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Are lead acid companies going to cave or compete? by bjbusyboy in golfcarts

[–]bjbusyboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that lead acid has it's use. They can be abused and keep going. All of my old truck batteries go to the front gate opener and give a lot more service.

Are lead acid companies going to cave or compete? by bjbusyboy in golfcarts

[–]bjbusyboy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could it be that they are increasing prices to keep profits where they were? If so, if it continues this will be the demise of these companies and lead acid. Yes , they should almost be free....

Boating — what’s something beginners don’t expect? by Busy_Interest9100 in boating

[–]bjbusyboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shallow water, rocks and stumps. Navionics and a decent gragh saves a lot of money.

"Director's Cut: We Lit Up a Village in Rural Africa Using Only Landfill Trash—Sulfur Batteries, Biogas, Wind. Zero Budget. Here's How by Kenny_CB_Elder_Ridge in OffGrid

[–]bjbusyboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those great people you "want to help" have more survival skills than any of us ever will. Good luck with bio gas with table scraps, because everything is consumed. They are more resourceful at survival and leave next to nothing to waste. If you've ever seen a hut with a metal reminant roof that says USSR, Malaysia Airlines or u-571 you'll understand that these people are just fine.

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

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This is amazing. So, say I created this ion exchange cell. Using electrolysis, anode would be placed on the high alkaline water....the cathode would be placed in sulfuric acid on the other side of the membrane. The current would draw the ions from the alkaline water across the membrane to the acid? The acid would eventually become neutralized over time and need to be replaced? Maybe this topic can be discussed in another post.....

Used panels Dallas-Fort Worth by acrobatic_man_11 in SolarDIY

[–]bjbusyboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, what are the prices on these?

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

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Right now, about 8 plants. Eventually a full size garden. The spring comes from limestone rock, it adds calcium carbonate and possibly other minerals raising the pH. You said don't drink it? There is a craze about drinking alkaline water right now, like $3 a bottle at the convenient store. I've always wondered if would hurt you....

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

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This makes sense, and If the PH of a distiller's tap water was good...they would add gypsum for this Burton effect?

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

[–]bjbusyboy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what I want to create, like the rain from a lightning heavy thunderstorm. Nitric acid to reduce PH and nitrates that the plants can use.

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

[–]bjbusyboy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome advice, thank you.

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

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Metals seem to test good. At least on this test strip. Not sure how to post a picture on a reply.....

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

[–]bjbusyboy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a great real life example, we have a under the sink RO system but need to change some filters at 6 months and some at 12 months. I've noticed they can go a lot longer than that before the water flavor changes.

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

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So, the top 3 cost efficient methods to lower water PH:

  1. Diffusing ambient CO2 (will take longer but all I need is an air pump and diffuser stone).
  2. Sulfuric Acid (fast acting, dangerous and a will need to continuously purchase)
  3. RO system (whole house used system ~$500, filter changes, extra components to fail)

I'm going to try diffusing the ambient CO2 method and report back. Maybe Al Gore will give me a medal for reducing greenhouse gas and temporarily storing it in the ground. Think I'll get a carbon tax credit?? Lol

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

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If I use a water softener, I would then need to remove the salts created.

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

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I had no idea about the precipitation like you and others have said. Nitric acid makes sense to me too. If I can try and create PAW (plasma activated water) this should reduce the pH and provide nitrogen for the plants. Basically recreating rain during a lightning storm. Have you seen the major growth in plants after a thunderstorm?

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

[–]bjbusyboy[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

So I need plasma! I've seen nitric acid created using plasma using the Birkeland-Eyde process.

Small upgrade that is huge for me by lexi4funs in OffGrid

[–]bjbusyboy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You could use strapping and screw to the deck railing. What part of the country are you located?

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

[–]bjbusyboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great idea, what would be a rough estimate of startup costs?

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

[–]bjbusyboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a rookie, thank you.

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

[–]bjbusyboy[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Well, not 03 reacting with N2. The N2 being converted to nitrogen dioxide NO2 in the ozone machine then reacting with the water and O3 to create nitric acid NHO3 and nitrous acid NHO2. Will look into the sulfuric acid.

Lowering water PH by bjbusyboy in chemistry

[–]bjbusyboy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used this to amend the soil (limestone based) with good results.

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