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Water and taking care of batteries.

April 15, 2012, 08:56:03 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 129876

After going to three stores I finally found distilled water. At first I thought it was a tree and forest thingie, but the store clerk at the McLean Safeway said they don't carry that any more. From his attitude and quick answer I felt confident he knew "distilled water" from pure mountain water from the source.
I did find distilled water at CVS, but it was the last gallon. I also saw pure water either distilled or treated by reverse osmosis. Is it ok to use this water in batteries? My gut said no, but I understand that reverse osmosis can be a good filter.
Wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_osmosis

Thanks in advance, John

Re: Water and taking care of batteries.

Reply #1 – April 15, 2012, 09:57:22 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 129878

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After going to three stores I finally found distilled water.

John

John
Distilled water is just that, kind of like Moon Shine without the mash.
The process boils raw water, allows it to condence and collects that condensate. Walla, no minerals or impurities, the very things you should avoid puting in your batteries or radiator.

Reverse Osmosis does clean the water but only to a point.

Steve S.
Lazy Bones & Jiggs

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Reply #2 – April 15, 2012, 10:01:57 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 129879

thanks. I could not imagine (from my days

Re: Water and taking care of batteries.

Reply #3 – April 15, 2012, 11:03:40 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 129881

"After going to three stores I finally found distilled water."
For what it's worth, every Walmart I've ever been in carries distilled water. Look in the bottled-water aisle for the gallon jugs with the purple caps.

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/

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Reply #4 – April 16, 2012, 08:53:49 am

Yahoo Message Number: 129890

As well as every grocery store we've been in. We now have AGM batteries, so don't need distilled water any more, but we do carry a few gallons of bottled water with us to use for drinking/cooking and every time we've picked up a gallon or two, I've seen distilled water; in fact, I always make sure I'm not picking up the distilled water rather than the "regular" water.
Don't know where the OP is that distilled water is scarce!

Linda Hylton http://earl-linda.blogspot.com

Re: Water and taking care of batteries.

Reply #5 – April 16, 2012, 09:40:40 am

Yahoo Message Number: 129891

I live a few miles outside Washington DC. I was very surprised that the local Safeway did not carry distilled water (per the clerk)and the CVS stock was so low. The other store may have been out of stock. I suspect the stores just don't sell enough to keep much of an inventory. The stores are all 50s and 60s vintage buildings (small than I have seen in other parts of the country).
John

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Reply #6 – April 16, 2012, 08:31:57 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 129907

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Don't know where the OP is that distilled water is scarce!

Linda Hylton http://earl-linda.blogspot.com

I believe the primary use of distilled water at home was/is for the iron. Since ironing seems to be a thing of the ice age, perhaps that's why distilled water is hard to find.

Chris

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Reply #7 – April 16, 2012, 09:04:36 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 129908

"Since ironing seems to be a thing of the ice age, perhaps that's why distilled water is hard to find."
I think you're probably right about the main household use being for ironing, Chris. I don't know how much of that is done routinely nowadays, but anybody who sews has an iron--you need it to press seams flat and that sort of thing.
In any case, though, a product that can be found in every Walmart isn't what I'd call hard to find. :-)

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/

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