Do you need to transition from tap to ph water? If so how slow?
1084647
I don't think any transition is needed at all. I have used it for almost 2 years now-- when someone drinks a bottle of it at my home they always are amazed at the taste and freshness of it.
1084648
No not really but you can gradually do so if you choose. Ph water is like 3 times better than Gatorade or other electrolyte drinks, it definitely makes a difference in your skin texture, organ hydration and you just feel replenished and hydrated.
1084649
I just started drinking a glass two times a day and had no problem. In fact felt more hrydated and less acid reflux. And the taste is real pleasent.
1084650
No, just start drinking/using this water. I have been using Essentia for 6 months now. I noticed within a day or 2 that I was feeling better. I have joint pain from a knee injury. After about 3 days of drinking this water it was noticeably better?? In month 2 or 3 I was traveling and did not have any PH water. I could tell!! I was noticeably thirsty even after drinking regular bottled water and felt dehydrated. Just as before I started using this stuff. I am very surprised the difference it makes. I use it in place of water on everything, coffee, tea, cooking Etc...
1369816
I change mine about once every 2 months but I use distilled water if you have tap watermight need to change once a month.
1217973
i have a ph of 7.8 out of tap and i use a regular net bag of about 1/3 of the box i have a 90 gallon tank and it lowered my ph to 6.5 within a week ,but it will fluctuate if your doing regular water changes ,if your looking for something more stable i purchased an ro filter online for 50 dollars ioo gallon a day its much easier than trying to keep a steady ph with peat imo !!! good luck
278990
Have always used cold tap water, but I would think distilled water would be better, and yes it wouldlast longer, and you may not need to clean as often.
1749741
Don't dilute it. Just add a little at a time until you pH is where you want it. It will discolor your water for the better part of a week.
2130244
I used a box for my 75 gallon and it brought the ph up fairly quickly (within a week if memory serves). If you need to move the ph by more than 1, I would probably get 2 boxes if I were in your position.
393410
No, just to start and stop brewing, you have to keep an eye on the water level though as that is related to the intensity. Pretty easy and straight forward. I hope this helps.
791596
Not too slow. Have no problem with refill time. 5 minutes or so it you are empty. Water tastes great.
1374264
We also have a water softener and according to the directions that came with the iron, I use bottled spring water. The directions say you can use tap, but I didn't want to chance it. It also mentions in the directions not to use distilled water.
965661
Yes but also use sledgehammer. On a every three week sch. Also watch your ph as the cycle goes on.
603561
No, tap water is fine. Distilled takes out some chemicals. If you have very hard water, you may want to use filtered water. I use tap water.
2233324
A year or 2000 gallons, whatever happens first. I would strongly recommend you to get a PH meter too, that's the best way to know its actually working, it degrades overtime and the PH lowers. Also, make sure your flow rate at the filters faucet is less than 0.5 gpm, the higher the flow rate the less the water is going to be in contact with the media, thus, the lesser the PH increase is going to be.
2214249
None. Save yourself money( a lot ) and find a generic one inch chlorinating tablets . I didn't feel that this system was worth the money. Adding fresh water more frequently is a very cheap way to keep water ph and balance correct.
2232898
Tap water, 1L, 5 minutes to full boil, timed with stopwatch. Doubted my results after seeing other answers, repeated with fresh water...same result.
210083
You want to remove the Alkaline filter which is raising the pH and really is for acidic or neutral pH water. You do not want 7.0 pH for drinking water as some mineralization has health benefits.
1871793
The ph will depend on the water going in. also the ph starts higher, let it run for 15 min before you use or store the water as the ph and ppm will settle out. my water is 6.8 going in, and 7.5 when it comes out. hope this helps.
1387973
The TDS of my tap water is 430ppm; all those minerals would surely shorten the lifespan and effectiveness of this unit. Hence I use RO water [I have a unit which I normally use for my aquariums] which has a TDS of below 10ppm. You can buy distilled water although not sure how costly that is in the longrun.