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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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  &lt;p&gt;&gt; &#160;I would like to make my own water &lt;br /&gt; &gt; conditioner. The thiosulfate is easy to get. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;First you need to know if your tap water contains free chlorine versus &lt;br /&gt; chloramine as a sanitizer. &#160;Probably the latter these days. &#160;Fill a white &lt;br /&gt; 5-gallon bucket with tap water and look at it in daylight. &#160;Chlorinated &lt;br /&gt; water will be blue, chloraminated will be green. &#160;The tints are subtle but &lt;br /&gt; once you&#039;ve seen it you&#039;ll recognize a bit of green in every glass and &lt;br /&gt; toilet bowl full of water (if yours is chloraminated). &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Free chlorine leaves chlorinated water just from sitting for days, or &lt;br /&gt; instantly from thiosulfate. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chloramine is much more stable. &#160;But if you add free chlorine (10 to 20 ppm &lt;br /&gt; from bleach and a bit of acid to keep pH around 7) it will outgas the &lt;br /&gt; ammonia. &#160;Then you have simply chlorinated water, and you can proceed with &lt;br /&gt; neutralizing that. &lt;br /&gt;
  
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&gt; &nbsp;I would like to make my own water <br /> &gt; conditioner. The thiosulfate is easy to get. </p>
<p>First you need to know if your tap water contains free chlorine versus <br /> chloramine as a sanitizer. &nbsp;Probably the latter these days. &nbsp;Fill a white <br /> 5-gallon bucket with tap water and look at it in daylight. &nbsp;Chlorinated <br /> water will be blue, chloraminated will be green. &nbsp;The tints are subtle but <br /> once you&#8217;ve seen it you&#8217;ll recognize a bit of green in every glass and <br /> toilet bowl full of water (if yours is chloraminated).  </p>
<p>Free chlorine leaves chlorinated water just from sitting for days, or <br /> instantly from thiosulfate.  </p>
<p>Chloramine is much more stable. &nbsp;But if you add free chlorine (10 to 20 ppm <br /> from bleach and a bit of acid to keep pH around 7) it will outgas the <br /> ammonia. &nbsp;Then you have simply chlorinated water, and you can proceed with <br /> neutralizing that. </p>
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  I have found out some of the products use more &quot;exotic&quot; chemicals than &lt;br /&gt; thiosulphates. One such chemical is hydroxymethanesulfonic acid. Not &lt;br /&gt; really sure where I could buy that cheaply. &lt;br /&gt;
  
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have found out some of the products use more &quot;exotic&quot; chemicals than <br /> thiosulphates. One such chemical is hydroxymethanesulfonic acid. Not <br /> really sure where I could buy that cheaply. </p>
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