I asked the people at http://www.health2us.com/colloid.htm why they felt a digital conductivity meter was necessary. They said that the most important variable to control is the purity of the original water. They didn't elaborate, but I assume it is to avoid the creation of strange chemical compounds, including silver chloride and silver nitrate.
If you do a search on "solar water distillers" you'll find a lot of plans for moderate cost units. One unit at http://forums.cosmoaccess.net/forum/survival/prep/sstill.htm describes the process -- "Solar Stills operate on the same principles that produce rainfall. The sun is allowed into and trapped in the Still. The high temperatures produced destroy all pathogens. The water evaporates, and in this process, only pure water vapor rises in the Still, only to condense on the glass. The glass is sloped to the south, and the condensed water runs down the glass and is collected in a trough. The water is allowed out of the collector through silicone tubing, and is collected in 5 gallon glass jugs. There are no moving parts in the solar still, and only the sun's energy is required for operation." Of course, in addition to providing a base for making CS, a solar still provides clean, purified drinking water. They estimate that 8 square feet of glass will produce one gallon a day. The trick is to do this with materials available locally. I recall seeing simpler units a few years ago -- Peace Corps & other organizations should have plans. A solar distiller could also provide water for other purposes, and even create a business making distillers for local use. ----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel and Karen Croom > Hi everyone, > I got interested in cs because I heard it purifies water, so I wanted to > give some generators to some missionaries I know. I've gotten sidetracked > with all the different procedures and opinions on the making of cs, but now > am asking for help with my original questions. > In Africa, my friends don't have access to distilled water or electricity > (that's why I'm sending battery generators.) So how would you purify > regular water? Has anyone actually had "bad" water tested after being > treated with cs? > Thanks, > Karen -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
