Water Quality Question

I'm thinking of getting back into the B&W darkroom hobby. I am currently
living in Belgium. The tap water here is not something that one would want
to drink. It is loaded with calcium. Does this pose a problem when mixing
B&W chemicals and/or the rinse of film and paper?

Thanks

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ornot2b

"ornot2b" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote

> I'm thinking of getting back into the B&W darkroom hobby. I am currently
> living in Belgium. The tap water here is not something that one would want
> to drink. It is loaded with calcium. Does this pose a problem when mixing
> B&W chemicals and/or the rinse of film and paper?

Some developers are sensitive to water quality. It is a good idea to always
use distilled water when making film developer.

Distilled water, with the addition of Photo-Flo, should be used for the final
rinse before hanging the film to dry.

For the other steps the water quality does not matter.

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