Distilled water source?

[Gene in NC]

Distilled water source? I buy the recommendation but where to get it? Does anyone believe that the grocery store distilled water at the same price as the "spring" water is really distilled?

[e34.535i.sport]

Put the kettle on!

[yaofeng]

Distilled water for what use? Is tap water not good enough?

[bubba966]

I just buy it either at work (Costco) or at the grocery store. Wonder if they've got a "higher grade" of it at a drug store for medical uses?

I really don't see why it wouldn't be distilled at the grocery store. I'm sure the "spring" water is just marked up higher than the distilled is.

[repenttokyo]

Distilled water for what use? Is tap water not good enough?

distilled water doesn't have any minerals in it to gum up your cooling system.


there's nothing wrong with grocery store distilled water.

[yaofeng]

I have never used anything but tap water for my cars. I don't eve drink spring water myself, let alone distilled. They are not getting it. Are cars more important than me? The mineral content in tap water is miniscule. The potential of gumming up the car cooling system is almost nil.

[e34.535i.sport]

I usually fill mine with apple Tango and it runs fine...

[whiskychaser]

I have never used anything but tap water for my cars. I don't eve drink spring water myself, let alone distilled. They are not getting it. Are cars more important than me? The mineral content in tap water is miniscule. The potential of gumming up the car cooling system is almost nil.

'Hard' water is actually quite good for you as it contains calcium and magnesium salts. But it leaves horrible chalky deposits in your kettle and more importantly makes crap tea. I wouldnt use hard water in my battery or radiator as I dont want the inside to look like this:
http://www.calgon.co.uk/water.shtml
I live in a soft water area so use tap water. Or apple Tango at a pinch

[e34.535i.sport]

'Hard' water is actually quite good for you as it contains calcium and magnesium salts. But it leaves horrible chalky deposits in your kettle and more importantly makes crap tea. I wouldnt use hard water in my battery or radiator as I dont want the inside to look like this:
http://www.calgon.co.uk/water.shtml
I live in a soft water area so use tap water. Or apple Tango at a pinch

LOL - Apple Tango's cheaper these days isn't it...

[repenttokyo]

I have never used anything but tap water for my cars. I don't eve drink spring water myself, let alone distilled. They are not getting it. Are cars more important than me? The mineral content in tap water is miniscule. The potential of gumming up the car cooling system is almost nil.

there's no reason why you would drink distilled water. but you aren't a car. And you can't say that mineral content in tap water is miniscule, because it varies from place to place. For example, my parents have their own well, and the water has so many minerals that for years, shower heads would only last half a year or so before completely clogging. They had to install a water softener.

Just because you don't do it, doesn't mean it's not beneficial for your car. You fill a car with tap water for ten years, and then compare it to one with that was filled with distilled water, and then you take a look at the rads, water pumps and jackets.