Hi Marshall, On 29 Sep 2005 at 11:40, Marshall Dudley wrote about : Subject : Re: CS>Sodium Bicarb for starter
> Ode Coyote wrote: > > > Personally, I don't see a thing wrong with flexible plastic pipes. > > They don't tend to break, crack or permanently swell when frozen, > > erode with acidic water, clog with calcium, clank with pressure > > surges. It costs a pile less to buy and install and formulations > > been changed since the near distant past to be chlorine resistant. > > I agree that the PCV pipes are a good way to go. I have never > experienced any detectable outgassing with these pipes. But they will > break when they freeze, I had to replace 6 or 7 of them last winter > when a gas line broke and the heat in the pump house went out without > me knowing it. > > > > > If you spring for teflon, that's about as inert and tough as it > > gets...but pricy. [Maybe not more after installation labor than > > copper. Copper is a LOT of 'work'] > > How the heck do you work with teflon, nothing will adhear to it, and > it won't melt. Yes, I'd like to know about teflon. In my experience it squirms if you try to tighten down onto it. though it should work well as a lining on to copper too if you can get it. Of course then you would have to use compression fittings and not "soldered" joints. A silver lined copper pipe sounds a very good idea. > > > > > And too much copper can be a health problem. [Fairly rare that it IS > > a problem, but if you're getting blue stains in the sink, guess > > where your pipes are going.] > > > > Acid water can sure do a number on copper. If one is getting that, it > would be wise to pur an alkalanizing filter on it. > > > > > If you're going with silver liner to protect 'you' somehow, by > > consuming silver, it might kill your septic tank and the silver > > won't last in the pipes. So, eventually back to plain copper... > > along with a dead tank. > > The silver should be inert. Not much is going to react with it, but > it could kill bacteria on contact, and prevent any bacteria growth > inside the pipes. I would not expect any of it to react or dissolve > unless the water is very acidic. I think the sulphur content of the water would be a problem due to the silver tarnishing. Don't know if that would happen underwater though. ? > > Marshall > Tony Moody <huge trim> -- 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]>
