Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That sounds nasty. If I were you, I would at the minimum install a good consumer grade filtering system. No way would I drink colored water, or develop film with it :-) On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 10:40 PM, Chris Crawford < chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > I'd be reluctant to use or even drink such water. My grandpa had well > water, lots of minerals, and even unsoftened it was clean and clear. If it > is yellow, it may have contamination from industrial pollution. There have > been some instances recently of oil and gas drilling contaminating ground > water, making it yellow and unsafe to drink. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 7/6/14 1:33 AM, "Richard Endress" <rendress at mac.com> wrote: > > >Hello the group, > > > >I am in new digs and about to start B&W film processing again. The > >problem is the water here has some color to it, faint yellow. It is > >potable well water, softened and filtered twice before it gets to the > >tap. But still has some color. I am told it is from leaves and bark > >buried deep in the water table. I will mix my chemicals with distilled > >water of course but when I wash after hypo-clearing will I get speckles > >from the water? Anybody have any experience with this situation? > > > > > > > >Richard Endress > >rendress at me.com > > > >http://questingbeast.zenfolio.com > > > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/grabshooter/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto