Re: CSDistiller arrives...

2010-11-03 Thread Dorothy Fitzpatrick
It DOES contaminate the water! I know--I tried it! Much better use without. dee PS Congratulations!! On 3 Nov 2010, at 03:15, Beth wrote: We got our distiller today/// yea!! Just a question for those who home distill... Why not use the carbon filter that comes with it? Is this a

Re: CSDistiller arrives...

2010-11-03 Thread Marshall Dudley
Carbon filtering the water before distilling it - good Carbon filtering the water after distilling it - bad The filter will remove some volatiles, which is good to remove before distilling. But it also can leave behind some salts or other dissolved material which is bad after distilling.

Re: CSDistiller arrives...

2010-11-03 Thread Dorothy Fitzpatrick
Well I did mine before distilling and then distilled and it read 2. I then distilled it again and it read 3! When I didn't carbon filter it at all, it reads 0. dee On 3 Nov 2010, at 15:09, Marshall Dudley wrote: Carbon filtering the water before distilling it - good Carbon filtering the

CSDistiller arrives...

2010-11-02 Thread Beth
We got our distiller today/// yea!! Just a question for those who home distill... Why not use the carbon filter that comes with it? Is this a protocol for making CS? Do you think it conaminates the water? I am also going to use my PPM hanna meter (its a pwt) for the first time so that is the plan