Leo Regehr wrote: > Thanks for the help and ideas so far. > Well, I measured my filtered tap water just before it entered into my > home distiller - it was about 7. > The distilled water dripping out of the charcoal filter on the > draining (outgoing) side was about 6 - one full point lower than the > stuff going in! Does anyone know which mineral is most responsible for > raising the ph - or lowering it as it is distilled out of the water > and left as residue at the bottom of the boiling chamber?
I think most minerals will raise ph, such as calcium. Chlorine and flourine will lower it. So maybe you are distilling out the minerals, but some of the chlorine from chlorinization is making it over. > > > I repaired to my health food store shortly after my last post and > bought some mineral solution that was supposed to raise the ph of > distilled water. Six time I added 10 drops and measured each time. The > ph paper changed a bit but not much. The water tasted odd. After I > drank the water, it left me with a strange, but full feeling, not > unpleasant. I sensed it was good for me and I will experiment a bit. > > I have been drinking dw for 30 years, and I may be suffering from > mineral depletion and low ph because of long term use of this stuff. I > tested my CS and it was the same ph as dw. But the calcium hydroxide > solution (limewater) was sky high. Would it be advisable to raise the > ph of our dw CS to make it more effective - any thoughts? The ph of CS can be raised some, but if it is too far from 7 either way, it will lead to aggregation and dropping out. Marshall > > Leo > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >
