So I went to get some distilled water and somehow or another my grocery store was out of distilled water. Probably has to do with the flooding we have had lately, but for whatever reason I couldn't get any. Would bottled water be ok? We have tons of it here if it will work I don't have to wait 3-4 days to get some water.
Grocery store out of distilled watter :(
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Well...technically bottle water is just filtered water.
So, make your assumption from there..however, can you not just try a different grocery store?
Originally Posted by hardly  So I went to get some distilled water and somehow or another my grocery store was out of distilled water. Probably has to do with the flooding we have had lately, but for whatever reason I couldn't get any. Would bottled water be ok? We have tons of it here if it will work I don't have to wait 3-4 days to get some water. |
So, make your assumption from there..however, can you not just try a different grocery store?
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did you only check one store?
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i'll ship you some from the land of beavers and igloos, i have reverse osmosis water at home
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I live in a TINY town. We have one grocery store, one stop light and a gas station. I live about 20 minutes from the closest town that has any of those things. But if the bottled water isn't going to work I can take a trip into town to get some distilled water.
bottled water has more [lots of] impurities in it, therefore it'll be worse for heat exchange, and more likely to harbour bugs, neither of which you want in your loop
we've got deionised & carbon filtered stuff at work on tap; but I guess I live about 3000 miles away
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we've got deionised & carbon filtered stuff at work on tap; but I guess I live about 3000 miles away
if you dont mind a little home project you can make your own, though ruff here it is
"A simple kitchen stove distiller can be made by taking a very large pot with a lid with your water in it (about 1/3 to 1/2 full), floating an empty glass bowl in the water, then placing the large pot's lid UPSIDE DOWN on the top of the pot. Fill the lid with ice and then set the stove to slowly boil the water in the pot.
What happens is that the water vapour travels round the floating glass bowl and condenses on the cold (ice filled) lid. As the lid (should be) is slightly rounded the condensed vapour will run down the underside of the lid and drip into the floating glass bowl. The glass bowl is the collector for your 'distilled' water.
Points to note; The glass bowl should never touch the bottom of the pot or it will boil as well, and the lid should not be a perfect seal when upside down.
For a purer result, discard the first 10ml in the bowl as this could contain impurities that boil below 100C i.e. first!"
or you could just youtube it
"A simple kitchen stove distiller can be made by taking a very large pot with a lid with your water in it (about 1/3 to 1/2 full), floating an empty glass bowl in the water, then placing the large pot's lid UPSIDE DOWN on the top of the pot. Fill the lid with ice and then set the stove to slowly boil the water in the pot.
What happens is that the water vapour travels round the floating glass bowl and condenses on the cold (ice filled) lid. As the lid (should be) is slightly rounded the condensed vapour will run down the underside of the lid and drip into the floating glass bowl. The glass bowl is the collector for your 'distilled' water.
Points to note; The glass bowl should never touch the bottom of the pot or it will boil as well, and the lid should not be a perfect seal when upside down.
For a purer result, discard the first 10ml in the bowl as this could contain impurities that boil below 100C i.e. first!"
or you could just youtube it
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Go to a nearby college and go to their science department and ask them if you can buy some.
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If you cant wait, just use some tap water till you can get some distilled water.
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Farmacies usually have destiled water, but only up to 1lt bottles
Since most deliver at home and 24/7... you could call them and get some at anytime
Since most deliver at home and 24/7... you could call them and get some at anytime
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Make it yourself....just kidding that'd involve having the correct equipment and it'd take a while.
All you do is heat up some water, trap the steam somehow and that's steam itself will be distilled.
All you do is heat up some water, trap the steam somehow and that's steam itself will be distilled.
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