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Cat Fountain - Spring Water - NOT!
Persia has one of those Drinkwell fountains. I take it completely apart and
clean it religiously once a week. Get down to the nitty gritty with an old toothbrush and even pipe cleaners for the tiny crevices in the flow control valve. Remove the whatchamacallit from the motor (looks like a propeller) and clean that, too. Last trip with John, we were given a case of spring water by another exhibitor who said he found out he cannot abide spring water. John gave me several bottles to take back with me as the trip would involve a long layover in Atlanta. I had 2 bottles left. Take it from me, the water in Memphis is just fine, thank you. It comes from a natural acquifer, plus I have a filter. So I decided when I refilled Persia's fountain a few days ago I would use some of this bottled water in it. Gotta tell you, it gunked up in days. I had *just* cleaned it! I took it apart this morning and even the new charcoal *filter* was sort of like... how can I describe it? exploded and pink and slimy. Normally you can wash these filters and reuse them for several weeks. This was just GROSS. Someone please tell me again why we should drink bottled spring water? Jill -- Take into account great love and great achievements involve great risk. --Dalai Lama |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message news Persia has one of those Drinkwell fountains. I take it completely apart and clean it religiously once a week. Get down to the nitty gritty with an old toothbrush and even pipe cleaners for the tiny crevices in the flow control valve. Remove the whatchamacallit from the motor (looks like a propeller) and clean that, too. Last trip with John, we were given a case of spring water by another exhibitor who said he found out he cannot abide spring water. John gave me several bottles to take back with me as the trip would involve a long layover in Atlanta. I had 2 bottles left. Take it from me, the water in Memphis is just fine, thank you. It comes from a natural acquifer, plus I have a filter. So I decided when I refilled Persia's fountain a few days ago I would use some of this bottled water in it. Gotta tell you, it gunked up in days. I had *just* cleaned it! I took it apart this morning and even the new charcoal *filter* was sort of like... how can I describe it? exploded and pink and slimy. Normally you can wash these filters and reuse them for several weeks. This was just GROSS. Someone please tell me again why we should drink bottled spring water? Those are minerals (normally filtered out of our tap water) that are actually good for us. We just filter out so much stuff, the good goes out with the bad. TBird ---- hi Jill -- Take into account great love and great achievements involve great risk. --Dalai Lama |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message news Persia has one of those Drinkwell fountains. I take it completely apart and clean it religiously once a week. Get down to the nitty gritty with an old toothbrush and even pipe cleaners for the tiny crevices in the flow control valve. Remove the whatchamacallit from the motor (looks like a propeller) and clean that, too. Last trip with John, we were given a case of spring water by another exhibitor who said he found out he cannot abide spring water. John gave me several bottles to take back with me as the trip would involve a long layover in Atlanta. I had 2 bottles left. Take it from me, the water in Memphis is just fine, thank you. It comes from a natural acquifer, plus I have a filter. So I decided when I refilled Persia's fountain a few days ago I would use some of this bottled water in it. Gotta tell you, it gunked up in days. I had *just* cleaned it! I took it apart this morning and even the new charcoal *filter* was sort of like... how can I describe it? exploded and pink and slimy. Normally you can wash these filters and reuse them for several weeks. This was just GROSS. Someone please tell me again why we should drink bottled spring water? Those are minerals (normally filtered out of our tap water) that are actually good for us. We just filter out so much stuff, the good goes out with the bad. TBird ---- hi Jill -- Take into account great love and great achievements involve great risk. --Dalai Lama |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message news Persia has one of those Drinkwell fountains. I take it completely apart and clean it religiously once a week. Get down to the nitty gritty with an old toothbrush and even pipe cleaners for the tiny crevices in the flow control valve. Remove the whatchamacallit from the motor (looks like a propeller) and clean that, too. Last trip with John, we were given a case of spring water by another exhibitor who said he found out he cannot abide spring water. John gave me several bottles to take back with me as the trip would involve a long layover in Atlanta. I had 2 bottles left. Take it from me, the water in Memphis is just fine, thank you. It comes from a natural acquifer, plus I have a filter. So I decided when I refilled Persia's fountain a few days ago I would use some of this bottled water in it. Gotta tell you, it gunked up in days. I had *just* cleaned it! I took it apart this morning and even the new charcoal *filter* was sort of like... how can I describe it? exploded and pink and slimy. Normally you can wash these filters and reuse them for several weeks. This was just GROSS. Someone please tell me again why we should drink bottled spring water? Those are minerals (normally filtered out of our tap water) that are actually good for us. We just filter out so much stuff, the good goes out with the bad. TBird ---- hi Jill -- Take into account great love and great achievements involve great risk. --Dalai Lama |
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Someone please tell me again why we should drink bottled spring water?
Those are minerals (normally filtered out of our tap water) that are actually good for us. We just filter out so much stuff, the good goes out with the bad. TBird ---- hi Yup. Our water has lots of minerals, too; and coffeemakers/tea makers don't last long. Sherry |
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Someone please tell me again why we should drink bottled spring water?
Those are minerals (normally filtered out of our tap water) that are actually good for us. We just filter out so much stuff, the good goes out with the bad. TBird ---- hi Yup. Our water has lots of minerals, too; and coffeemakers/tea makers don't last long. Sherry |
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Someone please tell me again why we should drink bottled spring water?
Those are minerals (normally filtered out of our tap water) that are actually good for us. We just filter out so much stuff, the good goes out with the bad. TBird ---- hi Yup. Our water has lots of minerals, too; and coffeemakers/tea makers don't last long. Sherry |
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Where I'm at, we've always had "hard" water: it has a LOT of minerals in it,
the most prevalent being lime (dissolved limestone - Empire State Building, Washington Monument, Pentagon & most of the historic buildings in Washington DC are made, or at least faced, with Limestone quarried in southern Indiana). The best thing to clear away lime & other mineral deposits is vinegar. To clean a mineral stained coffee pot, boil a water/vinegar solution (about half & half) in it for a few minutes, then let it set for 1/2 hour or so, then wash as normal. To clean coffee/tea MAKERS, run a cup of straight vinegar thru it (just like you were going to make coffee/tea, just don't add the coffee/tea), then run a couple of times with distilled water. Another thing: instead of using store bought "Jet Dry" or it's equivalent in your automatic dishwasher, use vinegar! Also use 1 cup vinegar in your laundry, then your laundry detergent does a better job (it 'softens' the water). It may not smell as nice, but the acidic qualities of vinegar sure does cut through that "hard" water. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep "Sherry " wrote in message ... Someone please tell me again why we should drink bottled spring water? Those are minerals (normally filtered out of our tap water) that are actually good for us. We just filter out so much stuff, the good goes out with the bad. TBird ---- hi Yup. Our water has lots of minerals, too; and coffeemakers/tea makers don't last long. Sherry |
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Where I'm at, we've always had "hard" water: it has a LOT of minerals in it,
the most prevalent being lime (dissolved limestone - Empire State Building, Washington Monument, Pentagon & most of the historic buildings in Washington DC are made, or at least faced, with Limestone quarried in southern Indiana). The best thing to clear away lime & other mineral deposits is vinegar. To clean a mineral stained coffee pot, boil a water/vinegar solution (about half & half) in it for a few minutes, then let it set for 1/2 hour or so, then wash as normal. To clean coffee/tea MAKERS, run a cup of straight vinegar thru it (just like you were going to make coffee/tea, just don't add the coffee/tea), then run a couple of times with distilled water. Another thing: instead of using store bought "Jet Dry" or it's equivalent in your automatic dishwasher, use vinegar! Also use 1 cup vinegar in your laundry, then your laundry detergent does a better job (it 'softens' the water). It may not smell as nice, but the acidic qualities of vinegar sure does cut through that "hard" water. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep "Sherry " wrote in message ... Someone please tell me again why we should drink bottled spring water? Those are minerals (normally filtered out of our tap water) that are actually good for us. We just filter out so much stuff, the good goes out with the bad. TBird ---- hi Yup. Our water has lots of minerals, too; and coffeemakers/tea makers don't last long. Sherry |
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Where I'm at, we've always had "hard" water: it has a LOT of minerals in it,
the most prevalent being lime (dissolved limestone - Empire State Building, Washington Monument, Pentagon & most of the historic buildings in Washington DC are made, or at least faced, with Limestone quarried in southern Indiana). The best thing to clear away lime & other mineral deposits is vinegar. To clean a mineral stained coffee pot, boil a water/vinegar solution (about half & half) in it for a few minutes, then let it set for 1/2 hour or so, then wash as normal. To clean coffee/tea MAKERS, run a cup of straight vinegar thru it (just like you were going to make coffee/tea, just don't add the coffee/tea), then run a couple of times with distilled water. Another thing: instead of using store bought "Jet Dry" or it's equivalent in your automatic dishwasher, use vinegar! Also use 1 cup vinegar in your laundry, then your laundry detergent does a better job (it 'softens' the water). It may not smell as nice, but the acidic qualities of vinegar sure does cut through that "hard" water. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep "Sherry " wrote in message ... Someone please tell me again why we should drink bottled spring water? Those are minerals (normally filtered out of our tap water) that are actually good for us. We just filter out so much stuff, the good goes out with the bad. TBird ---- hi Yup. Our water has lots of minerals, too; and coffeemakers/tea makers don't last long. Sherry |
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