Distilled water versus boiled tap water

Zidane · Post by **Zidane** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:07 pm

I wonder what the consensus is when you can't find distilled water? For example, when traveling abroad, it can be notoriously difficult to find distilled water. Is it okay to use water that has been filters, such as through a Brita or Pur filter system?

Wulfman... · Post by **Wulfman...** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:34 pm

Zidane wrote:I wonder what the consensus is when you can't find distilled water? For example, when traveling abroad, it can be notoriously difficult to find distilled water. Is it okay to use water that has been filters, such as through a Brita or Pur filter system?

Yes, it's OK. Unless the tap water actually "smells", it should be usable in the HH reservoir. May require a little extra cleaning of the HH tank, but it's OK to use. Any "pathogens" which may be in the water will not be able to get to the user because the water vapor molecules are too small to carry them out of the tank. And, the heated water may kill them anyway.

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LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:27 pm

Zidane wrote:I wonder what the consensus is when you can't find distilled water? For example, when traveling abroad, it can be notoriously difficult to find distilled water. Is it okay to use water that has been filters, such as through a Brita or Pur filter system?

Plenty of bottled drinking water available also.

Greg Riddle · Post by **Greg Riddle** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:58 pm

LSAT wrote:Distilled water is available everywhere and costs less than 1$ in most places. A gallon lasts me about 2-3 months depending on local humidity. It costs me less than 2¢ day.

a gallon only last me 2 weeks

Greg Riddle · Post by **Greg Riddle** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:59 pm

armando. ntg wrote:Hi. Thank you all for the kind of answers.
My resistance using distilled water is not so much due to the price, although here in Brazil, where I live, it is not so cheap, but mainly due to the difficulty to buy, since the distilled water is not easily found in any store near home, and purchase over the Internet, which would be great, means that it is much more expensive due to the cost of shipping, which can cost up to five times the value of the product.
In any case, I will look for a solution that is viable and instead use distilled water like everyone else.
Thank you all.

Use tap water. Just rinse it everyday and don't let it run dry you'll be ok

LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 5:59 pm

Greg Riddle wrote:
LSAT wrote:Distilled water is available everywhere and costs less than 1$ in most places. A gallon lasts me about 2-3 months depending on local humidity. It costs me less than 2¢ day.
a gain only last me 2 weeks

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Greg...You must live in the Sahara...or...you drink it....

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