If the crust in the distiller is white, it's usually calcium or lime. If it's orange brown...probably iron. Ode
At 09:37 AM 8/18/2003 -0400, you wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Leo Regehr" <[email protected]> >To: "Silver List" <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 11:21 PM >Subject: CS>ph? > > >> 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 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? >> Leo >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Leo, >Distilled water should have a pH of 7.0, which is neutral. By definition, >"distilled water" means "water without anything else in it EXCEPT hydrogen and >oxygen." This means NO MINERALS, either. If there are minerals in distilled >water, it is no longer distilled. If your presumably distilled water has a pH >that's anything EXCEPT 7.0, there is something else in the water that shouldn't >be there -- *and your distiller is not doing its job.* > >When I was doing research for The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing, it took me >over a year (I believe it was closer to two) to write about 10 pages. Those 10 >pages were on water and minerals. I had to plough through various myths, hype, >and misinformation from people selling everything from distillers to mineral >supplements to water filters to diet books. I talked to many people, including >doctors...many of whom, I discovered, didn't know as much as I was being forced >to find out. I finally had a breakthrough when I was introduced to a lovely man, >a chemist who was the head of the Functional Water Society. He spent many hours >with me, clarifying points and directing me to numerous research. The fruits of >my hard work are in the book. I thought the information was important enough to >put onto my website. > >The link for my article on water and minerals is: >http://www.drninasilver.com/default.asp?contentID=706 > >I think this article will answer your questions and clear up some confusion so >that you know what questions to ask. > >Please note that distilled water may NOT be the best choice of water to drink on >a long-term basis. Research has shown that people who drink water devoid of >minerals become ill more frequently than those who drink mineral-rich water. >Research has also shown that people who drink water with a pH of under 7.0 >become sick, due to the water's acidifying effects. That is the reason for my >recent post about looking for a good water distiller that truly produces >distilled, 7.0 pH, water. > >Regards, >Nenah > >Nenah Sylver, Ph.D. >Products, services, and information about health >Author, *The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing* >Order the book and read excerpts at > http://www.drninasilver.com >(The website link will change shortly to reflect the name change.) > > >-- >The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > >Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] > >Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
