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By PitBulMom
Posts:  113
Joined:  Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:59 am
#311084
Rachelle Williams (PitBulMom)
CP grower/Hobbyist
Hurricane Utah (Southern Utah)

Tap Water-360
Water comes from 2 sources, Wells and Virgin River Gorge.

Water thru Kitchen tap with "PUR" water filter- 328

Kitchen water thru PUR, then filtered thru "Zero Water"-000

Rainwater unavailable at this time, we have had 2 days of rain in 6 months and at that time I didn't have the ZeroWater system or TDS meter.
By bananaman
Posts:  2059
Joined:  Sat Jan 01, 2011 2:54 am
#318968
After being in this hobby for ages, I finally got around to getting a TDS meter.

I’m in Austin, TX. My tap water tested at 135ppm (which is almost exactly what the water quality report said it should be) and the distilled water I (mostly) water with tested at 0ppm.

No rainwater sample because it hasn’t rained in a while.
By iamjacksplants
Posts:  591
Joined:  Tue Aug 11, 2015 11:13 am
#321006
Inland Empire California

Tap - 226-298
RO Buddy RODI -
After RO - 3-4
After DI - 0-1

All measurements taken by RO Buddy inline 3 source meter - Tap, post RO membrane, post DI resin bed.

Happy growing!
-@.
By oval
Posts:  465
Joined:  Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:36 pm
#323032
Lakeland, Florida

Tap water = 122 ppm (my sister's tap water 3 miles away = 175 ppm)

Rain water = between 2 and 6 ppm (I collect rainwater in the open, away from roof and tree runoff.)

Nota bene: The small amount of rainwater we got from Hurricane Michael (nothing like in the panhandle where it hit) measured 16 ppm. I guess it picked a little seawater up from the gulf and dropped it on us.
By Granpa Walt
Posts:  118
Joined:  Wed Jun 27, 2018 4:21 am
#335450
Harahan (New Orleans), LA

Tap water -- 130ppm

Rain water -- 18ppm
rain water is collected in large pans
away from trees, roofs, or other
runoffs. Occasional debris made up
airborne seeds and pollen is filtered
out through a large paper coffee filter.
Rain water - 2ppm
rain water collected from roof
downspout during heavy downpour after
first half hour of rain cleaned the roof,
gutters, and downspouts.

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By CarnivoresUnite
Posts:  268
Joined:  Thu May 16, 2019 8:13 pm
#336669
TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) of several water sources

AC Condenser, interior pipe drainage I recently rerouted - 66 (Unit is ten years old, suspect it's mostly metal deposits but higher than I hoped for.)
If it had passed would have been my main source for the CPS instead of buying distilled or making it.

Tapwater -- 217 (enough to kill a Venus Flytrap in a few weeks)
The TDS is the ZEROWATER model that came with the filter pitcher I bought at Walmart, and ironically the website showed it's level for my zip at 176. LIES!

Filtered water through Electrolux Fridge - 204 (My wife didn't want to know, glad I didn't tell her! LOL)

Collected Rainwater -- None available right now, reserves used on other garden plants, so TBA at a later time.

I may investigate further doing the DIY distilled, if the habit grows which I suspect it will.
By CarnivoresUnite
Posts:  268
Joined:  Thu May 16, 2019 8:13 pm
#338388
CarnivoresUnite wrote:TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) of several water sources

AC Condenser, interior pipe drainage I recently rerouted - 66 (Unit is ten years old, suspect it's mostly metal deposits but higher than I hoped for.)
If it had passed would have been my main source for the CPS instead of buying distilled or making it.

Tapwater -- 217 (enough to kill a Venus Flytrap in a few weeks)
The TDS is the ZEROWATER model that came with the filter pitcher I bought at Walmart, and ironically the website showed it's level for my zip at 176. LIES!

Filtered water through Electrolux Fridge - 204 (My wife didn't want to know, glad I didn't tell her! LOL)

Collected Rainwater -- None available right now, reserves used on other garden plants, so TBA at a later time.

I may investigate further doing the DIY distilled, if the habit grows which I suspect it will.
Rainwater average 11-18 PPM as of today. and getting more rain YAY!
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