[Homestead] FYI -- Food Irradiation

EarthNSky erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Thu Jun 4 17:51:33 EDT 2009


Yeah, I think the bulbs for the system we saw were like $65 or so.  BUT,
what is the price of good, clean water?  I know it will take electricity
to run the light, too.  Right now, we spent about $16 on filters, all
things considered, that is our average monthly water expense.  If we
order from the new place, We would spend $14 a month and have better
quality water at the end of filtration alone.  The UV treatment adds 7
or 8 buck a month with replacing the filter once a year and electricity,
  putting the total monthly cost for water purification near $22 instead
of the 16 we pay now.  However, I think the additional peace of mind
will be worth it.

Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:

> The bulb is supposed to be replaced every year, long before it burns out. 
> The company says that the bulb becomes less effective as it ages, so needs 
> to be replaced. Those bulbs are not cheap. I don't replace them every 
> year..I often go two or three years, and I rarely notice the difference. 

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I am having an out-of-money experience.
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