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What is your TDS out of the tap?


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squamptonbc

Just curious what TDS you all have out of the tap. I've been living in low TDS ville for so long, I am out of touch with what other area's have.

 

Most days I get 57-60ppm from the tap. Depending on month the city's reports show as low as 52ppm and as high of 88ppm with the highest readings in Jan and Sept and lowest in May

 

 

I can generally get 1ppm product water.

 

 

 

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Duluth, MN was 35ish.

Wauwatosa/Milwaukee, WI is 140ish.

 

I once made the mistake take a sip from a drinking fountain in a FL airport, oh god, never again.

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CronicReefer

Duluth, MN was 35ish.

Wauwatosa/Milwaukee, WI is 140ish.

 

I once made the mistake take a sip from a drinking fountain in a FL airport, oh god, never again.

 

Florida water is nectar of the gods! :D.

 

My TDS is 150

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AZDesertRat

550-850+ depending on the sources, blends and treatment methods at the time, it can vary greatly over a day or two's time.

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FrostbyteNano

I live in Houston Texas where our water is liquid rock. Most often it is around 450-500, but I have a friend who has measured his tap water at 1200. They say it has to do with the source of our water and the natural mineral deposits in the ground... yeah, cause chlorine and boron, etc are just sitting there waiting to jump into the water treatment plant right?

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Isn't anything over 500 in the US not acceptable by the FDA? Contact your local government.

 

TDS here is like 30-40. Good well near this area apparently.

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AZDesertRat

There is no EPA Maximum contaminant level for TDS. TDS is considered asthetic and not a health risk since it is not a measurement of anything specific. If the MCL were actually 500 most of the Southwest would be without drinking water.

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FrostbyteNano

There is no EPA Maximum contaminant level for TDS. TDS is considered asthetic and not a health risk since it is not a measurement of anything specific. If the MCL were actually 500 most of the Southwest would be without drinking water.

Absolutely! So would I. Our tap water is terrible. The funny thing is, today I did tap water test just for fun.

 

Tap water - Temp - 72 degrees - TDS - 472

 

Tap water through britta filter - TDS - 340 - kept changing between 337 and 342

 

Water out of RO/DI unit - TDS 2

 

+1 for RO/DI!!

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squamptonbc

You guys to the west always seem to have low TDS, don't think we would ever see it that low at the eastern end of the Fraser Valley, but its still fairly low.

 

 

Ours hovers 8-11 TDS, just outside of Vancouver Canada.

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