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Why is only distilled water suitable to add to cooling the car? What happens if you use tap water?
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Why is only distilled water suitable to add to cooling the car? What happens if you use tap water?
good post, but on a technicality, impurities in distilled water are distilled out.Anti Freeze would be more proper. I've used tap water many times. The reason for the recommendations for distilled water is that all impurities are filtered out. Less chance of internal corrosion.
Nobody listens to that junk though. Tap Water is fine. If adding to a battery then yes distilled water is the correct choice. Particles of tap water will collect on the plates and lower the life of the battery.
Filtered versus distilled.......you got me..............good post, but on a technicality, impurities in distilled water are distilled out.Anti Freeze would be more proper. I've used tap water many times. The reason for the recommendations for distilled water is that all impurities are filtered out. Less chance of internal corrosion.
Nobody listens to that junk though. Tap Water is fine. If adding to a battery then yes distilled water is the correct choice. Particles of tap water will collect on the plates and lower the life of the battery.
/----/ Distilled means tap water is boiled and the steam is collected, cooled and bottled. All minerals are left behind. Filtered means tap water is run through a paper or charcoal filter that collects most but not all of the sediment and minerals. As an example, sea water that is distilled will no longer contain salt and you can drink it. But sea water that is filtered will still contain most of the salt.Filtered versus distilled.......you got me..............good post, but on a technicality, impurities in distilled water are distilled out.Anti Freeze would be more proper. I've used tap water many times. The reason for the recommendations for distilled water is that all impurities are filtered out. Less chance of internal corrosion.
Nobody listens to that junk though. Tap Water is fine. If adding to a battery then yes distilled water is the correct choice. Particles of tap water will collect on the plates and lower the life of the battery.
I surrender. LOL
Thank you. I understand I screwed up my wording. Why I said I screwed up./----/ Distilled means tap water is boiled and the steam is collected, cooled and bottled. All minerals are left behind. Filtered means tap water is run through a paper or charcoal filter that collects most but not all of the sediment and minerals. As an example, sea water that is distilled will no longer contain salt and you can drink it. But sea water that is filtered will still contain most of the salt.Filtered versus distilled.......you got me..............good post, but on a technicality, impurities in distilled water are distilled out.Anti Freeze would be more proper. I've used tap water many times. The reason for the recommendations for distilled water is that all impurities are filtered out. Less chance of internal corrosion.
Nobody listens to that junk though. Tap Water is fine. If adding to a battery then yes distilled water is the correct choice. Particles of tap water will collect on the plates and lower the life of the battery.
I surrender. LOL
Again, a technicality, drinking distilled water MAY cause a person problems but only on a long term basis. I used to make 8000 gallons of the stuff everyday on a submarine and we did nothing to add anything to the water, didn't make anyone sick. But we pretty much only drank coffee back then.Thank you. I understand I screwed up my wording. Why I said I screwed up./----/ Distilled means tap water is boiled and the steam is collected, cooled and bottled. All minerals are left behind. Filtered means tap water is run through a paper or charcoal filter that collects most but not all of the sediment and minerals. As an example, sea water that is distilled will no longer contain salt and you can drink it. But sea water that is filtered will still contain most of the salt.Filtered versus distilled.......you got me..............good post, but on a technicality, impurities in distilled water are distilled out.Anti Freeze would be more proper. I've used tap water many times. The reason for the recommendations for distilled water is that all impurities are filtered out. Less chance of internal corrosion.
Nobody listens to that junk though. Tap Water is fine. If adding to a battery then yes distilled water is the correct choice. Particles of tap water will collect on the plates and lower the life of the battery.
I surrender. LOL
Was in the Navy 10 years. Helped repair the systems. Usually Brine pumps screwed up........clogging up..................We used 6 stage distillation process on the 1st ship...older ship.................The last ship we produced 10,000 gallons in each engine room per day.............
After distillation the water is treated with Bromine................if you drink distilled water it will give you the shits.............lol
I ran battery shops..........we used distilled water..........as it prevents minerals from collecting on the plates...........and lengthens the life of batteries. Lead Sulphate is the death of a battery................The only thing that really matters with whether you have a good battery is the specific gravity of the sulfuric acid in the cells which can be tested with a simple Hydrometer...................For how strong the battery is you must perform a load test and record the results.
Sorry, we will disagree here. We used Bromine treatment for drinking water and I believe it was the right thing to do.Again, a technicality, drinking distilled water MAY cause a person problems but only on a long term basis. I used to make 8000 gallons of the stuff everyday on a submarine and we did nothing to add anything to the water, didn't make anyone sick. But we pretty much only drank coffee back then.Thank you. I understand I screwed up my wording. Why I said I screwed up./----/ Distilled means tap water is boiled and the steam is collected, cooled and bottled. All minerals are left behind. Filtered means tap water is run through a paper or charcoal filter that collects most but not all of the sediment and minerals. As an example, sea water that is distilled will no longer contain salt and you can drink it. But sea water that is filtered will still contain most of the salt.Filtered versus distilled.......you got me..............good post, but on a technicality, impurities in distilled water are distilled out.Anti Freeze would be more proper. I've used tap water many times. The reason for the recommendations for distilled water is that all impurities are filtered out. Less chance of internal corrosion.
Nobody listens to that junk though. Tap Water is fine. If adding to a battery then yes distilled water is the correct choice. Particles of tap water will collect on the plates and lower the life of the battery.
I surrender. LOL
Was in the Navy 10 years. Helped repair the systems. Usually Brine pumps screwed up........clogging up..................We used 6 stage distillation process on the 1st ship...older ship.................The last ship we produced 10,000 gallons in each engine room per day.............
After distillation the water is treated with Bromine................if you drink distilled water it will give you the shits.............lol
I ran battery shops..........we used distilled water..........as it prevents minerals from collecting on the plates...........and lengthens the life of batteries. Lead Sulphate is the death of a battery................The only thing that really matters with whether you have a good battery is the specific gravity of the sulfuric acid in the cells which can be tested with a simple Hydrometer...................For how strong the battery is you must perform a load test and record the results.
To open another box, drinking demineralized water will do as you say, since demin water still carries ions, just the ions that are beneficial, to the process, not the body.
/----/ Then there is this:How To Prevent Fresh Water Contamination On Ships?
- The fresh water distribution system should be a part of the planned maintenance system on ships.
- Chlorinators should be raised to 70oC before opening for inspection to kill any type of bacteria colonies. Moreover, opportunity should be taken at refits to flush the system with 50 PPM chlorine solution. Shower heads and taps should be cleaned in a similar solution every 3 months.
- Chemicals approved and suggested by the manufactures must only be used to prevent any kind of toxicity entering the fresh water.