DC water treatment (not Washington DC)

[Ruth Phillips]

Hi Carol,
    You're right about that - if there are insufficient
electrolytes in the water to conduct electricity through
it, the current gets redirected to the light.  Before the
treatment was available, we'd have people use a pinch
of salt at the first filling (only).  Now that 1/2 capful
does it.  If not, try just a little more, or a cup of tap
water.  If the tap water is really hard or they have
a saline-based water softener, it won't take much.
    We're really looking forward to the trip to your
DC.  Thanks for the updates.
Ruth


| Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 10:03:35 -0400
| From: "Carol R. Beigel" <crbrpt@bellatlantic.net>
| Subject: DC water treatment
|
| >Between distilled water and the HT,
| >the tanks stay really nice
|
| Ruth - I was under the impression that the low water warning lights
would
| not work with distilled water; that a certain amount of electrolytes
are
| needed.  I thought DC recommended against using distilled water in
favor of
| tap water.  Did I miss something?
|
| Carol Beigel