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Default Water purity, and Willie Nelson, in Texas, and Australia

PeterL wrote:
> http://www.ajc.com/homefinder/conten...008/10/WILLIE_
> WATER_1015_COX.html
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> http://tinyurl.com/yckof6c
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> "The water's good," Nelson says, sloshing back another glassful as the two
> hang out at Nelson's ranch. "I don't trust tap water in Austin — or Dallas
> or Houston. All water that comes out of the ground has been violated in
> many ways. At least if it comes from the air it's got a better chance ...
> If you really don't trust tap water, this is a way to go around that."
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> I have a similar machine at home....... a Hendrx HR-77R.
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> My fridge is now full of generated water, and we only use the tap water to
> shower, flush the toilet, and water the lawn.
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> Our water used to taste great, but in the last 7 or so years, it has gone
> downhill at an alarming rate. Now you can smell the chemicals in it when
> you pour a glass from the tap, it tastes metallic, and it leaves a stain
> in the jug when we boil it for coffee/tea.
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> I've had my machine running for a week now, the first two tank fulls I had
> to flush (part of the setup process), and it's now pumping out approx 20lt
> (5.5 gallons) a day....... when I remember to empty it, and when I've got
> enough empty containers!! (Our humidity is running between 68-83% at the
> moment)
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> I'm using it for drinking, making ice, tea/coffee, and in cooking (even
> steaming).
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> No more buying bottled water for us!!!
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> Now I need a 20-30lt container that will fit in our fridge, that's easy to
> pour water into, and has a tap at the bottom.........

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