Hi Nenah, May you be very happy in your new home. Have you tried connecting well water straight into the Ionizer? To test whether the filter is the culprit.
I can think of two potential problems. 1/ Something has got into the ionizer causing a problem, possibly blocking a port or covering an electrode or sensor. 2/ The new filter is functionally different so that the water leaving the filter is now strongly buffered by passing through the filter. I can only imagine that slowing the water flow would cause the electrolysis process to be 'better' or 'stronger' hth, Tony On 6 Feb 2005 at 19:57, Nenah Sylver wrote: > Dear People, > I have a challenge with my water system and would like your input, > especially from the chemistry-minded folk of this list. > > In November I moved my home and office 6 miles to an even more remote > country location. The house's water supply is fed by a well. The > water's pH tests at around 6.2, much too acidic to drink (it should be > at least a neutral 7.0). > > As with my prior location, the water purification setup at my new > locale consists of two countertop water treatment units. The first is > a simple filter with coconut shell, to remove the particulate matter > -- and save wear and tear on the second water unit. The second water > unit is a Singer Ionizer Plus, which electrolizes the water and sends > the acid and alkaline fluids to separate chambers. You drink the > alkaline water and use the acidic water externally (the skin is acidic > and really benefits from the acid water). At my new location, the > electrolyzed water initially tested from about 7.2 to 8.6, depending > on the low or high settings of the Singer electrolysis system. The > alkaline water tasted sweet and felt smooth. > > However, then we needed to replace the cartridge in Unit #1. The > company that makes the first unit redesigned the cartridge and now > we're having water problems. The mouth on both ends of the cartridge > is much narrower than before. Presumably, this has lowered the > pressure of the water flowing into the Singer. So now, even with the > Singer unit on the highest setting, the water's pH doesn't get much > higher than 6.6. > > The manufacturer of Unit #1 (the one that changed the cartridge) > doesn't want to talk to us because we're not a large account. But > someone at the Singer dealership did talk to us. We were told that > well water is tricky to test for pH, because often there's carbonic > acid (dissolved carbon dioxide) in the water. The remedy, the company > rep continued, is to let the water sit overnight so the carbon dioxide > can dissipate -- and THEN test the water the next morning. > > So I followed their advice. I electrolyzed the water at the second > setting and the highest setting, let the two containers of water sit > overnight, and then retested the pH the next morning. There was no > difference between the night before and the next morning. The highest > pH was still about 6.6. > > Here are the mysteries: > > 1) Why would changing the water pressure (narrowing the mouth of the > cartridge on Machine #1) create a difference in pH? > > 2) Why didn't the carbon dioxide escape from the open water? > > 3) If the carbon dioxide didn't escape from the open water, it's > possible that the acidic readings weren't the result of carbonic acid. > If not, what was creating the acid? > > All this leads to yet another issue: > > Obviously, we're going to filter our water to get rid of sediment and > chemicals. But drinking acidic water is out of the question. What can > we put into the water to raise the pH? > > I experimented with putting 50% concentrated pharmaceutical grade > potassium hydroxide into the acidic water. I had to use at least four > drops to get the water to an acceptably alkaline level (it only gets > to about 7.2)..But now there is an unpleasant taste to the water. > > I really liked using the Singer when the results were working. > Alkaline water is wonderfully sweet and has great energy. But any > water electrolysis unit produces results that are only as good as the > water that feeds it. > > My only other option is to make distilled water, and add minerals to > it for drinking. Technically, distilled water has a pH of 7.0 because > it doesn't contain minerals. However, in reality this rarely is the > case, because as soon as distilled water is exposed to the air it > violently reacts with carbon dioxide and becomes acidic. For instance, > I once tested the pH of distilled water that was freshly made with a > friend's distiller, and the pH was only 6.2. > > Nevertheless, I ordered a distiller and expect it next week. I don't > know what pH this unit will create. Hopefully, the pH will be closer > to 7.0 than not. Even if the pH is 6.8, it's exponentially *much* > better than even 6.6 -- and I'll be able to add *less* potassium > hydroxide to get it to the pH I want. > > However, I don't know the ramifications of drinking potassium > hydroxide on a regular basis. I figure that if the water tastes bad, > that's an indicator that something is wrong. > > So your intelligent suggestions are welcome. (All you Sherlock Holmes > chemists, put on your thinking caps! > > I hope I have been clear in explaining the situation. Thanks in > advance for your help. > > Nenah > > Nenah Sylver, PhD > author, The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing > and The Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy > http://www.nenahsylver.com > Holistic health products, supplements and services > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > Silver List archive: > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
