using R/O Distulled/purified water can get expensive

[rmora76393@aol.com]

Hey all, I
I may be repeating some one elses post as I must confess I didn't read each and everyone post ... so don't freak out!

You know I
use bottled water from one of those reuse bottle vending machine I pick up 30 gal each time I go, ($1.00 for 5 gal to water) I mainly use for my house plant ass weell as my home humidifier, it can get pretty expensive, each time I go I get 6 - 5 gal bottles .... then I thought what If I was to use a clearing solution to clean the chlorine and other harmful chemicles from the tap, so I figured I would try the solution that cost me $9.50 for a quart, I use 1 tsp per gal it removes all that crap from the water and the best part is I am not having to use distiled water to run my humiditfier
hope this advice is helpful have a safe 2012 holidays
robert

[BlackSpinner]

The reason to use distilled water is to reduce the mineral build up in your humidifier. It has nothing to do with chlorine. In fact you can get rid of the chlorine by simply letting the water sit in an open container for a few hours, as anyone with a fish tank can tell you. Any water that is safe to drink is safe for your xpap humidifier, rinse it once a week with a vinegar solution and you are good to go.

[Mozart22]

The only "distilled" water I use in my humidifier is water from my PUR pitcher that I normally drink. (similar to Brita)
Has worked fine for me so far. I don't even empty out the water everyday, maybe 3 times per week. So far so good.

[Sir NoddinOff]

The reason to use distilled water is to reduce the mineral build up in your humidifier. It has nothing to do with chlorine. In fact you can get rid of the chlorine by simply letting the water sit in an open container for a few hours, as anyone with a fish tank can tell you. Any water that is safe to drink is safe for your xpap humidifier, rinse it once a week with a vinegar solution and you are good to go.

Basically Blackspinners got it right. I only use distilled water because it cuts down on mineral buildup, plus I have my humidity setting fairly high, thusly I get more mineral build up due to evaporation. The other main reason I use distilled water is because it's fairly cheap where I live (Rite-Aid) so it's handy to use. If you top up your tank with tap water, I've found that can lead to possibly skanky results after a few days, mostly because some old water remains behind as a contaminate to the fresh tap water you add. You just have to figure out what will work for you. There's no single answer that fits all.

[Sweetmaria56]

I'm not worried about expense of water or the life of the
machine. What I'm worried about is a report
from John Hopkins Hospital states distilled
water is acidic and CANCER thrives off acidics.
I'll use purified water. I could care less what
the manufactor says about their machine

[LSAT]

I'm not worried about expense of water or the life of the
machine. What I'm worried about is a report
from John Hopkins Hospital states distilled
water is acidic and CANCER thrives off acidics.
I'll use purified water. I could care less what
the manufactor says about their machine

The 'Johns Hopkins' statement has been proven to be FALSE...It was not issued by JH.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/cancerupdate.asp

[ughwhatname]

Hey all, I
I may be repeating some one elses post as I must confess I didn't read each and everyone post ... so don't freak out!

You know I
use bottled water from one of those reuse bottle vending machine I pick up 30 gal each time I go, ($1.00 for 5 gal to water) I mainly use for my house plant ass weell as my home humidifier, it can get pretty expensive, each time I go I get 6 - 5 gal bottles .... then I thought what If I was to use a clearing solution to clean the chlorine and other harmful chemicles from the tap, so I figured I would try the solution that cost me $9.50 for a quart, I use 1 tsp per gal it removes all that crap from the water and the best part is I am not having to use distiled water to run my humiditfier
hope this advice is helpful have a safe 2012 holidays
robert

I use a steam distiller at home so I don't need to schlep water (I hate that) though if I did buy it, I only use about a gallon a month, so $0.89/month. I don't know how much water you use to water your plants, but I suspect you use more water than your humidifier requires.

Is there a particular reason that you are watering plants with bottled water? That is what seems (relatively) expensive to me.

[msla]

I use R/O from Wally World. $0.37 per gallon and only have to wash the chamber every 7-10 days because I feel that I should. I have noticed that there is no build up on the bottom of the tank.

[chunkyfrog]

I distill mine for under 20 cents a gallon.
Of course, my distiller was a lucky, cheap, close-outs find.
If it dies, we will build one from either a pressure cooker or an electric teapot.
(directions on the interwebz)

[mesa]

Distilled water is like 86 cents at Target per gallon. Gallon lasts 2 weeks, so youre spending 1.72 per month for the water.

[Goofproof]

Hey all, I
I may be repeating some one elses post as I must confess I didn't read each and everyone post ... so don't freak out!

You know I
use bottled water from one of those reuse bottle vending machine I pick up 30 gal each time I go, ($1.00 for 5 gal to water) I mainly use for my house plant ass weell as my home humidifier, it can get pretty expensive, each time I go I get 6 - 5 gal bottles .... then I thought what If I was to use a clearing solution to clean the chlorine and other harmful chemicles from the tap, so I figured I would try the solution that cost me $9.50 for a quart, I use 1 tsp per gal it removes all that crap from the water and the best part is I am not having to use distiled water to run my humiditfier
hope this advice is helpful have a safe 2012 holidays
robert

I use a steam distiller at home so I don't need to schlep water (I hate that) though if I did buy it, I only use about a gallon a month, so $0.89/month. I don't know how much water you use to water your plants, but I suspect you use more water than your humidifier requires.

Is there a particular reason that you are watering plants with bottled water? That is what seems (relatively) expensive to me.

If your plants are hemp baced you can make the money back, or at the least the lockup time will be free. Jim

[PeteW5]

I have been using a heated humidifier for 24 years and have never used anything but tap water, in a moderately hard water area. I empty and rinse it every night using hot water and fill it with hot water from the tap. This flush reduces the hard water deposits, but it needs cleaning with diluted vinegar every few years when the deposits become clearly visible. The hot water tank essentially removes all the chlorine, and you start with a nice humid air supply. I have never had a problem with this approach.