Vandenberg
Well-known member
SAVE THE MICROBES!
Most water providers use chlorine to sanitize drinking water, which is problematic. As a result, we must dechlorinate water before utilizing it for organic gardening purposes.
To remove chlorine and chloramines from water, carbon filters and reverse osmosis units are two common options.
Dechlorinating products, ascorbic acids, and Campden tablet treatment are also utilized.
I personally use the Boogie Blue PLUS+ Brand of High capacity Catalytic Carbon filter rated at a 45,000 gallon lifespan. A quick search will uncover other filters, some cheaper, but I like my boogie brew garden hose threaded filter and highly recommend them if you want to do more than imagine that one has a living soil garden after unknowingly, routinely molesting the soil microbes with chloramines.
The surface area of a catalytic carbon filtering cartridge is as large as possible, which helps to boost activity and ensures that the filter media can absorb chloramines and considerably reduce them in water.
Chloramines are attracted to the media and cling to its surface when drinking water containing chloramines goes through a catalytic carbon filter. The filter material does not attract water particles, therefore they flow through to the opposite side.
A catalytic carbon filtering cartridge may only be used for so long before its pores become too clogged to function properly, resulting in poor flow and efficiency. That’s why it’s critical to change your filter according to the manufacturer’s instructions, whether that’s every 6 weeks or every 6 months otherwise your just harassing those desirable microherds of resident organisms.
When chlorine and ammonia are combined, the resulting chloramine is more stable and may stay in the water for longer when exposed to air.
This is beneficial in terms of home water disinfection since it ensures that chloramines do not leave your water before it enters your home. Chlorine evaporates more quickly when it is not combined with ammonia.
When it comes to removing chlorine and chloramine from water, there is a significant difference.
Contact your water company customer service and ask them what chemical they use to disinfect with.
To get rid of chlorine, simply leave tap water out for a few days, and it will evaporate into the air. Aeration accelerates the process.
Chloramines, on the other hand, are a more complicated mix of ammonia and free chlorine, thus they can’t accomplish this.
If your water includes chloramines, you’ll need to look into specialised extraction methods for this chemical as to source pure-ish, chemical free water for Organic Gardening purposes.
The various dechlorinating products, ascorbic acids, and Campden (powder/tablets) treatment are also commonly utilized.
The BBplus' apparent premium quality, with its dual catalytic-carbon & KDF membrane, the PLUS+ model contains MORE carbon, (almost 6 oz more) and MORE chlorine & chloramine-scrubbing KDF material, (11oz of KDF).
Furthermore, the carbon membrane has been improved to include a superior grade of catalytic material, (Resin-Ion Exchange), which has shown great promise at arresting increased levels of heavy-metals.
If any other companies have comparable quality offerings "out-there", I'd like to know of them.
Happy Microbe farming,
Vandenberg
Most water providers use chlorine to sanitize drinking water, which is problematic. As a result, we must dechlorinate water before utilizing it for organic gardening purposes.
To remove chlorine and chloramines from water, carbon filters and reverse osmosis units are two common options.
Dechlorinating products, ascorbic acids, and Campden tablet treatment are also utilized.
I personally use the Boogie Blue PLUS+ Brand of High capacity Catalytic Carbon filter rated at a 45,000 gallon lifespan. A quick search will uncover other filters, some cheaper, but I like my boogie brew garden hose threaded filter and highly recommend them if you want to do more than imagine that one has a living soil garden after unknowingly, routinely molesting the soil microbes with chloramines.
A Catalytic Carbon Filter is one of the most frequent techniques of removing chloramines from a drinking water supply with reverse osmosis water being another.
There are a variety of filtration alternatives for this sort of filter, including a catalytic carbon pitcher filter, a whole-house catalytic carbon filter, and even filtering bottles.
The surface area of a catalytic carbon filtering cartridge is as large as possible, which helps to boost activity and ensures that the filter media can absorb chloramines and considerably reduce them in water.
Chloramines are attracted to the media and cling to its surface when drinking water containing chloramines goes through a catalytic carbon filter. The filter material does not attract water particles, therefore they flow through to the opposite side.
A catalytic carbon filtering cartridge may only be used for so long before its pores become too clogged to function properly, resulting in poor flow and efficiency. That’s why it’s critical to change your filter according to the manufacturer’s instructions, whether that’s every 6 weeks or every 6 months otherwise your just harassing those desirable microherds of resident organisms.
What’s the Difference Between Chlorine and Chloramine?
Chlorine is a chemical in and of itself, whereas chloramine is a mixture of chlorine and ammonia.When chlorine and ammonia are combined, the resulting chloramine is more stable and may stay in the water for longer when exposed to air.
This is beneficial in terms of home water disinfection since it ensures that chloramines do not leave your water before it enters your home. Chlorine evaporates more quickly when it is not combined with ammonia.
When it comes to removing chlorine and chloramine from water, there is a significant difference.
Contact your water company customer service and ask them what chemical they use to disinfect with.
To get rid of chlorine, simply leave tap water out for a few days, and it will evaporate into the air. Aeration accelerates the process.
Chloramines, on the other hand, are a more complicated mix of ammonia and free chlorine, thus they can’t accomplish this.
If your water includes chloramines, you’ll need to look into specialised extraction methods for this chemical as to source pure-ish, chemical free water for Organic Gardening purposes.
The various dechlorinating products, ascorbic acids, and Campden (powder/tablets) treatment are also commonly utilized.
The BBplus' apparent premium quality, with its dual catalytic-carbon & KDF membrane, the PLUS+ model contains MORE carbon, (almost 6 oz more) and MORE chlorine & chloramine-scrubbing KDF material, (11oz of KDF).
Furthermore, the carbon membrane has been improved to include a superior grade of catalytic material, (Resin-Ion Exchange), which has shown great promise at arresting increased levels of heavy-metals.
If any other companies have comparable quality offerings "out-there", I'd like to know of them.
Happy Microbe farming,
Vandenberg
