Silly question maybe :
- is there a way to dechlorinate water when using the python ? or you just do smaller water changes ?
Water Change Problem
I checked the universal adapter out online, and now I am thinking... I think there is a small round piece, that just might be give enough, sticking out some from the large faucet end... the piece will not screw on, and you cannot screw anything on it, but that rubber part with the tightening gasket just might work... hmmm...
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Cristy Keister
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Who is "They?" My various bottles of dechlor say only to treat for "new water." I've always just treated for the new tap water going in. Although, if I lived in an area like DC where they use chloramine, I might treat differently.PadreJP wrote:They recommend that you put in enough to treat the entire tank, not just enough for the water you are changing, to account for the fact that the dechlorinator will be "diluted" by the remaining tank water.
I recall reading that the same thing too somewhere - treat the entire tank.
From an environmental perspective, that's probably better that putting it down the drain. I would prefer to do that too because my tanks easily produce 50 or 60 gallons of waste water per week. I just need a good, strong pump because my tanks are below grade...SCMurphy wrote: Summer or winter, I run the hose out back to siphon water away.
Go to Lowe's, Rich, there is almost surely going to be a transition to your faucet - they are used for hooking up dishwashers and such, few dozen little adapters of every shape and thread.
Sometimes you have to transition through a couple to get back to a hose, but the only two faucets I can think of that are absolutely no go's are bathroom sets. One is for the bowls, that just outflow ramp thing style, and the other is a Kohler set that has a recessed head for bathrooms, you can't get anything but their odd little finish piece up in there (I have this one).
Kitchen faucets only become a problem when they have the pull out feature, where thay have the line included in them, and even half of those can be made to transition. Other half of them can get ugly, needing more work than it is wirth - not impossible, but fugly. If you have one of those ugly lil buggers, tap into your cold water line under your sink with a double closing (for no leaks, redundant shutoffs) spigot line.
I just don't get huge water temp drops. I use only cold water unless doing 50% or more water change, and rarely do that much - my changes are usually more like 20%. Perhaps also why it doesn't become an issue... duh, huh?
Sometimes you have to transition through a couple to get back to a hose, but the only two faucets I can think of that are absolutely no go's are bathroom sets. One is for the bowls, that just outflow ramp thing style, and the other is a Kohler set that has a recessed head for bathrooms, you can't get anything but their odd little finish piece up in there (I have this one).
Kitchen faucets only become a problem when they have the pull out feature, where thay have the line included in them, and even half of those can be made to transition. Other half of them can get ugly, needing more work than it is wirth - not impossible, but fugly. If you have one of those ugly lil buggers, tap into your cold water line under your sink with a double closing (for no leaks, redundant shutoffs) spigot line.
I just don't get huge water temp drops. I use only cold water unless doing 50% or more water change, and rarely do that much - my changes are usually more like 20%. Perhaps also why it doesn't become an issue... duh, huh?
Dave
I believe Prime says to dose per volume of water if add right to the tank during water change.Cristy Keister wrote:Who is "They?" My various bottles of dechlor say only to treat for "new water." I've always just treated for the new tap water going in. Although, if I lived in an area like DC where they use chloramine, I might treat differently.PadreJP wrote:They recommend that you put in enough to treat the entire tank, not just enough for the water you are changing, to account for the fact that the dechlorinator will be "diluted" by the remaining tank water.
Jeff U.
