John, Thanks for the input, I also know that the city water are mixed with 'bad' stuff in order to preserver the pipe lines. But I am still looking for further answers regarding the KH levels. 10x Amit ----- Original Message ----- From: "john Glaeser" <jglaeser@wisc.edu> To: <aga-member@thekrib.com> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 2:58 PM Subject: [AGA Member] Water question.. > Amit, > > Hard, alkaline water from the tap can be pH7.2. When water is in pipes, > it's not exposed to air and the natural air/water gas exchange does not > occur. As a consequence, CO2 level is relatively high and Oxygen, low > and this causes a relatively low pH. Once harvested, tap water will > elevate to above pH8 in a day's time. Try an experiment with a glass > full of tap water. Our city water department guy told me this. > > John > > ------------------ > To unsubscribe from this list, please send mail to majordomo@thekrib.com > with "Unsubscribe aga-member" in the body of the message. Archives of > this list can be found at http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-member/ ------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please send mail to majordomo@thekrib.com with "Unsubscribe aga-member" in the body of the message. Archives of this list can be found at http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-member/