low ph tap water

SmokyLungs

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Sep 27, 2015

• #1

Low ph tap water around 4.0 costing me to use alot of ph up every feeding any other suggestions would a water purifier raise my ph?

 

sunny747

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Sep 28, 2015

• #2

wow.. that's really low... That doesn't even sound healthy to drink.. Are you sue your meter is correct? Maybe check with your water authority. They have to publish stats on the quality. Wish I had an answer... I doubt it would raise the PH. Might have to buy water.

 

Budley Doright

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Sep 28, 2015

• #3

^^^ yes that does seem low for well water. Kind of like drinking lemons lol. Most well water PH is higher than needed from what I've read, like around 7, thats what mine is .

 

hotrodharley

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Sep 28, 2015

• #4

I suspect a false reading or an error. A pH of 4.0 would eat pipes and fixtures fast. Carbon filters would do nothing for that.

 

SmokyLungs

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Sep 28, 2015

• #5

Hmmm i just got a new ph meter i will buy another and find out

 

Hydrotech364

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Sep 28, 2015

• #6

I usually get an initial reading of 8.3 and yesterday I tested it @ 6.1 my city is removing flouride and this must be a side effect.pH is short for Hydrogen ppm.

 

SmokyLungs

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Sep 28, 2015

• #7

I think it might be my ph meter it was a soil ph meter

 

Joe Blows Trees

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Sep 28, 2015

• #8

My tap ph is 7. It only takes a small amount of ph down to get it in the 6.0-6.5 range.

 

SmokyLungs

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Sep 28, 2015

• #9

And ive been testing the water only

 

Budley Doright

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Sep 28, 2015

• #10

SmokyLungs said:

I think it might be my ph meter it was a soil ph meter

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That'll do it lol.

 

hotshotisdashit

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Sep 28, 2015

• #11

Yes definitely check and recalibrate your pen. Seems impossible your tap would produce 4.0 ph water. Take the cheap route. Go out and get the test strips or bottle tester and compare it to that.

 

SmokyLungs

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Sep 28, 2015

• #12

hotshotisdashit said:

Yes definitely check and recalibrate your pen. Seems impossible your tap would produce 4.0 ph water. Take the cheap route. Go out and get the test strips or bottle tester and compare it to that.

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I already bought a ph meter on ebay the right one this time i have to go by the ph coloring liquid for now

 

Indacouch

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Sep 28, 2015

• #13

Ph of 4 would reek havoc on basically everything with water in it in your house in a hurry including you ........just get a 10 dollar gh kit and it will let you know I doubt 4 though friend