[Jewelry making - Article 00065] - Re: [Orchid] Utility Sink, Hard or Soft Water?

[Judy Willingham]

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Hello Glenn and calling on John Burgess,

    	A random thought occurred to me in regard to using softened water
    for mixing investment.  John Burgess should probably give us his
    opinion on the chemistry here.  Nothing was mentioned about the
    method of water softening.  Is this a home water softener that uses
    salt? 

    	  Glenn said:  

>     I believe I am going to use the softened water line for the cold
>     water tap, because I think it will make for better mix with
>     cleaning agents.
  

    If the water is softened by a home softener using brine, the
    hardness is lowered by replacing the Ca and Mg with Na from the
    brine.  John, would that higher Na level in the water affect the
    investment set-up in some way? 

    	Just wondering out of the box here in sultry KS and looking forward
    to being in CO next week. Judy in Kansas 

Judy M. Willingham, R.S.
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
237 Seaton Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan  KS  66506
  (785) 532-2936 

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