Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 08:45:42 +0800 From: "John H. Phillips III" <phillips@library.ucsf.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg918$foo@default> Subject: Re: Water purifier question...
At 05:03 PM 3/12/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi everyone--
>
>Well, it's been almost two months in San Francisco without significant
>rainfall. I'm sure those of you in less mild climates will withhold your
>sympathy. However, for my plants--which have been exposed to hot dry
>weather for the past week or so--this lack of rainfall has been very
>detrimental. I can't afford a gallon bottle of distilled water every
>week, so I'm appealing to you chemists out there to help me determine
>whether the water from the water purifier in my kitchen is CP safe. (I'm
>afraid the owner's manual was tossed out long ago.) Here's the info: (and
>don't ask me what all this means...that's what I'm asking you :^> )
>
>Model: Multi-Pure MPC500C
> Tested and certified to NSF standards, numbers 42 and 53
>No. 42: taste, odor and chlorine (class 1)
> particulate matter (class 1)
>No. 53: asbestos, cysts, lindane, 2,4-D, trihalomethanes, turbidity,
> volatile organic chemicals
>
>
>Thanks tons,
>Gary
Hi Gary, What part of the bay area do you live in? The tap water in some
parts of the bay area is acceptable to CPs. I've used my tap water in
Berkeley since 1992 w/o any ill effects, and I've heard the tap water in SF
is ok to use. Perhaps you're problem is smaller than you think.
Happy growing,
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