Measuring Water Quality
Sterility is one aspect that is not mentioned here for obvious reasons (brevity). There is a way to safely, cheaply, and effectively test for water quality and even a beginner gets it right. And it...
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" Sterility is one aspect that is not mentioned here for obvious reasons (brevity)."
Well, so much for the first sentence disclaimer.
A TDS meter is not a toy. Live with 450 ppm TDS and watch your water heater, pump, fittings, and valves (shower head too) take a beating.
USA coin operated water jug dispenser. Found 230 PPM. Here, it is over 400 ppm, and you bet your sweet butt the water ruins stuff.
When I go to a new place I want facts not guesswork or gossip. A pen size TDS meter is worth it's weight in gold. If a 2-second test is too much work for some let them support the water supply repair parts industry.
Water sterility like I mentioned is another whole ball of wax. In descending order from large to small, amoeba, bacteria, virus.
Some dissolved solids are mean. Lead, Cadmium, lithium.
Well, so much for the first sentence disclaimer.
A TDS meter is not a toy. Live with 450 ppm TDS and watch your water heater, pump, fittings, and valves (shower head too) take a beating.
USA coin operated water jug dispenser. Found 230 PPM. Here, it is over 400 ppm, and you bet your sweet butt the water ruins stuff.
When I go to a new place I want facts not guesswork or gossip. A pen size TDS meter is worth it's weight in gold. If a 2-second test is too much work for some let them support the water supply repair parts industry.
Water sterility like I mentioned is another whole ball of wax. In descending order from large to small, amoeba, bacteria, virus.
Some dissolved solids are mean. Lead, Cadmium, lithium.
