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Old 03-08-2005, 03:05 AM
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Originally Posted by rickjames
Just tested my Safeway (Culligan's) water with a salifert test kit.... all I know is it is below 7.4 (the lowest point on my scale)!

10 on the pH scale is extremly basic, I don't even think it would be fit for drinking! Dissolved elements are what shift the pH of water (or the addition of disassociated OH- or H+ ions, I might not be entirely correct with my explanation though), so either a) the save on water isn't pure, or b) your digital meter is WAY out.

Strange stuff....
RO water should have a Ph of 7.0 so if you use a mid range test you should get that. RO/DI should only be pure H2O. just watch the WATER BOY the purer the better .

Brad
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