I think I would consider murdering somebody if it meant my tap water would come out like yours. I'm at about 500 fresh from the tap. Maybe goes down to 470 once the chlorine has dissipated. I ended up having to shell out for RO.
Indeed, Sodium Fluoride is far more deadly than chlorine, also in my area they are using a new type of chlorine where they bond ammonia to chlorine! I use rain water for all my plants, its easy to gather and its free.
that seems like a good idea, especially here in the ukI would use the rainwater myself...but it never rains here...
All those filters are great for removing large metals from your water but they do nothing against chemicals such as Sodium Fluoride. Not all areas have high contamination so a water filter would be ideal if you live in one of these areas, otherwise rain water is a safe and free means of getting good quality water.My tap water has relatively low ppm as well. Regardless, I still need to rid myself of the chloramines/chloramids as I use live organism additives. A great fix I found for relatively cheap is the Small Boy water purification unit. It's around $100 and is able to cleanse 45gal/hour.
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Exactly, I don't need any help.
Correct, if it does not rain regularly collecting from your roof could to be worse then tap water, especially if you live in a high pollution area like the city... My wife family lives in a very rural country area and they will not collect water unless it has already rained a few times in the last week... The first rain will be the worst as everything that has accumulated since the last rain will be in your water...
Its illegal in Colo to collect rainwater but its not ever enforced unless your collecting on a large scale. I have two IBCs in the back yard that I use to feed a garden drip system. Enforcement is a state thing and not a concern of the city/county. Places like Sams and Lowes sell rainbarrels locally.
