Need a quick answer for pH adjusted water

[Marc Benson]

Have some issues and it seems they may be coming from improper pH levels in the water. So I was messing around doing some experimenting with different waters. Tap water, water that's sat in an open container for 12 hours, Brita filtered water and tap water with 2 tsp. white distilled vinegar. Here's what I found.

1. Tap water is over 7 pH. Like 7.2 at the least.

2. Water that's sat in an open container is about the same.

3. Brita water from one of the two I have, was right about 6.5 maybe a little higher. From the other Brita it was about the same as tap water. So for some reason there's a difference between the two. Maybe the age of the filters themselves?

4. Tap water with 2 teaspoons of white distilled vinegar was about 6.5. On the label it says that this vinegar has been "reduced with water to 5% acidity".

A couple questions. Will feeding with water with vinegar in it do any harm? Will it harm the taste of the end product? Will it harm me to inhale burn byproducts of the plants with vinegar in them? Or is it not an option to use vinegar to adjust the pH down to an acceptable level?

Sorry for all the questions. I need to do something quick to these plants. All leaves are showing unhealthy tendencies!

Marc Benson Reviewed by Marc Benson on 09-11-2005. Need a quick answer for pH adjusted water Have some issues and it seems they may be coming from improper pH levels in the water. So I was messing around doing some experimenting with different waters. Tap water, water that's sat in an open container for 12 hours, Brita filtered water and tap water with 2 tsp. white distilled vinegar. Here's what I found. 1. Tap water is over 7 pH. Like 7.2 at the least. 2. Water that's sat in an open container is about the same. 3. Brita water from one of the two I have, was right about 6.5 Rating: 5

[HARDDON]

pH adjsuted water with vinegar is completely safe and organic.

I have no idea about taste.

You just cannot have large batches of it made up as it will rise in alkalinity after a while again.

But it will work and again, organic os almost always safe.

I have a home softener system that removes everything, and the pH right outta the faucet is 10.7

I say your brita is a hunk of shit

(actually I know they are....for what they say they do anyhow....its all B.S.)

Vinegar is safe.

[Marc Benson]

Thanks for the reply HD!

Brita may be a bunch of shit but it's amazing how much better the water tastes (which is why I use it) than tap water. I can't hardly gag tap down but the Brita is great water.

I just watered today. Do you think if I watered again say tomorrow with the pH adjusted water that it'd be a bad thing? Or just do it right away? Don't want to drowned it but the fans are looking bad and need some help. Don't know if they'll survive waiting till it's dry and needs to be watered.

Here's a pic of one fan. You can see the one in the background looks the same. All the older ones all look like this and some of the newer ones are going this direction.