...i swish an ounce or more of CS through my teeth and hold it in my mouth for a long time daily to retard tooth decay some and keep gums healthy. if it were acidic i would be eroding the enamel off my teeth, so that's one concern for pH.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Gidon Kenar [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: CS>What is the OPTIMAL PH of Distilled Water Needed? > > I fail to see the significance of the water pH or EIS pH. > Dose it has any > health consequence, considering the minute amounts one usually takes? > > Regards > Gidon Kenar > > From: Marshall [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 9:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS>What is the OPTIMAL PH of Distilled Water Needed? > > Be aware that pH (base 10) is a log scale, so figuring what > the initial pH > contributed to the final is not trivial. For instance, a pH > of 9 is 10 > times more alkaline than a pH of 8, and a pH of 10 is 100 times more. > > Marshall > > On 7/8/2013 1:55 PM, Joe Huard wrote: > Just saying that as an experimenter, it's nice to know ALL > the facts, and > not make assumptions that might be untrue. Like not getting a > higher pH in > homemade EIS. If you know the pH of the DW before making EIS, > and it is near > 7; then a resultant EIS that is not much higher that 7 might > give a clue > that it isn't good EIS. > On 08/07/2013 1:44 PM, Da Darrin wrote: > I use distilled water from Walmart in sealed jugs. Can't imagine how > measuring the ph of the water would make a difference in the ph of the > finished product. > I make mine in a gallon sun tea jug with a screw on top and > the only way it > is exposed to the air is what air could get in around the > silver strips that > fit fairly tight through slots cut in the lid. Of course if > you turned it > upside down it would leak liquid. > Dave > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Joe Huard > <[email protected]> wrote: > Distilled water should be around pH 7 when freshly made. > However, if left > sitting around exposed to air, it can go down to pH 5.5. I read that > nitrogen which is 78% of the air reacts with the DW and > creates nitric acid. > If you measure the pH of your DW right before you make EIS > and right after > making EIS, you should get a higher pH. > > Joe H. > > On 08/07/2013 12:39 PM, Da Darrin wrote: > Strange! > My meter or the best test strips I could find never went over > 6.8 no matter > how fresh or old my solution was. > Dave > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Marshall > <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7/7/2013 11:45 AM, Neville Munn wrote: > Just as a point of interest, I had a couple of samples of mine tested > specifically for pH a couple of years ago. > > Sample 1. Tested within 24 hours after production and pH > read off the scale > on the alkaline. > Sample 2. Tested after it had been in storage for a week or > so read >7.0 > > Note: Whilst I am unable to locate the exact numbers on the > above, I do know > they were greater than base 7.0 because I had those two samples tested > specifically for pH to varify the findings of the following. > > Several years prior to the above I had several other samples > {from different > batches and storage time frames} laboratory analysed of my > EIS and one of > those tests included pH and ALL were between 7.4 and 7.8 > > My conclusion going on all the above tests...pH is sky high > immediately > after cessation of the brewing process but drops over time to > steady at > >7.0, none were below 7.0 or acidic. > > That is expected. Ionic silver is a combination of silver > oxide and silver > hydroxide. Silver hydroxide is alkaline. Over time the ionic > silver tends > to form colloidal silver, thus the ph should go down toward 7. Now if > exposed to air for sufficient time, the ionic silver will > eventually react > with CO2 in the air forming silver carbonate, a salt, and > eventually one > could expect the pH to go below 7, as carbonic acid is formed > and there is > no silver hydroxide left to neutralize it. > > > > I had samples 1 and 2 tested by water people {people who > monitor swimming > pools} as I don't trust those Litmus paper thingo's, or those > pH meters. > > I think most of these people use the pH meters themselves. If done > properly, the meters can be quite accurate. > > Marshall > > > > > ________________________________________ > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3204/5973 - Release > Date: 07/08/13 > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org > > Unsubscribe: > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=subscribe> > Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> > List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]> > >
