I have recently bought an RO system and the RO water comes down from 300 at the input to 68ppm. I then run it through a DI resin that then brings it down to near zero PPM on a TDS meter.
I believe that this is OK for CS. Best, J. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rowena [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 27 June 2007 06:40 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS>Water, RO is not Distilled > > > When I bought my CS generator the old man I got it off, Peter Brooks in > South Perth, Australia, gave us a demo on various aspects of CS > making and > also tested a variety of water I brought in; one from the local > (very good) > country water supply, one from my RO unit, and also a sample of distilled > water. He tested it with a TDS meter (total dissolved solids). I came > across the results the other day, but can't just remember where I > put them. > Anyway, the results were that the RO water was not ideal by a long shot. > > (I found it: PPMDS - parts per million dissolved solids, I > suppose - Reverse > Osmosis 122, Collie Harris River Dam water: 234) > > If you had nothing else at all in an emergency, and used RO water > anyway, it > would probably get you through the night, but don't buy an RO unit > specifically for your CS making. Get the RO for your drinking > water. Some > complain that it takes out all the minerals, but hey, you can put > those back > in, but you don't want the fluoride and other chemicals and germs and > possibly other nasties in your water, do you? > > I currently use a Purani RO system and run the "waste" water into > the garden > into a clay dish, from where it spills over into the garden soil. > > One thing I have found over the past - oo, must be fifteen or more years > now - is that using RO water is extremely kind on kettles. They stay new > looking for years. And years. > > Rowena > > > -- > 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: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > >
