Hi Saralou, My first thought was that the long brew time could be due to insufficient stirring. There should be enough movement in the water so that the entire liquid contents of the jar pass across the electrodes every now and then. (Def: Now and then = some approximate vaguely repeatable time period ) in this case every minute might be too quick and every 1/2 hour might be too slow.
You could push a length of plastic sleeve onto the shaft to lengthen the shaft effectively. Depending on speed of stirrer motor another inch or up to 4" could be appropriate. The plastic insulation stripped off house wiring could be suitable as a sleeve. Hope this helps. Tony On 3 Nov 2007 at 10:06, Saralou wrote about : Subject : CS>two EIS questions > > Given: Using a Silver puppy on automatic brew. Room temp distilled > water tests 0 on TDS meter. I have been seeding new batches with about > an oz of the previous batch. All batches test between 5 and 7 TDS. > > > 1. Timing. I think it may be taking too long to brew. How do I fix it? > When I first started I used a 16 oz canning jar and it was finished > in appx 3.5 hours. I've recently changed to a 32 oz jar and it's > taking a loooooooong time. I can't exactly tell how long since I'm not > around when it quits. The one on the stirrer right now started at 6 > last night and it's still not done at 16 hours. Stirrer is appz 1 inch > long. Q: is this right? Q: should I start with all distilled H2O > instead of distilled with EIS in it? Q: Will heating the water in the > microwave shorten the batch time? Q: will using a longer stirrer help? > Q: Is there any benefit to making many small batches instead of larger > ones? Q: Am i just being impatient? > > > 2. Storage: containers and length of time. Q: Does it hurt the EIS to > use clean plastic pop bottles? Q: Do I need to shield it from light? > Q: Is there a rule of thumb for max storing time? > > > Thanks much. Saralou > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
