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  • robusto
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    Melbourne keeps boasting it has the worlds best water....

    I have no opinion about that -- To me, it smells noticeably chlorinated, whereas decades ago it didnt.

    BUT, when it comes to hardness, it is very acceptable. We use it in the electric kettle and there is barel any limescale. Certainly not enought to saturate the element.

    Nonetheless, I still use Brita filtered water in the coffee machine.

    You cant take enough precautions!!

    --Robusto

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  • JavaB
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    Originally posted by Greg Pullman link=1170499065/15#24 date=1170905359
    ...not to mention the recent article in The West where some areas had over 1200mg/L (I think it was) of pollutants in the water!
    Yep, Perth people like body in our water as well as our red wines

    Ive been examining the water quality report for WA (2006)...

    Some more interesting hardness figures:

    Augusta maximum last year 395 mg/l (however they had a minimum of 51mg/l)

    but Esperance takes the cake with a minimum of 329mg/l and a maximum of 336mg/l......

    Very hard water is considered to be >120mg/l

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  • gregpullman
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    ...not to mention the recent article in The West where some areas had over 1200mg/L (I think it was) of pollutants in the water!

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  • Thundergod
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    Originally posted by Greg Pullman link=1170499065/0#14 date=1170854689
    Correct me if Im wrong... but I recall certain well-respected CSers saying that Brita filtered water shouldnt be used for coffee machines? Only softened water or something along those lines. Im still an offender in this regard but seems Im not alone?
    My Expobar has a softener cartridge, so I have that as well as the Brita water.

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  • JavaB
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    For those interested in water hardness is Capital Cities, this is the maximum level (varies with seasons. actual location etc) in mg/litre

    Melbourne 26
    Darwin 31
    Hobart 34
    Sydney 60
    Brisbane 100
    Adelaide 148
    Perth 226

    MMMM... Perth water you can almost chew :!!!

    No wonder we have such a problem with reduction in water hardness

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  • g00se
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    Originally posted by JavaB link=1170499065/15#17 date=1170884316
    Just get a SS kettle, clean it first with citric acid, boil the Brita filtered water in it a few times a day...... for a few weeks..... and then check the inside.

    I dont know how bad it will be elsewhere- but here in Perth there will be a noticeable build up of scale....
    Im in Brisbane and Ive been using Brita filtered water in our SS kettle for almost 6 months, and its still as clean and shiny as when new. So Ive got no hesitations with using it in my machine.

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  • marcstolk
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    Originally posted by JavaB link=1170499065/15#19 date=1170886222
    The good news for Sunbeam 69XX users is they do recommend it for irons which are all stainless steel - and the 69XX have SS lined thermoblocks.
    And a Anti Calc Filter as well :-)

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  • JavaB
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    Robusto...

    Depends where you look. :-/

    The FAQ I quoted above is the BRITA FAQ (from the BRITA Australian website)

    The good news for Sunbeam 69XX users is they do recommend it for irons which are all stainless steel - and the 69XX have SS lined thermoblocks.

    But in any case, it is better than just straight tap water.... at least for a while.

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  • robusto
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    I think the point JavaB is that you said BRITA itself does not recommend its filters for steam irons, whereas on its own website it does.

    --Robusto

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  • JavaB
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    Robusto

    From the Btita FAQ:


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    Is BRITA filtered water suitable for steam irons?

    BRITA water is preferable to tap water for use in steam irons. However most steam irons (with an aluminium base) recommend de-mineralised water for optimum performance
    Unquote

    Unfortunately I cant find the other website (not an actual Brita one but a third party who tested filters)..... where they gave levels of pollutants remaining.... Brita was excellent at just about everything but left some calcium carbonates and other metallic compounds in the water.....

    The level was significantly reduced - but the volume it could treat was also lower when it came to hardness - and the harder the water (Adelaide and Perth)- the smaller this volume .

    Certainly worth using, and with a single boiler machine, an occasional descale would remove the reduced build up easily.....

    But if I had an expensive prosumer (on a tank) then it might be worth getting something slightly better.

    Just get a SS kettle, clean it first with citric acid, boil the Brita filtered water in it a few times a day...... for a few weeks..... and then check the inside.

    I dont know how bad it will be elsewhere- but here in Perth there will be a noticeable build up of scale....

    And a dual undersink filter (which we now use for cooking and drinking water) is even worse - in fact the review said they remove no hardness at all.

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  • robusto
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    Originally posted by JavaB link=1170499065/15#15 date=1170855352
    Greg,

    Brita filters remove some hardness - but by no means all (Brita do not recommend the water for steam irons for example)....
    Thats news to me.... this is from Britas website:


    BRITA Filters Jugs soften the water by removing the carbonate hardness. So BRITA water will prolong the life of your kettle, coffee-maker and steam iron.


    Certainly, Im sure the company is talking about average water supplies, and Adelaide has notoriously hard water. Nonetheless, preventing limescale is as much a selling point and feature of Brita as actual filtration.

    --Robusto

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  • JavaB
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    Greg,

    Brita filters remove some hardness - but by no means all (Brita do not recommend the water for steam irons for example)....

    And in hard water areas (like Adelaide and here in Perth is probably the worst....) the ability to remove calcium is very short lived... expended well before the filter is exhausted in removing all the other nasties...

    I always used Brita water in a SS kettle...(for making tea - not instant coffee :) and within a week or two there was quite a build up of scale.... requiring the citric acid treatment to restore the shiny interior.

    Since having the La Cimbali, all tea is now made from the hot water outlet - with softened water (ion exchange) - and the tea tastes much better than the boiled Brita filtered water ever did..... yep, dont mind the occasional cup of tea

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  • gregpullman
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    Correct me if Im wrong... but I recall certain well-respected CSers saying that Brita filtered water shouldnt be used for coffee machines? Only softened water or something along those lines. Im still an offender in this regard but seems Im not alone?

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  • marcstolk
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    Robusto,

    Never thought of using used coffee water this way (Although I have recycled water plumped in - the plant is 500meters from my house). Dont have much of a garden for the used grinds though - so in the bin it goes. At least its biodegradable ;-)

    Marc

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  • robusto
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    Absolutely.  In fact, I am quite surprised by the amount of filtered water we go through, jug after jug, just to make 60 mlls of coffee!!  

    Some is recycled.  Water which comes out of the steam wand  priming to refill the boiler  goes straight back into the tank.  

    Water which flushes the group, portafilter and basket goes into a bucket for the garden, along with drip tray waste.  Any water which comes from the group is considered grey water for garden use.

    --Robusto

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