what is the correct procedure to get the cleanest drinking water with prill beads
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Put half a bag of prill beads in a gallon glass jug filled with tap water. Fasten a gauze on opening with a rubber band. Wait 24 hours. Pour from it into a Brita filter jug and place it in the fridge to cool.
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Directions are to add the bag to one gallon water. That has worked for me. If you want to use filtered water, that is okay, since the Prills actually adds back some of the micro minerals removed by filtering. Use a good, clean 1 gal container to start. Add the prills, fill with water. I forget how long you wait, 4 hrs or something like that. Then you should be good to go. Refill when you are down to about a quart or so. That will act as a "starter" for the next gallon.
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I found that after a few months of use, it is a good idea to clean out the container completely and start the prill water again. This is my own person preference.
170971
Use a glass jug. After 24 hours you can pour 3/4 of the water into another container(s). I prefer a glass container, but you can use bpa free plastic. Refill the prill water container and it should be ready to make more in 4 hours. I usually do this in the morning and evening. I find that the water is better if it sits at least 8 hours.
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You have a medical grade clear soft plastic open top hanging container to put clean like warm water in, with a long clear large diameter iv tubing with a clamp on the end to hold the water, attached at the bottom, then a stainless steel very smooth nozzle to stick on the end of the iv tubing.1 Clamp the tubing shut, 2 fill it with water, 3 attach nozzle, 4 insert nozzle comfortably, 5 unclamp for unpressurized gravitational water flow and internal rinsing. Leave plastic parts hanging open to air dry, disconnect ss nozzle, rinse/wash, store upright for draining and air drying.I wish I'd found this 30 years ago. It's just too simple... You have a medical grade clear soft plastic open top hanging container to put clean like warm water in, with a long clear large diameter iv tubing with a clamp on the end to hold the water, attached at the bottom, then a stainless steel very smooth nozzle to stick on the end of the iv tubing.1 Clamp the tubing shut, 2 fill it with water, 3 attach nozzle, 4 insert nozzle comfortably, 5 unclamp for unpressurized gravitational water flow and internal rinsing. Leave plastic parts hanging open to air dry, disconnect ss nozzle, rinse/wash, store upright for... » Read More You have a medical grade clear soft plastic open top hanging container to put clean like warm water in, with a long clear large diameter iv tubing with a clamp on the end to hold the water, attached at the bottom, then a stainless steel very smooth nozzle to stick on the end of the iv tubing.1 Clamp the tubing shut, 2 fill it with water, 3 attach nozzle, 4 insert nozzle comfortably, 5 unclamp for unpressurized gravitational water flow and internal rinsing. Leave plastic parts hanging open to air dry, disconnect ss nozzle, rinse/wash, store upright for draining and air drying.I wish I'd found this 30 years ago. It's just too simple... « Show Less
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Instructions are with my lady but I recall some of it. One, if you are using distilled water only, you won't need to clean it. If you are using tap water, then you will need to clean it if your water is HARD WATER, leaves a white calcium/lime residue. City water is usually pretty hard. I think that you only need to wipe it with a clean rag where you see this mineral buildup occur. No solutions or solvents.
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I do 1 cup of water to 1/4 cup of sugar. I boil the water and use 1/2 Cup of the boiled water to dissolve the sugar. I uses 1/2 cup of cold tap water to equal the 1 cup needed. The water comes out the correct temperature to fill the jewel box.
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I use only hot water in my thermos and have found over the years no matter what thermos one uses there is a problem to clean them.What I would do if I were you is to make your own bottle brush as your using coffee or tea or what ever in it. First I would by a new sponge with the scrubber on one side and then get your self a dowel of wood and cut it off to 15" or more and then wrap the sponge around the dowel so it will fit through the 1.5" opening of the thermos with so line that can be washed clear after use and your set. Hope that info helps and if not you can ask around and I am sure there is some one out there that will know where you get a bottle brush long-enough. I use only hot water in my thermos and have found over the years no matter what thermos one uses there is a problem to clean them.What I would do if I were you is to make your own bottle brush as your using coffee or tea or what ever in it. First I would by a new sponge with the scrubber on one side and then get your self a dowel of wood and cut it off to 15" or more and then wrap the sponge around the dowel so it will fit through the 1.5" opening of the thermos with so line that can be washed clear after use and your set. Hope that info helps and if not you can ask... » Read More I use only hot water in my thermos and have found over the years no matter what thermos one uses there is a problem to clean them.What I would do if I were you is to make your own bottle brush as your using coffee or tea or what ever in it. First I would by a new sponge with the scrubber on one side and then get your self a dowel of wood and cut it off to 15" or more and then wrap the sponge around the dowel so it will fit through the 1.5" opening of the thermos with so line that can be washed clear after use and your set. Hope that info helps and if not you can ask around and I am sure there is some one out there that will know where you get a bottle brush long-enough. « Show Less
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If it is really hard, you can use bottled distilled water from the store. We live in the Pacific Northwest and our water is hard but not too bad, I use water right out of the tap. You can always clean out the reservoir with a good vinegar soak overnight or with a hard water cleanser made for cleaning coffee pots.
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A: OK, this question sounds a bit obvious, but I have found there is a "best way". - Attach the two pieces of each ice maker together FIRST, before adding water - Use the best quality water available (filtered, boiled, reverse osmosis etc.) - Carefully pour water into the top hole (use a cup) and leave an empty space of about 1 centimeter all around the hole. The empty space needed because ICE EXPANDS. - Chill the ice makers in your freezer for several hours. If you want them SOLID all the way through, allow about 3 to 4 hours. You could also chill for less time if you want to leave a liquid center. I found that boiling the water beforehand and then adding to the ice ball mold makes clearer ice, but that may just be me. Try it out. Just make sure to use good quality water rather than tap water.
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The design comes as 2 plastic parts plus a lid. The inner part is black and the outer part is green. You turn the black part upside down and place a paper filter on it. Then you slip the green cup over that. Then you flip it over, fill it with grounds, then put the lid on it. After usage, you take the lid off. From that point onwards, it's a little messy. We generally turn it upside down and slip the green part off of the black part then push the filter and grounds out. That part is messy because some of the grounds will still be stuck to the black plastic part. We usually tape it until most comes out, then rinse everything off. Then we wash it all for the next day. The design comes as 2 plastic parts plus a lid. The inner part is black and the outer part is green. You turn the black part upside down and place a paper filter on it. Then you slip the green cup over that. Then you flip it over, fill it with grounds, then put the lid on it. After usage, you take the lid off. From that point onwards, it's a little messy. We generally turn it upside down and slip the green part off of the black part then push the filter and grounds out. That part is messy because some of the grounds will still be stuck to the black plastic part. We usually tape it until... » Read More The design comes as 2 plastic parts plus a lid. The inner part is black and the outer part is green. You turn the black part upside down and place a paper filter on it. Then you slip the green cup over that. Then you flip it over, fill it with grounds, then put the lid on it. After usage, you take the lid off. From that point onwards, it's a little messy. We generally turn it upside down and slip the green part off of the black part then push the filter and grounds out. That part is messy because some of the grounds will still be stuck to the black plastic part. We usually tape it until most comes out, then rinse everything off. Then we wash it all for the next day. « Show Less
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I pull it out and put it under a running open faucet. If you have the Jura Impressa Z9, I would highly recommend you remove the milk frother, pull it apart and run fresh water through it. The "Rinse Milk System" doesn't fully clean it. At first I used to disconnect the back end of the hose, put it in a container with water and press the "Milk" button, but then realized that this would shorten the life of the filters and other suppliers that are not cheap. If you do this when you are finished with a batch of coffees, you should never have to use the clean milk system solution. I pull it out and put it under a running open faucet. If you have the Jura Impressa Z9, I would highly recommend you remove the milk frother, pull it apart and run fresh water through it. The "Rinse Milk System" doesn't fully clean it. At first I used to disconnect the back end of the hose, put it in a container with water and press the "Milk" button, but then realized that this would shorten the life of the filters and other suppliers that are not cheap. If you do this when you are finished with a batch of coffees, you should never have to use the clean milk system... » Read More I pull it out and put it under a running open faucet. If you have the Jura Impressa Z9, I would highly recommend you remove the milk frother, pull it apart and run fresh water through it. The "Rinse Milk System" doesn't fully clean it. At first I used to disconnect the back end of the hose, put it in a container with water and press the "Milk" button, but then realized that this would shorten the life of the filters and other suppliers that are not cheap. If you do this when you are finished with a batch of coffees, you should never have to use the clean milk system solution. « Show Less
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I used filtered water to restore the natural beauty of the crystals (they do come dirty). Here's how: Put the crystals in a laundry mesh bag, fill a 5 gallon bucket with cold filtered water, dip and rotate the bag in the water for about 20 seconds, allow crystals to dry. You can clean yours crystals with water and there will hardly be a noticeable decrease in its volume.
1490202
If you get hard water stains, go to an oriental grocery and get some powdered citric acid. Use a teaspoon or two in a liter of water and boil it, swish it and rinse. Your pot will be shiny like new!
205130
I have a softener and a reverse osmosis system so I use water from the RO system for the iron. I used the same filtered water for Rowenta that the new one replaced and never had any problems or had to clean it the 10 years we owned it. If I were going to use bottled water I would use distilled. It's cheaper and purer than spring water.
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The best way I've found is to use really good quality water. Don't use it from the tap because there are lots of minerals in there. What I'd try is using filtered water and then BOIL it once or twice. Then pour it into the ice ball mold. It's OK to pour hot water in these molds so don't worry - you can even bake in the oven with these silicone ice ball makers (silicone is basically just sand and water no chemicals.) So pour in the hot water and then cool it in the freezer. I think you need to experiment a bit because it depends on so many things, the water, how quickly it cools, where you put it in the freezer, all that stuff. If anyone's found other tricks I'd love to hear them too. The best way I've found is to use really good quality water. Don't use it from the tap because there are lots of minerals in there. What I'd try is using filtered water and then BOIL it once or twice. Then pour it into the ice ball mold. It's OK to pour hot water in these molds so don't worry - you can even bake in the oven with these silicone ice ball makers (silicone is basically just sand and water no chemicals.) So pour in the hot water and then cool it in the freezer. I think you need to experiment a bit because it depends on so many things, the water, how quickly it cools, where you... » Read More The best way I've found is to use really good quality water. Don't use it from the tap because there are lots of minerals in there. What I'd try is using filtered water and then BOIL it once or twice. Then pour it into the ice ball mold. It's OK to pour hot water in these molds so don't worry - you can even bake in the oven with these silicone ice ball makers (silicone is basically just sand and water no chemicals.) So pour in the hot water and then cool it in the freezer. I think you need to experiment a bit because it depends on so many things, the water, how quickly it cools, where you put it in the freezer, all that stuff. If anyone's found other tricks I'd love to hear them too. « Show Less
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Basically I ml per gallon. So if your tank is over 100 gallons get two. If under 100 gallons use one. I have a 29 gal tank and use one bag. I recharge about every 3 months. Tbe beads never turn black but more of a red brown color. I will rinse it under fresh water each time I do a water change. If you do not already have Prime, buy that as well. You should also be using rodi water. I bought my filter from bulk reef supply.
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I generally just mix it with purified water. You could mix it with skim milk if you wanted to as well.
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Per the Product Description: Designed to provide you with safe, clean drinking water in any situation Reduces turbidity (cloudiness or haziness caused by suspended solids) by filtering particles of 15 microns Removes 99.99999% bacteria, parasites It will work in cloudy water from ponds and streams. If there are big particles, you would probably want to scoop or filter out the bigger chunks otherwise you might clog the straw.
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Distilled or boiled (and cooled) would be best, but it gets expensive at a gallon per day, so I used tap (well water that's softened). I bought a replacement filter for next season. Also, someone suggested adding a bit of hydrogen peroxide once a week, and I think that helped. If it sits, it will get slimy, so keep it running or empty and dry it if not using after a day or so.