Water Testing
Posted September 16, 2018
One of my daughters and I conducted a mini experiment with the water (and other drinks) we had on hand using the TDS meter that came with a filter pitcher and thought I’d share the amusing results.
All samples were left to obtain temperature equilibrium (21.8 °C) for several hours before being stirred gently prior to testing. In order of total dissolved solids (TDS) in parts per million (ppm):
| 1 | Water from Filtered Pitcher |
| 33 | Ozarka Bottled Water |
| 121 | Kombucha |
| 164 | Melted Ice from Fridge |
| 177 | Water from Fridge |
| 210 | Tap Water |
| 213 | Orange Fanta |
| 486 | Aquarium Water |
In GMM fashion, we also ranked them based on taste.
I liked the booch, she preferred the Fanta. :-)
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