Re: [compost_tea] Re: Chlorine in Municipal Water
Hello Chuck,
You seem to have a handle on the chlorine in irrigation water, which I
have been wondering about myself.
Sorry if I missed it, but have you run a test to see if non-chlorinated
water grow significantly better crops than chlorinated water?
Thanks,
Erica
On 7/10/2011 11:33 AM, Tim Wilson wrote:
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> Please let me know of your results with molasses.
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> <mailto:compost_tea%40yahoogroups.com>, Chuck Lund <north32nd_at_...> wrote:
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> > From my experience, chlorine works pretty much as advertised, it
> kills bacteria. I have seen this under the microscope so am both
> glad and surprised someone has seen conspicuously different results.
> Now I wonder why? And will look some more...
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> > I have experimented with lots of filters trying to come up with a
> satisfactory way to water the garden and have found the inexpensive
> charcoal filters work nearly as well as the very expensive ceramic
> filters (neither takes out all of the chlorine - but most of it).Â
> The basic problem I found is they are too slow for hand watering and
> don't last very long either, even with repeated back washing/flushing.
> They need to be accurately tested after a few hundred gallons or so. Â
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> > I tried using chlorine test strips and spa and pool chlorine test
> kits and found neither accurate enough to effectively test chlorinated
> municipal water. I now use a Hatch pocket colorimeter for chlorine.Â
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> > I have also taken water samples from many kinds of sprinklers at
> various distances and flow rates, and spray patterns. In my
> experience I found the sprinklers that seem to dissipate chlorine most
> effectively are the small sprinkler heads you can find in hardware
> stores for use in installing your own in ground sprinkler systems.Â
> They have various spray pattern options and put out a fairly fine
> spray. They have standard pipe threads so will fit many ready made
> sprinklers (or copper or galv fittings)Â I use quick disconnects (for
> changing spray patterns) and sprinklers from ground level to one that
> is six feet tall. The tall one will effectively spray about a forty
> foot circle. The fine spray dissipates almost all of the chlorine,
> even on the lower ones used for spot watering. Evaporation could be
> a problem on the taller ones...
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> > I have tried filtering city water for use in making tea and found it
> unsatisfactory. I have also aerated the water and found it actually
> takes a few days to get rid of enough of the chlorine to make tea,
> rather than simply running your brewer overnight. It is easier for
> me personally to harvest and use rainwater.
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> > I have run water through vortex tubes/nozzles used by Boeing in
> their paint department but I can not tell for sure if the small amount
> of chlorine dissipated is because of the vortex action or the simple
> aeration between the end of the nozzle and the bucket. I'll keep
> working on this one because I believe it has great potential.
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> > I am also wondering if an aerating shower head could be an effective
> (getting rid of chlorine) hose end watering nozzle?
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> > The shower heads with chlorine filters only get rid of about 80% of
> the chlorine - and that is when they are new.
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> > I have not tried simple molasses but will for sure.
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> > Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Chlorine in Municipal Water
> > To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com <mailto:compost_tea%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Friday, July 8, 2011, 9:49 PM
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> filter, but I have a rather poor sense of smell -- it's got to be as
> concentrated as the chlorine in a swimming pool before I notice it. I
> did check with the water company, and we have chlorine, not
> chloramines. I water with a hose and will gradually switch to drip,
> and I have too little space for barrels of water for off gassing
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> > > I recently bought online a Chlorgon filter from Charley's
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> > > both of my water spigots outside. There isn't a noticeable
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