Is Distilled Water shortage still an issue?

[ChicagoGranny]

It tastes salty to you?

Julie didn't say it tastes salty. She said it is salty.

This tastes flat, like nothing at all.

Yep, reverse osmosis water contains no salt and no other minerals. It's not for drinking. Drinking it on a regular basis could cause a health problem because it doesn't contain minerals (magnesium, calcium, potassium, sodium) the body needs.

[SJ-Paddler]

It's not for drinking. Drinking it on a regular basis could cause a health problem because it doesn't contain minerals (magnesium, calcium, potassium, sodium) the body needs.

So is distilled water not for drinking either since it does not have any minerals in it?

[palerider]

Reverse osmosis water is SALTY!

RO water is not salty. Salt is one of the minerals that's filtered out of RO water.

https://sustainabilitymattersdaily.com/ ... ste-funny/

[palerider]

It tastes salty to you?

Julie didn't say it tastes salty. She said it is salty.

This tastes flat, like nothing at all.

Yep, reverse osmosis water contains no salt and no other minerals. It's not for drinking. Drinking it on a regular basis could cause a health problem because it doesn't contain minerals (magnesium, calcium, potassium, sodium) the body needs.

As with so many of the things you babble these days, you're wrong.

*MANY* people have RO systems in their houses to filter drinking water
https://www.uswatersystems.com/blog/is- ... water-safe
tldr; take a vitamin.

[Pugsy]

So is distilled water not for drinking either since it does not have any minerals in it?

Sort of depends on what reference you are reading but in general it is "safe" but not recommended that a person drink a lot of it for various reasons.

IMHO...in a pinch it is "safe" but I wouldn't go making a habit of it. The flat taste is enough of a turn off for me.

https://www.webmd.com/diet/distilled-water-overview

https://www.healthline.com/health/can-y ... lled-water
And from the healthline link above

Drinking distilled water

Yes, you can drink distilled water. However, you might not like the taste because it’s flatter and less flavorful than tap and bottled waters.

Companies produce distilled water by boiling water and then condensing the collected steam back into a liquid. This process removes impurities and minerals from the water.

Some sources claim that drinking distilled water will help detoxify your body and improve your health. Others claim distilled water leaches minerals from your body and could put your health at risk. In reality, neither of these claims is entirely true.

Side effects of distilled water: Pros and cons

Aside from its flat taste, distilled water doesn’t provide you with minerals like calcium and magnesium that you get from tap water.

Since distilled water doesn’t contain its own minerals, it has a tendency to pull them from whatever it touches to maintain a balance. So when you drink distilled water, it may pull small amounts of minerals from your body, including from your teeth.

Because you already get most of the minerals you need from your diet, drinking distilled water shouldn’t make you deficient. Still, if you’re going to drink distilled water, it’s a good idea to make sure you get your recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
Pros

Depending on where you live, distilled water could be better for you than tap water. If your town’s water is tainted with harmful chemicals or pesticides, you’re safer drinking distilled.
Cons

Storing distilled water could be more of a problem. Distilled water can pull in minerals from any material it touches. This means it can absorb trace amounts of plastic or whatever substance is in the container that’s holding it.

[ChicagoGranny]

*MANY* people have RO systems in their houses to filter drinking water
https://www.uswatersystems.com/blog/is- ... water-safe
tldr; take a vitamin.

You might want to read the links you post. That company sells an optional filter to add back minerals that their RO system removes.

[Dog Slobber]

*MANY* people have RO systems in their houses to filter drinking water

You know you're spending too much time looking at file permissions when you keep reading RO as Read Only.

[zonker]

winco bellingham wa did not have distilled.

rite aid bellingham wa did not have distilled.

walgreens bellingham wa did not have distilled water.

winco DID have that distilled with minerals put back in, but that's just a no go for me. i'll be using our well water and cleaning until i get a jug of distilled. no big deal. i'd just prefer distilled.

someone mentioned in another thread using denture tablets to clean out the tank. picked up some today and will use them.

[palerider]

*MANY* people have RO systems in their houses to filter drinking water

You know you're spending too much time looking at file permissions when you keep reading RO as Read Only.

Indeed... it would be good if some of these threads were RO.

[palerider]

*MANY* people have RO systems in their houses to filter drinking water
https://www.uswatersystems.com/blog/is- ... water-safe
tldr; take a vitamin.

You might want to read the links you post. That company sells an optional filter to add back minerals that their RO system removes.

You might want to read this:
https://wcponline.com/2019/07/15/revers ... the-facts/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/drinking-water_b_1680027
https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measu ... ter-crisis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5731620/

'course, it's the internet, and you can find plenty of blogs to support your presuppositions.