Darren -
Calcium hydroxide still gets warm when mixed with water, but not HOT like oxide. Sure... I guess you can mix it using the 'dump in a bunch' method, but I think measuring is better for a varietly of reasons... preventing waste being one. You really just need to measure one time, then use the same amount for your container every time thereafter. From what I have understood from Greg, using more than you need means the excess will not go into soulution (be dissolved), but may go into solution when you refill the bucket with RO/DI the next time... but there's never any way to tell how much... and you never know how much more you need to 'dump' to make sure your water is completely saturated. If you measure once - knowing what you're adding is bringing the pH to the proper level, you don't have to wing it, and potentially waste a bunch of product... or have your topoff pH drop over time without realizing.
I'm making RO/DI tonight, and will mix up 5 gallons of limewater using this new batch of Calcium hydroxide tomorrow. I'll post what I find for anyone who is interested. If anyone else has already done this, please share!
Thanks,
b
Calcium hydroxide still gets warm when mixed with water, but not HOT like oxide. Sure... I guess you can mix it using the 'dump in a bunch' method, but I think measuring is better for a varietly of reasons... preventing waste being one. You really just need to measure one time, then use the same amount for your container every time thereafter. From what I have understood from Greg, using more than you need means the excess will not go into soulution (be dissolved), but may go into solution when you refill the bucket with RO/DI the next time... but there's never any way to tell how much... and you never know how much more you need to 'dump' to make sure your water is completely saturated. If you measure once - knowing what you're adding is bringing the pH to the proper level, you don't have to wing it, and potentially waste a bunch of product... or have your topoff pH drop over time without realizing.
I'm making RO/DI tonight, and will mix up 5 gallons of limewater using this new batch of Calcium hydroxide tomorrow. I'll post what I find for anyone who is interested. If anyone else has already done this, please share!
Thanks,
b
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