[Greenbuilding] Iron in water

[Keith Winston]

I think Kenn is talking about something like this:

http://environmentsensitive.com/vortex.html

Which is "structured water", working on the idea that you can change the 
properties of water through some restructuring process that make it 
healthier, without filtering and all that other boring technical stuff. 
I am generally of the opinion that, if you aren't regularly removing a 
filter or some other thing full of stuff, then the stuff isn't coming 
out of the water. Osmosis does it by sending it down the drain (with a 
lot of perfectly good water). Filters either collect it on/in a medium, 
or chemically link it to a substrate. I'm unconvinced of the magnetic 
scale reducers, though at least there's a faint possibility of some 
reality there (I haven't seen anything truly convincing, however. In any 
case, if they work they do so by changing the structure of the scale, 
which might change how it attaches to your pipes, but it unlikely to 
change how the chemicals work in your digestive track). As for the 
structured water stuff, I don't buy it. And wouldn't recommend it to 
anyone.

Of course, Kenn might have been talking about something else, in which 
case... never mind!

Keith

PS: the whole structured-water thing sort of reminds one of the Kurt 
Vonnegut book with Ice-9 in it: I think it's Cat's Cradle.



George J. Nesbitt wrote:
> Who is Dan?
>
> kenn brown wrote:
>
>> George, You need to expand your knowledge. Dan makes a vortex devise 
>> that removes
>> iron from water with no recurring costs.
>> Kenn Brown
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org
>> [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of George J.
>> Nesbitt
>> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 9:24 PM
>> To: Greenbuilder list
>> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Iron in water
>>
>> 1. Who makes it?
>>    To remove excess Iron (if it is staining fixtures or causes 
>> metallic taste) use a manganese sulphate/potassium filter or a 
>> manganese greensand filter.
>> 2. There is not such thing as an environmentally friendly water 
>> softener.
>> See the discussion on "Acidic Water" and "Reverse Osmosis" both were 
>> in the past 2 months.
>> I highly recommend researching health and water quality issues at 
>> www.healthywater.com
>>
>>
>> Debra Havill wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> (1) Does anyone know anything about the iron-removing product for water
>>>   
>> softeners called "Crystal Clean?" It's advertised as organic, but that
>> doesn't mean much of anything.
>>  
>>
>>> (2) Is there such a thing as an environmentally friendly 'salt' to 
>>> use in
>>>   
>> wter softeners?
>>  
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Keith Winston
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