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Proposed experiment for those who can test for lead levels. Lead and other metal particles in solution fine enough not to be filtered out by a particle filter will most likely have a charge on them. The assumption is we don't want to keep the water that has in it charged particles or Ions whether positive or negative. With these assumptions one can build a simple water enhancer. We concentrate this charged water in an area that is constantly being draining off to waste.

Example of how it might be tested: Take several small stainless steel pipes about 1/4 to 5/8 inch in diameter. Drill very small holes through the walls on all sides for the area that is below the water. Use fewer holes as you approach the water surface. Seal off the hole in the bottom of each pipe. The battery voltage causes Ions and charged particles to accumulate near the electrodes. A slow flow using a siphon to a separate reservoir is used to suck this water with high concentration of Ions or particles to a separate container and then to waste. One would send to waste more water with this method than conventional filters. I am also not sure of the amount of power needed. The water flow, electrode spacing and voltage would all need to be adjusted for optimum performance. If one wanted lower lead levels then more stages would be used. Each stage could be much longer than I have shown it. This would allow for slow flow of water past it so the Ions have time to migrate to near the electrodes and get sucked out. You want Ion migration to the charged plates to be faster than water flow through the device. I expect from time to time one would need to pull and scrub/sand off from each electrode the accumulated lead and other metals that plated out.

Side view:
        Battery         Siphon   
         + |  -       __________ 
    |------| |------|//--------\\
   ||      |        ||         || solid stainless 
|  ||               ||  |    | || steel tube   
|--||---------------||--|    | ||
|  ||               ||  |    |-||--water level- | over flow of
|  ||               ||  |    | ||  less than    | excess
|  ||  Small holes  ||  |    | ||  source       |
|  || in electrodes ||  |    | ||  tank         |
|  --               --  |    | ||               |
|_______________________|    |__________________|

       
Top view    V
Inlet for  | | slow flow of water
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|  o                o   |
------- - - - - ---------
|  o                o   |
------- - - - - ---------
|  o                o   |
------- - - - - ---------
|  o                o   |
------- - - - - ---------
|  o                o   |
-----------| |-----------
Outlet for | | less lead in the water
            V
Anyone willing to volunteer to test it? I am tied up with some other projects right now.
Mike

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