What PH does your water come out to after it's treated. I believe you are in
Brisbane too ?
Mine is like 8.3.
That RO unit is looking better and better.
Thanks,
Murray Lalor
Adrian Tappin wrote:
> At 04:06 26/12/00 -0700, Chuck Gadd wrote:
> >The engineer I spoke with at Plymouth Products was specifically referring to
> >their catalytic carbon. Due to the chloramine bond, carbon is less
> >effective at removing the chlorine portion of the chloramine, and none of
> >the carbons (even catalytic carbon) will remove the ammonia.
>
> Tell me more ...
>
> There are some water treatment companies that say their Catalytic Carbon is
> effective in chloramine removal. It is used in kidney dialysis treatment
> where monochloramine (the common chloramine found in drinking water) affect
> the patients. It is also use in brewing beer because chloramine interferes
> with the fermentation process?
>
> Perhaps they just mean it breaks the chlorine/ammonia bond and they
> consider ammonia is not a problem for the above applications?
>
> I have seen references to an article in "Water Conditioning & Purification"
> magazine called "Catalytic Carbon, a new weapon in the Chloramine Battle"
> published in August 1997.
>
> I have never used it myself, as its cheaper and easier just to use one of
> the aquarium products such as Chlormon, Prime etc., but it is an
> interesting subject.
>
> Adrian.