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Date: 22 Aug 2006 02:33:55
From: rockbeer
Subject: Water softener turning water yellow
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Hi there all,
I recently bought one of these:
http://www.siliconweb.ie/softener/
My German's not that great (read: non-existant), but it's clearly a
small inline water softener for tank espresso machines at a
ridiculously cheap price.
All well and good, but it's turning my water yellow. When it arrived I
dumped it straight in Silvia's tank and a yellow cloud started to
emanate around. So I figured I should pre-soak it in salt water, which
I did. It's a little less severe now but it still turns any water it
comes into contact with a pale shade of yellow.
So now I'm wondering whether this behaviour is a normal feature of
these small softeners, and whether the yellow dye - whatever it is, a
by-product of the resin in the gadget I guess - might be harmful. Do
you think it's OK to use it, or should I steer clear of these cheap
ones, buy a proper Rancilio one, and remind myself once again that you
get what you pay for?
Many thanks for any insight.
Bruce
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 05:01:05
From: Omniryx@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Water softener turning water yellow
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Don't eat yellow snow. Don't drink yellow water.
Will
rockbeer wrote:
> Hi there all,
> I recently bought one of these:
>
> http://www.siliconweb.ie/softener/
>
> My German's not that great (read: non-existant), but it's clearly a
> small inline water softener for tank espresso machines at a
> ridiculously cheap price.
>
> All well and good, but it's turning my water yellow. When it arrived I
> dumped it straight in Silvia's tank and a yellow cloud started to
> emanate around. So I figured I should pre-soak it in salt water, which
> I did. It's a little less severe now but it still turns any water it
> comes into contact with a pale shade of yellow.
>
> So now I'm wondering whether this behaviour is a normal feature of
> these small softeners, and whether the yellow dye - whatever it is, a
> by-product of the resin in the gadget I guess - might be harmful. Do
> you think it's OK to use it, or should I steer clear of these cheap
> ones, buy a proper Rancilio one, and remind myself once again that you
> get what you pay for?
>
> Many thanks for any insight.
>
> Bruce
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