50 PPM tds in NYC?

mephy · 04/15/2007, 04:51 PM

I just bought a HM Com-100 TDS meter. I was curious and decided to check out the TDS of my tap water before I buy a RO/DI unit.
I have been using the DI tap water filter from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals only.

The TDS reading from the TAP was at 53 PPM using the 442 scale. and it was .4 PPM after the Tap water filter. Am i using the right scale? Does that sound right for NYC?

ordy1 · 04/15/2007, 06:59 PM

probably right.

Best tasting water without supplemental filtration.

There's a reason NYC bagels are the best tasting bar none. It's the water.......

Just across the river, in Bergan County, NJ, the water company filters the water with Ozone, carbon, chlorine, chloramin, copper (for preservative) and various other chemicals. TDS reading: about 150 ppm. Go on line and get a water quality report from your water company. You'll probably be pleasently surprised at how little crap the NYC water company puts into their water and how great it taste.

Ordy

mephy · 04/16/2007, 09:10 AM

that would explain the better pizza too..

do you know what website i could look up?

PrangeWay · 04/16/2007, 10:21 AM

Yeah NYC has a very good water treatment system. It's funny they start with some just god awful source water, and deliver some of the best city water in the US. Next time you pay your water bill, smile, it's worth it

Oh and it'll get better in a few years to, they're adding a UV phase to ALL the source water, should be neat.

PW

kool-cat · 04/16/2007, 11:14 AM

cool

Lordhelmet · 04/16/2007, 11:27 AM

i just got a meter on saturday.

san jose tds is 470. I'm glad i stopped useing tap water years ago.

Amphiprion · 04/16/2007, 11:41 AM

NYC has some of the best water, so I've heard. Our water out of tap is around 40 ppm, so were aren't half bad either, which is suprising considering agriculture, etc.

Warlon_Michael · 06/20/2019, 07:44 AM

I am not sure what he tested, if it was TDS or the water hardness.

Recommended TDS for coffee is around 120-130 ppm or mg/liter (Total Dissolved Solids) - these are solids smaller than a size of 2 microns.

Recommended water hardness for espresso is around 70-80 mg per liter.

The water in NYC are way below these values.

smatter · 06/20/2019, 08:28 AM

Great bagels, crappy coffee.

mcgyvr · 06/20/2019, 09:09 AM

Now if only they used some of that water to wash down the streets to remove the stench of bum ****...

outssider · 06/20/2019, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

Now if only they used some of that water to wash down the streets to remove the stench of bum ****...

funny..... when I was a kid we called them bums/hobo....maybe in 50 more years they'll be called wingless Angels....

tkeracer619 · 06/21/2019, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by smatter

Great bagels, crappy coffee.

Hmm, didn't know starbucks had bagels.

Misled · 06/22/2019, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tkeracer619

Hmm, didn't know starbucks had bagels.

They sure don't have coffee!!!!

smatter · 06/22/2019, 02:22 PM

[QUOTE=tkeracer619;25599217]Hmm, didn't know starbucks had bagels.[/QUOTE

I don't understand why they continue to roast everything to Full City. It all tastes the same at that point, oily and burnt.

moondoggy4 · 06/22/2019, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tkeracer619

Hmm, didn't know starbucks had bagels.

I only bought two things at Starbucks, Bagels and a newspaper. My coworker was a coffee snob.

04/15/2007, 04:51 PM	#1
mephy Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 16	50 PPM tds in NYC? I just bought a HM Com-100 TDS meter. I was curious and decided to check out the TDS of my tap water before I buy a RO/DI unit. I have been using the DI tap water filter from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals only. The TDS reading from the TAP was at 53 PPM using the 442 scale. and it was .4 PPM after the Tap water filter. Am i using the right scale? Does that sound right for NYC?

04/16/2007, 10:21 AM	#4
PrangeWay Duke of Monte Fisto Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 722	Yeah NYC has a very good water treatment system. It's funny they start with some just god awful source water, and deliver some of the best city water in the US. Next time you pay your water bill, smile, it's worth it Oh and it'll get better in a few years to, they're adding a UV phase to ALL the source water, should be neat. PW __________________ Dumbest Quotes Ever..... "Great color, great growth" closely followed by "all water parameters fine"

04/16/2007, 11:27 AM	#6
Lordhelmet Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,008	i just got a meter on saturday. san jose tds is 470. I'm glad i stopped useing tap water years ago. __________________ I need a new signiture Current Tank Info: 90 gallon, 14 gallon

04/16/2007, 11:41 AM	#7
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	NYC has some of the best water, so I've heard. Our water out of tap is around 40 ppm, so were aren't half bad either, which is suprising considering agriculture, etc. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

06/20/2019, 09:09 AM	#10
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Now if only they used some of that water to wash down the streets to remove the stench of bum ****... __________________ Who me?

04/15/2007, 06:59 PM	#2
ordy1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: new jersey Posts: 425	probably right. Best tasting water without supplemental filtration. There's a reason NYC bagels are the best tasting bar none. It's the water....... Just across the river, in Bergan County, NJ, the water company filters the water with Ozone, carbon, chlorine, chloramin, copper (for preservative) and various other chemicals. TDS reading: about 150 ppm. Go on line and get a water quality report from your water company. You'll probably be pleasently surprised at how little crap the NYC water company puts into their water and how great it taste. Ordy

04/16/2007, 09:10 AM	#3
mephy Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 16	that would explain the better pizza too.. do you know what website i could look up?

04/16/2007, 11:14 AM	#5
kool-cat Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: New York City, Queens Posts: 92	cool

06/20/2019, 07:44 AM	#8
Warlon_Michael Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 1	I am not sure what he tested, if it was TDS or the water hardness. Recommended TDS for coffee is around 120-130 ppm or mg/liter (Total Dissolved Solids) - these are solids smaller than a size of 2 microns. Recommended water hardness for espresso is around 70-80 mg per liter. The water in NYC are way below these values.

06/20/2019, 08:28 AM	#9
smatter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,055	Great bagels, crappy coffee.

06/22/2019, 02:22 PM	#14
smatter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,055	[QUOTE=tkeracer619;25599217]Hmm, didn't know starbucks had bagels.[/QUOTE I don't understand why they continue to roast everything to Full City. It all tastes the same at that point, oily and burnt.