Question on storing distilled water

[Chevie]

May as well save your money for something else and buy Folgers if you are using distilled water.

[Gasper62]

Again, noted. I'll pass on your judgments, though. Thanks just the same.

[Guest]

[/quote] I assume you, as a biologist, have heard of cytolysis? Hypotonic shock? What if kidney function is compromised? Qualitatively, what happens to the LD50 of water when you remove all minerals from it, making it more hypotonic than ordinary tap or drinking water? Sure, the mineral content in drinking water does not compare with what we get in our diet, but it isn't infinitesimal on an absolute scale (milligrams of Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+ per mL: see ). What if you have no food in an emergency? Ultimately, the question is why would you store distilled water for consumption when it is just as easy to store drinking water?[/quote]


Cytolysis, hypotonic shock, LD50....You are WAY out of your area of expertise here and wrong on all counts. You are grasping at straws for the sake of winning an argument. I'm done responding to you, good luck and best regards.

[Goofproof]

Yes, I've had more than one of those gallon containers spring a leak. I think expansion and contraction causes them to "work" and spring a leak if there's an imperfection in the jug like a dent - just a theory. Anyway, I always put some kind of catch basin (like a plastic dishpan) under all liquids that will be stored out of sight for any length of time, like those kept under the sink or in the pantry. The under sink pans do double duty as they will catch plumbing leaks as well.

Many plastic containers are made to be bio drustructed, I think they use corn starch in the formulation to help the breakdown, milk jugs are one of them. Jim