tuskenraider
Well-Known Member
So I sent in a sample last week in a rinsed disposable water bottle(I didn't use soap, just filled it a third, three times, and shook it for 15 secs or so). I also have a dual charcoal filter on a separate tap used for brewing water, but pulled the sample straight from the tap, without an aerator. This is what was reported:
pH 7.8
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 197
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.33
Cations / Anions, me/L 3.7 / 3.2
ppm
Sodium, Na 12
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 39
Magnesium, Mg 14
Total Hardness, CaCO3 156
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 10
Chloride, Cl 18
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 122
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 100
Total Phosphorus, P 0.42
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
I plug these numbers into Bru'n Water and get 1.15 for the ion (in)balance. Is it possible that since I didn't use soap to clean the bottle it may have been contaminated and caused this imbalance or are these readings possible/normal? Thanks for any feedback.
pH 7.8
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 197
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.33
Cations / Anions, me/L 3.7 / 3.2
ppm
Sodium, Na 12
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 39
Magnesium, Mg 14
Total Hardness, CaCO3 156
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.2 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 10
Chloride, Cl 18
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 122
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 100
Total Phosphorus, P 0.42
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
I plug these numbers into Bru'n Water and get 1.15 for the ion (in)balance. Is it possible that since I didn't use soap to clean the bottle it may have been contaminated and caused this imbalance or are these readings possible/normal? Thanks for any feedback.