Interesting thought. I got some magnets for my own experimentation (primarily their effect when used on seeds before planting). So, hopefully I'll have something to report by the end of next season. It sounds like you're interested in post-planting information. I might try stuff out there, too, but it's not my main priority. I would suggest experimenting using the magnets at night, if you're going to use them on plants.

â¢Posted by saltidawg (My Page) on Thu, Jul 18, 13 at 13:28 "Electrical consumption on running your compressor has nothing to do with outside temperatures resulting from sun heating the compressor." Is this so? "No Rather than discussing theory of why,here is a simple way to see the difference. ..." Not a very satisfactory answer, but thanks anyway. How about the claims at www.themister.com """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I try and respect and incourage opinions of others since I am a student of all things in life. Had I realized your origional question about enegery consumption relating to compressor being heated by sun was strictly retorical,I would not have responded. You have now put me in an akward position with your drive by posting. Will you please expand on why you find my ansewer "not very satisfactory"? It was and still is the best I can do. I first expressed my opinion that solar heat does indeed effect energy consumption. I then presented a simple and practical means by which others might form thier own opinion if they are students like myself. Unless your question about THEMISTER,is more retorical than search for knowledge,please see the thread posted today for answers you might find more satisfactory than mine which is,I think THEMISTER is just a way to part a fool from his money. Respectfully,Klem

Low-pH coupled with hardness tends to occur more in the north-eastern US, where precipitation pH is low. However, there are also areas of New Mexico and Arizona with deep wells with natural mineral acids and hardness. When TDS is high, all sorts of interesting things can happen. My question regarding the company's lack of supporting evidence was directed to your nature as a chemical engineer. There appears to be a disconnect between what a typical chemical engineer would recommend at their job and how they would justify those recommendations, and the style of your recommendation here and I was curious about that. Perhaps you obtained some information from Nuvo not readily available on their website? I also didn't recommend controlling via pH, but via water flow rate, which is done frequently in residential acid neutralizers and is not overly difficult or expensive. Please note that I have not said the use of citric acid to alleviate hard water problems lacks merit, just that this specific company's solution lacks control measures and this particular company appears to lack understanding of the tech. Water treatment does not easily lend itself to a one-size-fits-all solution.

Plumbers are fine for replacing water heaters and other plumbing regular/irregularities but there are VERY few who really know anything about water treatment. In most cases you can temper anything a plumber says regarding water treatment with a 40lb bag of softener salt. To "soften" water is to remove calcium (among other things like iron) from the water and that is commonly done by one of two methods. One method is ion exchange as done by a water softener. A water softener exchanges either sodium ions (if using NaCl) or potassium ions (if using KCl as a SALT SUBSTITUTE) for calcium (and other) ions in the hard water. That's it, no ifs, no ands, no buts, and no sales double talk. Simple chemistry and physics. Softening water is not black magic. It is physics and chemistry with a side of mechanics. No matter how hard sales people try (and want) to they can not violate the laws of physics or change the nature of chemical actions and reactions. The other is by a filter and/or membrane technology or distillation, but no simple filter will remove calcium. You would need a reverse osmosis unit large enough to service your entire house. You would not want to pay for that big an RO nor pay for the service and routine maintenance it would require and RO water would be very aggressive in your plumbing and it would waste a lot of water. NO magnet(ic) gizmo or electronic gizmo or "conditioner" will soften water but people waste their money on them EVERYDAY. Check out this URL for one story http://www.nmsr.org/magnetic.htm and there are many more on the net if you Google. Pick the right softener (not a box store brand), size it properly for your water conditions and usage and the SFR of your plumbing, and get a competent install and you should go 15-20 years minimum as you've already done with your Culligan. The MOST IMPORTANT thing is that water treatment begins with a water test so you know what needs to be treated or filtered out to get the quality water you want. Hit the Yellow Pages and call at least three local water treatment pros. Make sure you call at least [b]one of the big dogs[/b] like Kinetico or Culligan for comparison and at least a [b]couple independent pros[/b]. Give each an opportunity to offer suggestions and provide you with a quote to meet your water treatment needs. IGNORE ANY THAT DON'T TEST YOUR WATER THEMSELVES as they can't speak intelligently to water treatment without knowing what needs to be treated. Ask lots of questions. Softening the entire house or just the water heater (bad idea)? Warranty, parts & labor or just parts, how long and on exactly what? Install, permits required, licensed plumber? Routine maintenance and costs? Do they stock parts? Response time for emergency (water leak) calls? If they don't explain things to your satisfaction that is a good indicator of how you'll be treated after the sale. Are all your treatment needs being addressed? Ask your neighbors if they have any water treatment experience. They might tell you who's good or who to avoid. Come back here and post the specific recommendations and hardware components with the costs and we'll give you our opinions.