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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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
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.
I use a TDS meter and a reverse osmosis unit to lower TDS levels, but I rely on my UV filter to protect against pathogens.
