Selecting safe bottled water

Flat Earth Trucker · Dec 22, 2018

Diantane said: ↑

Used to collect different bottled water brands for years and then I'd test the water inside. To test the water I use a Conductivity Tester. It measures the conductance (minerals) of the water. I pour one ounce of water into a small cup on the tester. There are three probes that come in contact with the water. One sends a small amount of DC electricity into the water (usually 9 volts) and another probe senses how much electricity comes back. The more electricity that comes back, the more conductive (minerals) the water is. The third probe tests the temperature of the water.

The unit of measurement for conductance is called a "mho" .As you may know, the unit of measurement of resistance is a "ohm". Conductance is the direct opposite of resistance. This is why we spell ohm backwards to make a mho. In testing we are much more precise. So we use 1/10,000th of a mho or a "micromho".

When I test pure water it shows up at zero micromhos. Water with just the normal amount of minerals that is healthy to drink is between 50 to 75. Tap water also has up to over 200,000 different types of chemicals, because the water treatment plants do not remove the detergent and other chemicals we use. They just adjust the pH to a neutral level so it doesn't burn you and then add chlorine (a known cancer causing chemical) to kill the bacteria in the water. This water tests out at 700 to 1500 or more. I always said, "I'll let the water treatment officials do what they have to do to make the water safer, then I'll filter out all those chemicals before I drink it'"

Bottled water brands like Aquafina is purified using reverse osmosis (tests at 3-4 micromhos). This process removes almost all of the contaminants in the water. Some other brands like Dasani or Nestle Pure Life purifies the water just as Aquafina does, but then add's "minerals" (as they call it) for taste (this is just marketing mambo jumbo). The chemical they add tests out higher than natural minerals so I'll never drink it.

One of the first bottled waters back in the eighties was Polish Spring and it came in a glass bottle back then. It was popular until a news station revealed that it was just New Jersey tap water. Today Polish Springs comes in a food grade ABS plastic bottle (the plastic will never leach into the water). This new water was tested at "75 micromhos" and is the only bottled water I have ever tested to be at this quality (pure water with only the natural minerals).

It is said that you should use distilled water in a CPAP humidifier. Well you can also use Aquafina as it is also purified water. This is what I keep in my tractor (to drink, mix other ingredients like powdered milk for cereal and for my CPAP machine).

So is purified water good for you? The normal kidney function is 65. I drink eight 16.5 oz bottles of this water daily, plus the 12 oz I pour into the CPAP every night. My blood tests came back with a kidney function of 82 (much better than normal).
Click to expand...

That news station is full of it. I've picked up and delivered water from Poland Springs in Maine. PS operates two plants in the great state of Maine.
I cannot speak to the quality of PS bottled water, but I'm quite certain no tap water pipe is running from NJ to ME.

Does PS receive all of their water from Maine? I don't know.

And when are people ever going to wake up to the fact the news isn't news. There is more truth in movies than on network or cable news. But folks won't believe that because of the presentation.

ncdriver1 · Dec 22, 2018

Diantane said: ↑

One of the first bottled waters back in the eighties was Polish Spring and it came in a glass bottle back then. It was popular until a news station revealed that it was just New Jersey tap water. Today Polish Springs comes in a food grade ABS plastic bottle (the plastic will never leach into the water).
Click to expand...

POLAND Springs. Named after the town in Maine. The brand is owned by Nestle Waters NA, and they have pumping stations and bottling plants all over the world. The source of your water may or may not be from one of the many wells in Maine at all. If it is, its the same source as our tap water.

Diesel Dave · Dec 22, 2018

Flat Earth Trucker said: ↑

That news station is full of it. I've picked up and delivered water from Poland Springs in Maine. PS operates two plants in the great state of Maine.
I cannot speak to the quality of PS bottled water, but I'm quite certain no tap water pipe is running from NJ to ME.

Does PS receive all of their water from Maine? I don't know.

And when are people ever going to wake up to the fact the news isn't news. There is more truth in movies than on network or cable news. But folks won't believe that because of the presentation.
Click to expand...

Fake news ?

stacks · Dec 22, 2018

No such thing as safe drinking water

ncdriver1 · Dec 23, 2018

stacks said: ↑

No such thing as safe drinking water
Click to expand...

Ya you should only drink beer or wine like in the old old days

Tb0n3 · Dec 23, 2018

ncdriver1 said: ↑

Ya you should only drink beer or wine like in the old old days
Click to expand...

Hard to find good Mead these days.

Diesel Dave · Dec 23, 2018

ncdriver1 said: ↑

POLAND Springs. Named after the town in Maine. The brand is owned by Nestle Waters NA, and they have pumping stations and bottling plants all over the world. The source of your water may or may not be from one of the many wells in Maine at all. If it is, its the same source as our tap water.
Click to expand...

“Nestles” bottle water received the lowest grade of the most popular Bottle drinking waters.

Diantane · Dec 24, 2018

One day at a chemical blending plant one of the employees spilled some chlorine on the floor. He then called 911. Twenty minutes later firemen in hazmat suits came walking down the street and onto the property.

You were saying that this chemical is safe to drink? They usually store about 200 gallons of chlorine. How about they fill you a glass full.

Tb0n3 · Dec 25, 2018

Diantane said: ↑

One day at a chemical blending plant one of the employees spilled some chlorine on the floor. He then called 911. Twenty minutes later firemen in hazmat suits came walking down the street and onto the property.

You were saying that this chemical is safe to drink? They usually store about 200 gallons of chlorine. How about they fill you a glass full.
Click to expand...

5 parts per million is not a glass of god #### bleach.

mustang190 · Dec 28, 2018

Hell, I just fill up my old gallon milk jug with water from the fuel island or any rest area water fountain. Haven’t started pissing razor blades yet.

Log in or Sign up

Forums

Selecting safe bottled water

Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

Wait, employers can't reach you!

ncdriver1 Road Train Member

Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

stacks Road Train Member

ncdriver1 Road Train Member

Tb0n3 Road Train Member

Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

Diantane Light Load Member

Tb0n3 Road Train Member

mustang190 Road Train Member

Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

Wait, employers can't reach you!

Log in or Sign up

Useful Searches

Selecting safe bottled water

Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

Wait, employers can't reach you!

ncdriver1 Road Train Member

Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

stacks Road Train Member

ncdriver1 Road Train Member

Tb0n3 Road Train Member

Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

Diantane Light Load Member

Tb0n3 Road Train Member

mustang190 Road Train Member

Wait, employers can't reach you!