Brand of water to use for LOWEST PH

SlickRickMcgee

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I bought some Kroger brand drinking water and it PH'd perfect. I went to Walmart thinking their water would be the same, it PH'd of the chart high, I got some distilled no name water and it PH'd pretty good. What brand do you all buy?
 

ColdSmoke

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spring water i believe is what it is called. i get distilled water, check the ph, add my botanicacare, check the ph, then i usually have to add purified water to bring the ph back up
 

lurkmaster

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Ozarka spring water has been good to me, around 6.5-6.8 right out of the jug. My tap water from my kitchen sink is around 8.5.. :/
 

UserFriendly

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The more pure the water, the closer it get's to 7.0. R/O hits the mark @ 6.0; distilled gets close. Everything else is a gamble.
 

lurkmaster

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The more pure the water, the closer it get's to 7.0. R/O hits the mark @ 6.0; distilled gets close. Everything else is a gamble.
So distilled water is going to be more acidic than pure spring water?

Would have thought the opposite, all of that limestone in the springs would make it more acidic for sure, then distillation would take all of the excess minerals out of it.
 

UserFriendly

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The deal with distilled water is that chemicals can and do evaporate; it leaves the heavy stuff behind, but isn't a perfect process. It's the same with R/O, but R/O keeps your numbers in check and on point.
 

UserFriendly

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http://www.wellness-water-filter.com/dis_rev.html

Distilled vs. Reverse Osmosis

The two most commonly recommended types of water by doctors are distilled water and reverse osmosis water. Both types are generally very pure although both can allow the carry over of trace contaminants if boiling points are similar or if molecular size is similar. Unfortunately, many advocates are unaware that ultra pure water is not the best for regular long-term consumption and that it can carry an unexpected long-term health risk.

Distilled water is boiled and evaporated. It has no minerals in it and the very structure of the cell of each water molecule is also stripped away; depending upon how it is treated, it may contain chemicals like nickel and aluminum. In my opinion it is not fit for human consumption.

To understand the reason why the purest is not always the best, one has to look at the basic chemistry of water itself. Water has what some chemists call a “stability index”. This index indicates how stable water is in relation to the chemicals and minerals in its immediate environment. Water naturally seeks to achieve a zero or neutral index. If water has a positive index at a given temperature, it will tend to release or precipitate minerals that are dissolved in it. One can witness the results of water having a strongly positive stability index (for example hard water) when such water deposits scale in pipes or hot water heaters.

Water that is on the negative side of the index is aggressive and prone to dissolving minerals and metals from its immediate environment. One can see evidence of such water when it corrodes pipes or produces rust. The more negative the index, the more aggressive the water is. Water produced from distillation and reverse osmosis has an extremely negative stability index. This water also actively absorbs carbon dioxide from the air and makes the water more acidic. When one drinks small quantities of this water for short periods of time, it has the special property of being able to absorb toxic substances in the body and remove them. This detoxification can be good for the body and can aid it in recovering from long-term exposure to certain contaminants. However, regular and long-term consumption of ultra-pure, demineralized water will also strip the body of magnesium, calcium and trace minerals. The more the mineral loss, the greater the risk of osteoporosis, osteo-arthritis, hypothyroidism, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and a long list of degenerative diseases generally associated with premature aging.

The longer a person drinks demineralized water, the more likely the development of mineral deficiencies and an acid state in the body. A number of physicians, nutritionists and researchers now believe that aging and disease are the direct result of these deficiencies and lead to the development of an acid state in the body.

Dr. Zoltan P. Rona, a Canadian physician and clinical nutritionist, reports that exclusive consumption of de-mineralized water will, over time, lead to multiple mineral deficiencies. His research with over 3000 patients indicates that those who supplemented their purified water intake with trace minerals were not as deficient but still not as adequately nourished in minerals as their non-purified water drinking counterparts even after several years of mineral supplementation. Put simply, distilled water and reverse osmosis water acts like a vacuum and will suck out many of the beneficial trace minerals you need to stay healthy. Obtaining good mineral balance is hard enough; one clearly does not want to put a metabolic drain in their system by drinking distilled water.

Fasting while using distilled water can be particularly dangerous because of the rapid loss of electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride) and trace minerals like magnesium, deficiencies of which can cause heart beat irregularities and high blood pressure.

Cooking foods in distilled water pulls the minerals out of them and lowers their nutrient value.

Another point involves alkalinity and acidity. Natural health writers generally agree that the body maintains best health when it maintains a ph leaning to the alkaline side rather than the acidic side, and yet distilled water quickly turns highly acidic, about 5.8 in an open air container.

Distilled water and reverse osmosis water is often sold as bottled water and a major worry with bottled water is the environmental concerns it creates. Bottled water is usually no safer, or healthier than tap water in many countries, yet it sells for up to 1000 times the price. As well, it is the fastest growing drinks industry in the world and is estimated to be worth US $22 billion annually.

Studies reveal that the bottled water market is partly fueled by concerns over the safety of municipal water and by the marketing of many brands that portray them as being drawn from pristine sources and as being healthier than tap water. However, some bottled waters only differ from tap water in the fact that they are distributed in bottles rather than through pipes. In fact there are more standards regulating tap water in Europe and the US than those applied to the bottled water industry. These studies also find that every year 1.5 million tons of plastic are used to bottle water.

Toxic chemicals can be released into the environment during the manufacture and disposal of the bottles. Furthermore, a quarter of the 89 billion liters of water bottled worldwide annually are consumed outside their country of origin. Emissions of the green house gas carbon dioxide, caused by transporting bottled water within and between countries, contribute to the global problem of climate change.
 

lurkmaster

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that post is WTLDR.

I'm going to buy 2 jugs next time I go to the store and see which one has a lower pH, distilled or spring water.
 

UserFriendly

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I don't know what WTLDR means, but I didn't try too hard when I found that link.... my mind is already made up so I don't really care.

What does spring water have to do with anything? The shit around here has higher E.C. than tap. It'd be a waste of money bro. Just drop $100 on an R/O unit and call it a day.

:peace:
 

lurkmaster

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I don't know what WTLDR means, but I didn't try too hard when I found that link.... my mind is already made up so I don't really care.

What does spring water have to do with anything? The shit around here has higher E.C. than tap. It'd be a waste of money bro. Just drop $100 on an R/O unit and call it a day.

:peace:

TLDR = too long didn't read

Not everyone has the same tap water, you have to understand that.

My tap water here is ~ 8.0 (no idea what it really is, my current test kit doesnt go above that and I added tons of pH down and it still hasn't changed the reading)

Jug of spring water here is ~6.8, costs me $.99 plus tax per gallon.

Converting a gallon of tap water is going to cost me way more than that in pH down.

JUST $100.. lol not really easy to throw it around on water purification that I can do with 10 drops of pH down.

Jugs of Ozarka spring water have been working fine for me with a small pH adjustment.
 

UserFriendly

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TLDR = too long didn't read

Not everyone has the same tap water, you have to understand that.

My tap water here is ~ 8.0 (no idea what it really is, my current test kit doesnt go above that and I added tons of pH down and it still hasn't changed the reading)

Jug of spring water here is ~6.8, costs me $.99 plus tax per gallon.

Converting a gallon of tap water is going to cost me way more than that in pH down.


JUST $100.. lol not really easy to throw it around on water purification that I can do with 10 drops of pH down.

Jugs of Ozarka spring water have been working fine for me with a small pH adjustment.
I need to understand...??? :lol: I don't have to do shit. That's my tap water I was talking about. Pay attention and leave the classroom behind.

Make up your mind bro... is it cheap or expensive for you?
 

UserFriendly

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My R/O water costs me about 7 cents per gallon, and that includes all the filtered shit I send down the drain, so don't be trying to convince anyone that it's some kind of expensive luxury... especially when you're paying $1/gallon on some half-assed H20. Use your brain.
 

lurkmaster

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My R/O water costs me about 7 cents per gallon, and that includes all the filtered shit I send down the drain, so don't be trying to convince anyone that it's some kind of expensive luxury... especially when you're paying $1/gallon on some half-assed H20. Use your brain.
It looks like a classic case of 2 people not being on the same page.

If your tap water is already 5.5 good for you, I'm glad you have that luxury, unfortunately in my apartment I don't, and $100 for a water purification system thats exclusively for growing marijuana plants isn't really high on my money priority list.

I am always hesitant about using tap-water because I don't know whats in it.

I don't know how much shit thats caked on the pipes and faucet is getting into my water, and the pH is off the charts.

I don't really want to keep arguing.

The OP asked what brand of water is the best and I stated what I feel is the best to use from my experience.

Reverse osmosis water might be the best thing since sliced bread, but thats not why the OP made this thread.
 

UserFriendly

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Well he didn't make this thread so you could lecture me on things I'm not even talking about.

I liked you more when you were lurking.
 

lurkmaster

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Well he didn't make this thread so you could lecture me on things I'm not even talking about.

I liked you more when you were lurking.
Excuse me? You are the one who got off topic to begin with!

Take your negativity somewhere else please. :clap:

& I'm done.
 
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