Thanks all! I currently use RO water because my tap water is 650ppm (1.3 ec) !!
I'm interested to see how this turns out for ya Root to say the least.
Have done it before myself, not good.
Water going thru those alum piping not good, buddy.
Why don't they plumb houses with alum?
If the water is not out of copper, plastic or rubber, I wouldn't do it.
Ya may want to rethink this one?
Cupric solutions are used on aquatic vertebrates (not all species, EG; Echinoderms are NEVER Tx'd with cupric solutions, neither are most butterfly fishes), and it is used to kill aquatic invertebrates as well as some forms of nuisance algae. The form I am most familiar with for use in these areas is CuSO4, copper sulfate. It is highly soluble and far more toxic than the form we find in tubing and pipes. That said, one should *never* use Cu piping/tubing, or anything, that's near a marine environment or really where it will come into contact with the water column, EG; chillers used for temperate systems.A Google search will show that many people speak of trace copper in water from dehumidifiers with copper coils, and that it may not be suitable for marine or plant life. I don't know if it's because the water is condensed on the coils instead of passing through them. That fact though, combined with the visible signs of copper toxicity that matched all photos of copper toxicity I could find, led me to believe the water was the culprit.
Do you mean the bacteria that causes Legionnaires disease? I dont think it's a plant pathogen - but if you've got that in your cooling system I'd say you probably have a much bigger problem hahahaI used to use the water collected by my portable AC without any problem. It's basically distilled water. I understand there can be issues with pathogens, but I never had any.
Happy growing.
outwest
I would add a few drops of hydrogen peroxide to kill any bacteria growing in the humidifier water and test the ppm and ph the first few times I used it...maybe, or I might just stand at a closet door staring 1000 miles away and then stash the peroxide in the cupboard behind the corn chips while thinking of something else so that I can not for the life of me remember where I put the peroxide until I go to make some nachos, at which time I then put the peroxide on the kitchen table where it stays so I will be able to find it...right next to the deoderant and cordless drill.
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