What would be in the condensate water that would react? I catch mine and pump it through an RV water filter back to my main reservoir. I’ve had it lab tested and it’s clean of any metals. I can find the results and post em but it might take a few days. My blulabs combo meter won’t read the ppm it is so low. 36ppm is what the lab said if I remember right.
But if there is any reason I shouldn’t add hypochlorous acid to my storage tank because of the condensate water I’m all ears or eyes in this case lol
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Water collected from a dehumidifier is in essence distilled water. It would be very rare having any significant microbial activity in dehumidifier water unless you were storing it in a wood barrel…
the DH water has no nutrient source to support microbial growth…
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Yes, I’ve been using it as such for my meter rinse and making certain solutions. Can’t just run down to the corner and buy a jug here.
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The water from dehumidifiers is generally unsafe to drink because it can collect bacteria ect from the coils on the way to the tank. I was thinking more that if you used dehumidifier water to make the hypochlorous some of its effect would be lost cleaning the water.
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You guys are ridiculous. These are plans. Humans aren’t drinking it. A human wouldn’t eat shit Would he, no. Would a plant, absolutely. I understand the worry. But I think you guys are overthinking it. I use water from my dehumidifier and my air conditioner drain line for two years. Never had a problem. The ppm of the water coming from both of them was usually less than 10. Stop overthinking it and just do it. My personal experience says don’t worry about it, this coming from someone who overthink everything… just sayin… 
(I would still be using that water if they produced enough for my grow. It became easier for me to spend 100 bucks and set up an RO system on a barrel.)
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I don’t know if bacteria and virus and stuff have conductivity, but I imagine it does. So that’s where the ppm comes in. Under 10 ppm is under 10 ppm. RO water is safe, distilled water is safe. They are both under 10 ppm. Heck when my RO filter gets dirty, my ppm climbs to 20 or higher and I still have no problems. So since we’re gonna digest this to the very end, if you’re using a meter and your ppm is low I personally would use it, without question. ITS A PLANT… if you’re worried about a bug or something throw a little peroxide in it. Done
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Haha you had me laughing Hap. Love your “swag” 
"No BS, just do it!"
This is you, isn’t it! Must be.
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LOL, shared a lunch and visit with Hap, and can attest he’s a ‘getter done’ kind of guy !!
Big ole ugly bastard to boot!!
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What I’m really looking for is some more points to convince my wife that we cannot live without one. She is teetering now. I was convinced at WPM.
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Well, you can remind her she’ll have the best home disenfectnt available…hospital grade…so she can throw away all her stinky bleach surface disinfectants!
Hypochlorous acid actually destroys viruses, which bleach wont ! So it also replaces alcohol hand sanitizers which are usually made of Ethanol or isopropyl alcohol…
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Damn how come we never heard of the stuff before. What’s the glitch? I keep feeling like there’s a “but”. Why isn’t everybody buying and using hypochlorous acid from the shops all the time like vinegar? I didn’t even know the chemical before this thread 
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LOL, Mr. Monkey…I still prefer vinegar in my salad dressing and other cooking recipes !!!
Hypochlorous acid is the ultimate disinfectant…but let’s use it where applicable !!!
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They are tho… Athena Cleanse . . .EZ Clone Clear Rez … FloraFlex Root Drip …Current Culture Clear Line…Blue Earth HypoGrow etc etc
Thanks to @TheMadFlascher for pointing out the varied applicability…
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I made my first batch using ro water, 2 grams of potassium chloride, 1tsp vinegar. After 2 8min cycles my ppm is over 2500 using my blue lab combo meter on the 500 scale. Did I do something wrong?
I made a second batch with 1 gram potassium chloride and it came out at 1390ppm
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What about the potassium carbonate that came with the eco one?
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@smokinjoe , the potassium carbonate is used for periodic cleaning of the machine.
Yeah, your ppm meter really isn’t going to do you a whole lot of good…
If you carefully go back through this thread you’ll find some that hypochlorous acid behaves very similar to organic acids (although it’s not technically).
if you search happilyretired’s entries here you’ll see he and ravenchief have kind of standardized the cycle settings and ingredients…Dog Breath and many others have also contributed…
Remember, Hypochlorous is a SURFACE ACTIVE…not a nutrient, so our ppm or EC are not going to be particularly relative here. You can use your ppm to gauge the strength of your acid if you wish.
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Fuckin stoner lol. Yeah I’m not looking for tds I’m looking for ppm of chlorine.
My probe needed cleaned anyway
Ya gotta be patient with me, I’m a little slow to catch on sometimes but when I get rolling it hard to stop me lol
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I feed 3 to 5 ml per gallon when i add it to the hydroponics. It keeps the water crystal clear.
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No worries…there’s strength in munbers here on GN…
We can often compensate for our individual WTF’s?!
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Correct me if I’m wrong
2 Grams potassium chloride, 1tsp distilled vinegar, 1 liter of ro water. Run one 8 minute cycle, add 1 tsp vinegar and run one more 8 minute cycle. Then add 1 tsp a vinegar. And that’s it no need to check it with the bullshit test strips?
I’ve been testing it with the strips that came with the machine and my old eyes can’t tell shit about it
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