Greetings, CS Enthusiasts, Once again I'm in the so-called third world, and I'm facing a serious challenge, to produce the water needed for CS production. Recently, in East Africa I was able to use the water that's sold for car batteries, and was able to determine that this was entirely okay, using my little Hanna PWT. But where I am now the reading meter is off the chart, apparently very high. Plus the water smells very strong. I may be facing the likelihood that I'll have to distill the water, whether using a conventional still or a solar still, or whatever. In fact the bottle says 'sulfuric acid.'
My feeling had been that somebody doing the production of the water was simply using whatever bottle they could get their hands on, and that even very dilute sulfuric acid would prove detrimental to the battery. That this kind of water is used in auto batteries has been surprising. I know there are tons of plans for solar stills, to be found on the internet, however my main intention is to keep the production of the water as simple as possible. Can anyone tell me, are there some conventional stills that are more simple than the solar? Or are there some essential components of a conventional still, that would allow me to fabricate the rest of the unit out here? Along with the information, any names of U.S. companies would be greatly appreciated. I return to the U.S in June, and will be able to purchase what is needed, prior to returning here. Reid _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_052008
