Will a typical chlorine test indicte chloramine? If so, maybe we should test our distilled water occasionally.
Marshall Mike Monett wrote: > Re: CS>H202, CS and cloudiness > From: sol > Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 10:32:36 > > > I wonder if the problem might possibly be Chloramine? I have read > > that it is becoming a more and more commonly used water treatment > > instead of chlorine. Apparently, if memory serves, it does not > > distill out. I remember reading something to the effect that a lab > > somewhere that had it's own industrial distillers to make DW for > > chemistry uses now has to buy their DW from an area of the country > > where chloramine is not used. (After their local water treatment > > plant started adding chloramine instead of chlorine). > > > Or I could be mis-remembering it all, but anyone who has time and > > is having trouble might want to do some googling on the subject. > > > sol > > Hi Paula, > > Your memory is excellent. I just googled Chloramine (NH2Cl) and it > is a nightmare for dw makers. Many municipalities are switching to > it since it is more robust and lasts longer than plain chlorine. > Boiling doesn't affect it, and it is not removed by distillation. > The following quote is from General Electric: > > "METHODS OF TREATMENT" > > "Distillation or evaporation does not effectively remove > chloramines. During distillation the chloramines would be > volatilized and carried over to the product water (distillate)." > > "This is especially important to keep in mind in the > pharmaceutical, power and laboratory markets due to their heavy > use of distillation technology (boilers in the power industry > produce steam via evaporation). The effects of reactive > chlorinated materials on their products are of special concern." > > http://www.gewater.com/library/tp/813_Chloramines_.jsp > > This could be the source of many strange problems with dw. Thank > you, sol. That was an excellent piece of information. > > P.S. What kind of distiller do you use? I am very impressed with > your uS readings and would like to investigate getting one. Is hard > water a problem? The water here is the hardest I have ever seen, and > I have to soak my coffeepot in fresh vinegar every night to remove > the buildup. > > Best Wishes, > > Mike Monett > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
