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    Summer water is warmer! What temp is yours now?

    I am happy to report my Chicago cold tap water is running at 68 degree F, or 20 C.

    This means I no longer need to blend hot water for a while...

    So what temp is your water and what is your location?

    I realize the other half of the world is entering winter, your temps are wanted also.
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    Re: Summer water is warmer! What temp is yours now?

    HaHa. 68F? My cold water doesn't run that low in the winter! Right now--since we've been running about 111 - 118F nearly everyday for the past couple of weeks--my "cold" water seeps from the tap at about 84F. Blending with hot water has never an issue for me; I need cold water from the fridge to hit 68F. I guess when ya live in the Sonoran Desert of the southwest one must expect warm tap water!!

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    Re: Summer water is warmer! What temp is yours now?

    Same here as Randy Moe. The water is deep underground, and cold when pumped up. Living in a small city is good.
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    Re: Summer water is warmer! What temp is yours now?

    In summer my "cold" water in my darkroom can get up to 72F or so. That's why I always process film at 75F.
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    Re: Summer water is warmer! What temp is yours now?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jac@stafford.net View Post
    Same here as Randy Moe. The water is deep underground, and cold when pumped up. Living in a small city is good.
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    I get lake water, it varies greatly from 35 to 90 degree f.

    2 years ago Lake Michigan melted it's last ice about now...
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    Re: Summer water is warmer! What temp is yours now?

    Right around 68F, give or take a couple degrees. I have been developing at 70 or 72F, so no problem. I probably will not have to cool the water down at all this summer.
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    Re: Summer water is warmer! What temp is yours now?

    I let the water run for a while, and the thermometer read 60 degrees. That's about 4 degrees warmer than the sea water here off the north Olympic Peninsula. (That's why local kayakers take classes on getting quickly back into the kayak if they capsize.)

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    Re: Summer water is warmer! What temp is yours now?

    I've lived in New England most of my life. I had been away from film photography for 15 years or so until last year. I remember that summertime cold water would be in the low 60s F. We moved to a new place last year and I set up a darkroom and started developing last winter. This weekend I developed some film for the first time in a few weeks, and was surprised that the cold water is 75F. I'm hoping it doesn't get any warmer so I don't have to get into chilling the "cold" water.

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    Re: Summer water is warmer! What temp is yours now?

    I'm at 68-70 as well gotta love it.

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    Re: Summer water is warmer! What temp is yours now?

    Funny, I just looked my temperature over the weekend while cleaning shrimp. Here in Lyndeborough NH our well reads 50.4F.

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