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I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work?
http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. |
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In article , FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote:
I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. It's snake oil. I heard one of their ads on the radio yesterday -- said that it "leaves the beneficial calcium and magnesium ions in the water". Well, if it does that, it's not softening the water. By definition. Water that contains calcium and magnesium ions is hard water. Not soft water. |
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On 6/5/2010 1:01 PM, FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote:
I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. No. Like you say, it's a gimmick. I'm surprised some government agency hasn't come after them. |
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On Jun 5, 6:01�pm, FatterDumber& Happier Moe
wrote: I read up on this a little. � Anyone use it? �Does it really work?http://www.easywater.com/ � Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. Conventional water softeners remove the calcium and magnesium ions from dissolved bicarbonates & substitute sodium ions (got from the salt). The sodium salts do not precipitate out as the calcium and magnesium ones do (usually onto heat exchanger surfaces, or anywhere where the water is agitated.) You don't need anything if your water is not hard (ie got these dissolved bicarbonates in it.) Sodium salts are bad for your health. Calcium/magnesium salts are good for you. So drinking softened water is not good for you. There are magnetic and electronic devices that claim to modify these calcium salts and prevent them precipitating out. So your water remains healthy to drink but no scale is formed water heaters etc. Do they work. I was very suspicious for years, but I have seen tests done and there is an effect. I don'r say it is as "good " as te chemical softener but it's there. However there are lots of crooks about. List of them here. Hope you've got some time on your hands. :-) http://www.chem1.com/CQ/gallery.html |
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harry wrote:
Sodium salts are bad for your health. How so? Quoting the FDA is merely an "appeal to (a silly) authority" and insufficient. |
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Doug Miller wrote:
In article , FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. It's snake oil. I heard one of their ads on the radio yesterday -- said that it "leaves the beneficial calcium and magnesium ions in the water". Well, if it does that, it's not softening the water. By definition. Water that contains calcium and magnesium ions is hard water. Not soft water. Ah, yes indeed. But it makes no claims of "softening" water, only "conditioning" it. |
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In article , Tony wrote:
Doug Miller wrote: In article , FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. It's snake oil. I heard one of their ads on the radio yesterday -- said that it "leaves the beneficial calcium and magnesium ions in the water". Well, if it does that, it's not softening the water. By definition. Water that contains calcium and magnesium ions is hard water. Not soft water. Ah, yes indeed. But it makes no claims of "softening" water, only "conditioning" it. And since that's an essentially meaningless term, they're making an essentially meaningless claim -- which neatly avoids the accusation of making *false* claims. |
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On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:06:55 -0400, Tony
wrote: Doug Miller wrote: In article , FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. It's snake oil. I heard one of their ads on the radio yesterday -- said that it "leaves the beneficial calcium and magnesium ions in the water". Well, if it does that, it's not softening the water. By definition. Water that contains calcium and magnesium ions is hard water. Not soft water. Ah, yes indeed. But it makes no claims of "softening" water, only "conditioning" it. Somehow, my local water district had a link for this gizmo. Months later it is gone from the web site.. I have the hardest water in the nation. |
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In article , Oren wrote:
On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:06:55 -0400, Tony wrote: Doug Miller wrote: In article , FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. It's snake oil. I heard one of their ads on the radio yesterday -- said that it "leaves the beneficial calcium and magnesium ions in the water". Well, if it does that, it's not softening the water. By definition. Water that contains calcium and magnesium ions is hard water. Not soft water. Ah, yes indeed. But it makes no claims of "softening" water, only "conditioning" it. Somehow, my local water district had a link for this gizmo. Months later it is gone from the web site.. Sounds like they figured out that it's bogus... I have the hardest water in the nation. Where? |
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On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:27:16 GMT, (Doug Miller) wrote: In article , Oren wrote: I have the hardest water in the nation. Where? Las Vegas. This is a ring around Lake Mead: (pic) http://www.foxnews.com/images/344542..._mead_ring.jpg Holy crap!! What IS that? |
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On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:54:32 GMT, (Doug Miller)
wrote: In article , Oren wrote: On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:27:16 GMT, (Doug Miller) wrote: In article , Oren wrote: I have the hardest water in the nation. Where? Las Vegas. This is a ring around Lake Mead: (pic) http://www.foxnews.com/images/344542..._mead_ring.jpg Holy crap!! What IS that? Low water and leaching calcium. It forms in the rock faces. Causing the ring. |
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![]() "Tony" wrote in message ... Doug Miller wrote: In article , FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. It's snake oil. I heard one of their ads on the radio yesterday -- said that it "leaves the beneficial calcium and magnesium ions in the water". Well, if it does that, it's not softening the water. By definition. Water that contains calcium and magnesium ions is hard water. Not soft water. Ah, yes indeed. But it makes no claims of "softening" water, only "conditioning" it. "Conditioning" it to be what, hard? ![]() |
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![]() "Doug Miller" wrote in message ... In article , Oren wrote: On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:06:55 -0400, Tony wrote: Doug Miller wrote: In article , FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. It's snake oil. I heard one of their ads on the radio yesterday -- said that it "leaves the beneficial calcium and magnesium ions in the water". Well, if it does that, it's not softening the water. By definition. Water that contains calcium and magnesium ions is hard water. Not soft water. Ah, yes indeed. But it makes no claims of "softening" water, only "conditioning" it. Somehow, my local water district had a link for this gizmo. Months later it is gone from the web site.. Sounds like they figured out that it's bogus... I have the hardest water in the nation. Where? Well, where I am in upstate NY our water is off the chart hard when not softened. Tastes great, so at least that's a plus. We take the softened water from the sink and run it through a fridge filter and drink that. We first tried to not soften the cold water, and then the minerals built up in the pipes and we had to replace them. So...filtering is better and easier and cheaper. 25 years of experience is quite valuable! |
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Doug Miller wrote:
In article , Tony wrote: Doug Miller wrote: In article , FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. It's snake oil. I heard one of their ads on the radio yesterday -- said that it "leaves the beneficial calcium and magnesium ions in the water". Well, if it does that, it's not softening the water. By definition. Water that contains calcium and magnesium ions is hard water. Not soft water. Ah, yes indeed. But it makes no claims of "softening" water, only "conditioning" it. And since that's an essentially meaningless term, they're making an essentially meaningless claim -- which neatly avoids the accusation of making *false* claims. Hey, I never said the thing works, just clarifying their wording, which does exactly like you said. |
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"Tony" wrote in message ... Doug Miller wrote: In article , FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. It's snake oil. I heard one of their ads on the radio yesterday -- said that it "leaves the beneficial calcium and magnesium ions in the water". Well, if it does that, it's not softening the water. By definition. Water that contains calcium and magnesium ions is hard water. Not soft water. Ah, yes indeed. But it makes no claims of "softening" water, only "conditioning" it. "Conditioning" it to be what, hard? ![]() That is the mystery! |
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On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:06:55 -0400, Tony wrote: Doug Miller wrote: In article , FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. It's snake oil. I heard one of their ads on the radio yesterday -- said that it "leaves the beneficial calcium and magnesium ions in the water". Well, if it does that, it's not softening the water. By definition. Water that contains calcium and magnesium ions is hard water. Not soft water. Ah, yes indeed. But it makes no claims of "softening" water, only "conditioning" it. You know if you put a coil of wire around your dick, when you **** it will come out as pure soft urine. What that means is that your dick will be soft when the urine comes out. Better yet, if you connect this coil to an high voltage electrical source, you'll never **** again. Just think how handy that would be when you go out drinking. Odd imagination you have! I don't normally talk to strangers about my dick, much less winding wires around it and adding high voltage! But what ever makes you happy. :~\ And to clarify my clarification, I never said the thing works, just clarified the wording. |
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On Jun 6, 5:10�pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
harry wrote: Sodium salts are bad for your health. How so? Quoting the FDA is merely an "appeal to (a silly) authority" and insufficient. Common knowledge for years and years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt#Health_effects |
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On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:54:22 -0400, Tony wrote: wrote: On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:06:55 -0400, Tony wrote: Doug Miller wrote: In article , FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. It's snake oil. I heard one of their ads on the radio yesterday -- said that it "leaves the beneficial calcium and magnesium ions in the water". Well, if it does that, it's not softening the water. By definition. Water that contains calcium and magnesium ions is hard water. Not soft water. Ah, yes indeed. But it makes no claims of "softening" water, only "conditioning" it. You know if you put a coil of wire around your dick, when you **** it will come out as pure soft urine. What that means is that your dick will be soft when the urine comes out. Better yet, if you connect this coil to an high voltage electrical source, you'll never **** again. Just think how handy that would be when you go out drinking. Odd imagination you have! I don't normally talk to strangers about my dick, much less winding wires around it and adding high voltage! But what ever makes you happy. :~\ And to clarify my clarification, I never said the thing works, just clarified the wording. snipped So, what about your dick?????? I bet you're dying to tell all of us...... I'm sorry but it just doesn't seem right to me. I'm not that kind of guy. But if you are that desperate for stories about other mens dicks, then I suggest you keep looking, I'm not your man (in any stretch of the imagination). You may do well in some highway rest stops or adult book stores. Good luck! |
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![]() "Tony" wrote in message ... wrote: On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:54:22 -0400, Tony wrote: So, what about your dick?????? I bet you're dying to tell all of us...... I'm sorry but it just doesn't seem right to me. I'm not that kind of guy. But if you are that desperate for stories about other mens dicks, then I suggest you keep looking, I'm not your man (in any stretch of the imagination). You may do well in some highway rest stops or adult book stores. Good luck! Mine's long and firm and full of sperm but since my wife is always mad at me everyday, it's only used for urine now. |
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![]() "FatterDumber& Happier Moe" wrote in message ... I read up on this a little. Anyone use it? Does it really work? http://www.easywater.com/ Sounds like one of those things you stick on a fuel line and claim to get 99 miles/gallon gimmicks to me. Yes it works. We have the water from Hell. Eats up gaskets, diaphragms in water valves. Plugs up the flushing ring holes on toilets. Plugs up washer inlet hose screens and faucet screens. Corrodes sink faucets so bad the must be ground off with grinder as mounting nuts will not budge. Ruins water heaters, some only last 3 years. Privet water company serves (guessing) maybe 2000 customers. Sends out list required by state water board every year. On list it said if you have an immune problem DO NOT drink the water. How do they get away with this? Eats the paint off of swamp coolers and goes to rust in 2 years. I have taken cooler apart and had it sand blasted and powder coated twice. Went 3 years each time. Has ruined most all of the valves and controls on our hot water heating system. So we use a Osmosis set up for cooking and drinking water. So I bit the bullet and bought one for whole house water and one for the heating system. In service about 60 days. Now toilets flush good, don't have that ring in toilet bowl every day that was hard to clean. It is NOT a water softener, it suspends the minerals in the water so they will not stick to things. They are not inexpensive, easy to install . Now I can have the heating system repaired (replacing all the bad parts). Getting rid of the swamp cooler and putting in refrigerated air conditioner. Our tap water was running 480PPM and now shows 273 PPM. The osmosis water is Zero PPM. I have no interest in the company and I also thought "snake oil" . But with their 90 day trial with full money back if not happy I thought I would try it. WW |
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