Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]SORRY, so you are already filtering it? I would request a water quality report from your town/city and confirm with other authorities that it is OK to drink... On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 2:19 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > 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 > > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto