talking with my local council and waste water department and they are telling me i must lower the ph of my used apple cider the put it in waste water...
any tips on lowering the ph of the mix to make it safer to put back into storm water drains...
ive heard of using magnesium or calcium thyosulphate??
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Caleb Brown Owner
WASH N WOW Non-Pressure Roof Cleaning "We do the WASH, you do the WOW"
That's right we do, lol. I love to tell people that. In this case dilution is definitely the solution, even though it wasn't for were that phrase came from.
talking with my local council and waste water department and they are telling me i must lower the ph of my used apple cider the put it in waste water...
any tips on lowering the ph of the mix to make it safer to put back into storm water drains...
ive heard of using magnesium or calcium thyosulphate??
Dave here,
Hello Caleb
I haven't done this or at least I can't ever remember having to do this or run into this situation or need but...
How BOUT GETTING SOME REAL APPLE CIDER vinegar and it will reduce the ph way down I believe.
Vinegar in bulk is fairly cheap and plentiful?
Alkalinity is what drive PH up isn't it? So, it stands to reason, that lowering the Alkalinity would require a solution that is more ACID?
Vinegar is ACID in terms of PH like 5.5 I believe so add vinegar and water and you should, get the result you are seeking?
Chime in anyone cause I did not look this up as I usually do. I just took this info from my memory banks so it could be faulty but i think I am on the right track :)
thanks a heap guys...think i might stick with the watering down method...
for those who mentioned using acids to lower the pH just thought i would give a word of warning...when mixing sh with acids, even vinegar, chlorine gas is released which is lethal, even fatal...probably not worth the risk to us or our customers
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Caleb Brown Owner
WASH N WOW Non-Pressure Roof Cleaning "We do the WASH, you do the WOW"
SH is the primary ingredient in the proprietary purification blend that waste water treatment facilities use to "purify" our municipal water supply. Their request makes absolutely no sense to me, as the pH of the already diluted mix will be insignificant in registering a shift in the pH levels at the purification buffer entryway.