Distilled water for humidifier?

[GagReflex]

It suggests I use distilled water in my humidifier, so off I went to the chemist/pharmacist and grabbed a bottle. It states on the bottle "not for Human consumption" and "not to be used in theraputic devices".

At this point I asked the pharamacist if this was ok for a CPAP humidifier..I was met with a very blank stare and finally he muttered "it should be ok" before running off.

Needless to say I wasn't filled with confidence, so thought I would check here..

[Goofproof]

It must be Imported Jim

I'd ask him if he had a hazard material sheet on it. It might come from Mexico. Is there a worm in the bottle, if so is it still moving.

[SleepyNoMore]

, I doubt it GOOFPROOF, the pharmacist probably likes those worms hiself

Seriously, YES, that is what we use in our humidifier's is distilled water , it's the same water we use in our Irons, GP was just pulling your leg , he's silly!

Later

[GagReflex]

lol.. I really did ask for that I know.

Thanks for that.. The "Not to be used in theraputic devices" bit had me a little confused..

[Pineapple]

It suggests I use distilled water in my humidifier, so off I went to the chemist/pharmacist and grabbed a bottle. It states on the bottle "not for Human consumption" and "not to be used in theraputic devices".

The markings on the bottle have me confused also. I believe most of us buy our distilled water from the supermarket, in the water isle. Walmart charges 64 cents for a gollon bottle.

[Needsdecaf]

I would also agree...that warning has me confused. No bottle of distilled water I have ever purchased has had this warning.

[dieselgal]

I have never seen that on a bottle of distilled water either. I also buy mine at the grocery store and it costs about 65 cents.

[coker737]

Distilled water is just water that has been converted into steam, then condensed back into water. The process removes most impurities, so what you are left with is virtually pure water. It's perfectly safe to drink, but it doesn't have any taste at all. However, it's good for making tea and coffee.

[Needsdecaf]

Distilled water is just water that has been converted into steam, then condensed back into water. The process removes most impurities, so what you are left with is virtually pure water. It's perfectly safe to drink, but it doesn't have any taste at all. However, it's good for making tea and coffee.

You have to be careful about consuming any kind of significant quantities of distilled water. The distillation process removes all kinds of stuff from the water, including those minerals that are beneficial. If this is your sole source of water, it can start to alter your electrolyte balance as they will flow out of your cell walls to balance the water that lacks them.

[ozij]

And in some places - or lands - the distilation process may be quite different.

From Wikipedia, my emphasis:

Deionization
Deionized water (DI water or de-ionized water; also spelled deionised water, see spelling differences) is water that has had its minerals removed, such as cations from sodium, calcium, iron, copper and anions such as chloride and bromide. Deionization is a physical process which uses specially-manufactured ion exchange resins which bind to and filter out the mineral salts from water. Because the majority of water impurities are dissolved salts, deionization produces a high purity water that is generally similar to distilled water quickly and without scale buildup. However, deionization does not significantly remove uncharged organic molecules, viruses or bacteria, except through "accidental" trapping by the resin. Specially made strong base anion resins can remove Gram-negative bacteria

GagReflex is from Australia. It was the "chemist" in his post that made me check...

O.

[bbacher]

Yes, but distilled water and de-ionized water are NOT the same thing.

[Needsdecaf]

And in some places - or lands - the distilation process may be quite different.

From Wikipedia, my emphasis:

Deionization
Deionized water (DI water or de-ionized water; also spelled deionised water, see spelling differences) is water that has had its minerals removed, such as cations from sodium, calcium, iron, copper and anions such as chloride and bromide. Deionization is a physical process which uses specially-manufactured ion exchange resins which bind to and filter out the mineral salts from water. Because the majority of water impurities are dissolved salts, deionization produces a high purity water that is generally similar to distilled water quickly and without scale buildup. However, deionization does not significantly remove uncharged organic molecules, viruses or bacteria, except through "accidental" trapping by the resin. Specially made strong base anion resins can remove Gram-negative bacteria

GagReflex is from Australia. It was the "chemist" in his post that made me check...

O.

As noted in your quote, de-ionization is NOT the same as distillation. End product is similar, but the method is different.

De-ionization essentially uses an electric charge to remove charged molecules (ions).

Distillation uses, well, distailation, which is using the change in phase from liquid to gas back to liquid to separate the H20 from the rest of what's in it.

[xyz]

> It states on the bottle "not for Human consumption" and "not to be used in theraputic devices".

You stated some things that were printed on the bottle, but you didn't specifically say whether the words "distilled water" were printed on the bottle or not. Please clarify.

Your first sentence simply said that distilled water is suggested.

The reason I mention this is that over here there are so many types of water on the shelf: distilled, purified, spring, etc.

[ozij]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/distillation

dis·til·la·tion –noun
1. the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.
2. the purification or concentration of a substance, the obtaining of the essence or volatile properties contained in it, or the separation of one substance from another, by such a process.

O.

[Needsdecaf]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/distillation

dis·til·la·tion –noun
1. the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.
2. the purification or concentration of a substance, the obtaining of the essence or volatile properties contained in it, or the separation of one substance from another, by such a process.

O.

Ah, getting fancy on me now, eh? I can't remember all these terms from high school chemistry.