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Post by roridula on Apr 11, 2007 6:32:23 GMT
How effective is "water cooler water" for CP? You know, the stuff from the clear-blue plastic tanks from Culligan or similar distributors?
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Clint
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Post by Clint on Apr 11, 2007 14:59:59 GMT
If it says spring or mineral water, don't use it. If it says distilled or reverse osmosis, and it has no added minerals for taste, it's fine.
It never hurts to test RO/distilled water with a TDS meter just in case.
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Post by ICPS-bob on Apr 11, 2007 17:13:58 GMT
You could probably request a print-out of the water chemical analysis from the distributor. One of the marketing ploys of bottled water companies is that their water is "pure" -- what ever that means. However, sometimes minerals in the water (either natural or added) makes it taste better.
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Post by BarryRice on Apr 11, 2007 19:21:02 GMT
Hey,
As my predecessors have noted, look for the magick words "distilled" or "reverse osmosis". Those must be there. Culligan sells a variety of water products, and their distilled/purified water products are top-notch (IMHO).
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Post by pinglover on Apr 13, 2007 0:21:51 GMT
I've actually tested many of those spring and mineral waters and my tap water tests out at less parts per million and that isn't saying much. I'd stick to distilled or reverse osmosis. Beware the fluoride and calcium enriched bottled distilled waters out there.
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