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pogo123 · 04-30-2006, 07:08 AM

Solo Cali You seem to be a bit confused regarding what PH is. PH is the measurement of the hydrogen ion concentration in water and is measured on a scale of 0-14 with 0 being very acidic and 14 being very alkaline. Obviously it follows that a PH of 7 would be neutral. This has nothing to do with wether the water is hard of soft, which is a measure of the mineral concentration in water, and as you stated is measured in PPM or parts per million. They are two different things. Most Municipal water systems control both PH and hardness to some extent in an effort to improve water quality, improve the ease of maintenance to their system, and to meet State and Federal regulations.

04-30-2006, 07:08 AM	#18 (permalink)
pogo123 Join Date: May 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 333	Re: Time to clay? Solo Cali You seem to be a bit confused regarding what PH is. PH is the measurement of the hydrogen ion concentration in water and is measured on a scale of 0-14 with 0 being very acidic and 14 being very alkaline. Obviously it follows that a PH of 7 would be neutral. This has nothing to do with wether the water is hard of soft, which is a measure of the mineral concentration in water, and as you stated is measured in PPM or parts per million. They are two different things. Most Municipal water systems control both PH and hardness to some extent in an effort to improve water quality, improve the ease of maintenance to their system, and to meet State and Federal regulations.