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Default When is your pH Low enough to get a Calcite Filter?

we had our pH tested in our Well water twice and once it was 6.6 ands the
other was 6.8.

Should I be concerned with the lower then 'normal' pH? We had a filter guy
come out and recommend a Calcite filter, though after talking to some
friends at the office they didn't seem to think that the 6.6-6.8 were low
enough to justify the benefit from it.

Suggestions?

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we had our pH tested in our Well water twice and once it was 6.6 ands the
other was 6.8.

Should I be concerned with the lower then 'normal' pH? We had a filter
guy come out and recommend a Calcite filter, though after talking to some
friends at the office they didn't seem to think that the 6.6-6.8 were low
enough to justify the benefit from it.

Suggestions?



Not terribly bad http://www.water-research.net/ph.htm


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Apple juice has a pH of 3
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we had our pH tested in our Well water twice and once it was 6.6 ands the
other was 6.8.

Should I be concerned with the lower then 'normal' pH? We had a filter
guy come out and recommend a Calcite filter, though after talking to some
friends at the office they didn't seem to think that the 6.6-6.8 were low
enough to justify the benefit from it.

Suggestions?

Thanks,
Scott-



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Default When is your pH Low enough to get a Calcite Filter?

Thanks. Just the info I was looking for...

There are just too many options for water filtration!

Thanks again,
Scott
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we had our pH tested in our Well water twice and once it was 6.6 ands the
other was 6.8.

Should I be concerned with the lower then 'normal' pH? We had a filter
guy come out and recommend a Calcite filter, though after talking to some
friends at the office they didn't seem to think that the 6.6-6.8 were low
enough to justify the benefit from it.

Suggestions?



Not terribly bad http://www.water-research.net/ph.htm


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On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:59:04 +1200, "Telstra"
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get a Calcite Filter?:

Apple juice has a pH of 3
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we had our pH tested in our Well water twice and once it was 6.6 ands the
other was 6.8.

Should I be concerned with the lower then 'normal' pH? We had a filter
guy come out and recommend a Calcite filter, though after talking to some
friends at the office they didn't seem to think that the 6.6-6.8 were low
enough to justify the benefit from it.

Suggestions?

Thanks,
Scott-



Is you water pipe copper? If so, how old is it?

The 6.8 is not terribly low (acedic), but over a long period of time
it will desolve your copper. You might want to check the remaining
wall thickness of your copper.
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