. It's been 15 or so years so I don't remember the details, but the system was bolted onto the wall near the ceiling and had pipe running down the wall to a spigot above the sink. We never touched it. It just sat up there and did its thing.Have always had a water distiller with a carbon pre filter and post filter. Pharmaceuticals use triple distilled water so my single distilled is pretty good. I get my minerals from fruits and vegetables.
There is some waste and it is known as dead water because there is little minerals in it. 8 parts per million. I add a quarter teaspoon of real salt to it. Pink salt works too.I've not played with reverse osmosis systems forever... what's the clean water: waste water ratio these days on them? It was pretty high back when I used one.
This sounds like something a first grader would say....it is known as dead water because there is little minerals in it...
I will have to add to my statement. The Japanese make this claim. Due to the removal of all minerals, both good and bad, commercial RO plant water is referred to as dead water (also known as neutral water). It produces water that is neither hazardous nor beneficial as a result. May 3, 2023 I use Real Salt or Pink Salt 1/4 teaspoon per gallon. This is done for the trace minerals beneficial to humans. Many sources claim you should use more. I err on the side of less salt.I've not played with reverse osmosis systems forever... what's the clean water: waste water ratio these days on them? It was pretty high back when I used one.
Sound advice. I'll add my story to it:For those who missed it the first time around;
An Emergency Water Epiphany
There's another reason to have a rock solid supply of safe water that I've never read about anywhere. It is kind of counterintuitive. Whenever we hear Public Service Announcements about preparedness it's always the same old drumbeat -- water, water, water! If we do our own research on...www.candlepowerforums.com
Written by a person who /knew/ what he was talking about. 🕯️