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manyee

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Birmingham tds
« on: September 16, 2013, 05:05:15 pm »
any guys in Birmingham tell me what the tds is coming out of tap ? cheers

tlwcs

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Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2013, 06:00:58 pm »
Where are you?
Severn trent on the Streetly side is low at 50ish Welsh water)but can be higher in other areas.
South Staffs is hard at anything between 200 to 350
Tony

manyee

  • Posts: 42
Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2013, 06:04:12 pm »
Im in the edgebaston,,,, smethick  area

tlwcs

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Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2013, 06:09:48 pm »
Im in the edgebaston,,,, smethick  area

Severn trent or South Staffs?
Do you have scale in your kettle?
Ring William at puro hydro cleaners, he's in your area I think

gary999

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Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2013, 06:43:11 pm »
im in kings Norton varies from 58-77ppm although during the hot
period it went up to 103ppm

manyee

  • Posts: 42
Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2013, 07:07:58 pm »
severn trent ..........no theres no scale in kettle  :)

manyee

  • Posts: 42
Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2013, 07:10:56 pm »
thanks fo replys guys ..............does that mean if tds under 100 ..........could just put water through resin ?

andyM

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Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2013, 07:12:18 pm »
Get yourself a TDS meter, you will need one anyway.
One of the Plebs

tlwcs

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Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2013, 07:51:09 pm »
severn trent ..........no theres no scale in kettle  :)

Might be soft water, but as Andy says buy a tds metre

Martin-Swinscoe

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Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2013, 08:40:05 pm »
I've often wondered why we all can't have the same water  ???
Sureley it all comes from the same place.
Please can some one enlighten me  ???

PoleKing

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Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2013, 10:34:40 pm »
I've often wondered why we all can't have the same water  ???
Sureley it all comes from the same place.
Please can some one enlighten me  ???

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LBWCS

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Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2013, 08:11:09 am »
It's about 50 ppm mate give or take. I think that's great

gary999

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Re: Birmingham tds
« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2013, 08:22:44 am »
Birmingham water under severn trent comes directly from wales
surrounding areas generally comes from reservoirs from other local
areas