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Quest for ultimate water test

Going to start AP system shortly and need to find out EVERYTHING in the Public water before fish/plants show up. Anybody have any history / knowledge on this subject?

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Permalink Reply by TCLynx on March 13, 2011 at 2:50pm

Contact your water utility and ask for the analysis. I believe they have to do it at least yearly and probably more and they are required to provide the information to the consumers using the utility.

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Permalink Reply by Chi Ma on March 13, 2011 at 3:09pm

http://www.phila.gov/water/Fact_Sheets.html

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Permalink Reply by Aaron on March 13, 2011 at 5:11pm

True, however, the water utility only needs to test the water at their end not in our building. I'm thinking the aging pipes and such ( the school is 40 years old) may add to the water chemistry.

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Permalink Reply by TCLynx on March 13, 2011 at 5:54pm

You can pick up a water test kit at Lowes that tests for lead if you suspect there is still lead in the pipes but I have a feeling that they would have changed that by the 1970's