At last, I tihnk I've managed to find an affordable source of a water filter.
Its meant for drinking water (being ergonomically designed for this job),
but contains carbon filters and ion-exchange resin.
The blurb:
>Carafe filters use ion-exchange resin to
>remove up to 95 percent of lead from water.
>Tap water percolates through an activated
>carbon filter and resin to remove organic
>substances and objectionable tastes and
>odors.
>EcoWater's carafe filter produces one liter
>of filtered water in less than four minutes.
>Its simple pour-through design requires
>little maintenance other than periodic
>replacement of the filter. The carafe fits
>easily into many refrigerator doors and has
>an ergonomically designed handle for
>balanced pouring.
>To order the EcoWater Carafe filter, fill out
>an order form, or call 1.800.808.9899.
Costs are quoted at $20, and I have a UK source (unknown price but
? L20?).
>From what I remember, the carbon filter has little effect for CP,
but the ion-exchange resin does the job we want. The only thing is
the above figure for Lead. 95% - is this good enough? Will it
remove the carbonates and stuff which will worry my CP?
Perhaps the fridge-fitting bit, might aid Darlingtonia owners? :-)
News on the CP front: Loads of VFT seeds growing, and the D. peltata are
just germinating (thanks Dean!), the D. capensis has started to come back
(I was beginning to think that I might be the first person in the world
to completely kill approx. 100 of the things); and the Sarracenia
are growing well (although 2/3 small seedlings don't appear to have survived
the winter)
Richard Marsden
(ex-redbaron@cix.compulink.co.uk)