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Hi all, I did not realize I was using RO/purified water since I got my new NS Oscar 2 3 days ago. I was using filtered (~50ppm) from a water supplier before but we(family) apparently changed suppliers before I got the machine. How much damage, if any, did this cause to the HX...
Sometime last year, before discovering these forums, I was thinking about how I didn't like the taste of my tap water and started looking into what to do about it. I started researching and came across several interesting articles. Some that interested me are from...
I bought a pack of hach test strips for water hardness, intending to see how quickly a Brita filter became ineffective in softening my city water. I also tested a gallon of distilled water with TWW espresso powder added to it and was surprised to find the hardness much higher...
Could some one tell me if my water will cause a scale in my machine and if i should use the BWT filter Bestsave M ?
The only thing missing in the picture is alkalinity which according to Jim Schulman's Insanely Long Water FAQ will be around 21.32 ( the bicarbonate...
I'm about to dive into home espresso for the first time after years of honing pourover at home (and I'm nowhere near perfection yet!). Got a Cafelat Robot on the way, and a Niche coming this summer (and a Helor 101 w/ contemporary burrs for now), along with 2lbs of Red...
I recently bought a total water hardness test kit and tried it out today (similar to this:
The kit works by adding the test solution to your water drop by drop until the solution turns from red to green. 1 drop is equivalent to 1 dH hardness.
For about the last 9 or 10 years, I've gotten by with a simple single stage water filter system, consisting of a carbon filter that I bought from Chris' Coffee that fed my first plumbed-in machine, an Izzo Duetto. I've been fortunate that my water quality has always been good,...
Recently purchased a linea mini expected to arrive in June/July. That being said, I want to be extra cautious with what water I use Anyone in the Maryland area have tips for me? I live in Elkridge if that helps.
