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#1 - If anyone has a convenient on-the-go water bottle they like, please share info about it!?

We've decided that it is in our best interest to go ahead and purchase a drinking water ionizer machine.  We've decided not to go with the Enagic Kangen brand, but another one.  It will be an under-the-sink models with the spigot inserted into the whole we've been using for a soap dispenser.  If I move my selection of cutting, kneading and other boards, the under-the-sink part won't intrude into the space too much and the electric outlet is right there too.  

Unfortunately, we've gotten conflicting stories on whether or not the system will function properly with our water softener.  Yup, we've got one.  But, we use Potassium instead of Sodium, as we have a septic tank and we have the softener dump the water it uses for its cleaning cycle into the yard.  And, let me tell you, the plants love that water!  They are extra green from the potassium, I guess?  Anyway, we've decided to plumb a line over to the kitchen sink that will come from the garage, AFTER the whole house filter, but before the whole house water "conditioner/softener".  Just to be sure that we don't wreck the new ionizer and so we can avoid putting in a RO system just to treat the softened water to go into the ionizer.  Make sense? While we do have "city water," the water is from an Artesian Well about 2 miles west of us, as the crow flies, and I've heard the well water warnings too!   

I heard all the warnings about not using softened water for AG's, but I decided to try it anyway.  If it didn't work, I could always get water from the yard spigots that doesn't go thru the softener system.  But now, I kind of wonder if the extra TINY BIT of potassium that gets added to our water (about 100-150 mg to 2 liters of water, if memory serves) might actually have a beneficial effect on my AG plants.  See this article about Potassium and Hydroponics -- I sometimes wonder if it helps my Red Sails and Marvel or 4 Seasons to be so incredibly red.  Or any number of other good things I see in my AG gardens.  

Bottom line, we are looking forward to have the higher PH water available in our home and not having to pick up the bottled stuff anymore!  Oh, we are having our water run thru a number of tests later today.  Same guy that did our conditioner/softener system.  Although he knows we are not going to buy his RO system, he has become a friend and is interested in our new project anyway!  

Let me know on the water bottles you carry!!  Thanks!  

Good luck! I've never had any sort of filtration or softening system for water, so I'm pretty clueless there. On the go I just use a Yeti tumbler with the magnetic slide lid, I've always found bottles hard to clean.

Thanks, Sher.  We do already have the Conditioner/Softener.  That is the water I've been using for my AGs.  When we put that system in, it was to save our fixtures and appliances.  And it has done a great job for that.  We also got spoiled with the water in the showers too, so, now we have to travel with a small system for the RV too!  I cannot shower without it!  

Now, I want to have Ionized water, right from our home tap, for our health and healing.  Ionized water has been used in hospitals in Japan for 40+ years, I think?  We are careful to buy the bottled stuff, when we are ailing or needing to heal.  But, we aren't getting any younger and now, we think it is time to be serious about our water.  After all, we humans are a big bag of water!  More than 50% water, some folks as much as 70% water...depending on age, weight, etc.  So, we feel the water we are drinking is very important.  We notice the difference when we drink Essentia and Alkaline 88.  More alert.  Less sleepiness after meals.  More energy!  I'll leave it at that...LOL...but there's more.  

The plants will continue to get the conditioned/softened water from the kitchen sink.  We'll have a separate device mounted that will be for our drinking water...and there are settings to use for cleaning water and all sorts of things in between too.  A learning curve for sure!  There are ph charts online, if you are interested in getting more examples?  

Thanks again!

I have to do the same, I like the 16oz tumblers even though I have to refill them a lot. They also come with a 5 year warranty for the Rambler, which is the 16oz tumbler. I've never had leak problems and they hold the heat/cool really well

I understand.  I used to carry around a 32oz bottle.  It was a pain, but it allowed me to have water with me, from a known source.  I filled at home and then mid-day, I filled again with the water cooler water at work.  By the time I made it home again, I had my 64oz suggested daily intake done.  Anything more was bonus!  Since I no longer travel to an office, a 16oz tumbler should work well...if I can work out refill times & stick to them???  

Good for you!!  That is a good reminder & glad you listen to the doctor!  

I'm kind of looking at the 30oz Yeti Tumbler.  I'll have to check it out at the store.  

just my 2cents worth, no expert on the subject but from what I gather, a water soften that uses salt would probably be bad for plants, which I think is what most use, I know folks that have them and they have spoke of the salt.  If your uses prostomium, that is better for the plants. 

No idea about high ph water, my city tap water is 6.6 according to my test strip and my RO with mineral (Cal & Mag) replacement is 5.5 and is the best tasting water I have had the pleasure to drink out of the faucet in the kitchen.  I also added a UV filter to the system as well. It has been installed since Dec so not sure on how it will hold up but so far I like it a lot!
This is the one I have www.theperfectwater.com/home-master-artesian-full-contact-reverse-osmosis-water-filtration-system.html

Good Luck with what you buy, and hopefully the High PH is not just snake oil and has real benefit. 



 

Yup, the mineral not the worm.. 

Shrimp from the faucet.. that brings new meaning to drinking you dinner! 

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