Where to get distilled water

Mayshine

Anyone know somewhere that sells distilled water by the gallon. Preferably in bray area

C_Breeze

no , but why not just boil the water in your kettle!?

Celticfire

C_Breeze wrote:

no , but why not just boil the water in your kettle!?

That's not distilled water........

unkel

Mayshine wrote:

Anyone know somewhere that sells distilled water by the gallon. Preferably in bray area

Any pharmacy should have it, but maybe not the big chains. I got a 5l plastic bottle (for my computer) the last time for about €4 or €5 iirc

TJJP

Halfrauds in Carrickmines (Unit 2, The Park,D18) should have it too, but I doubt it's by the gallon. Sounds like a pharmacy or medical suppliers might be a better option (http://www.irelands-directory.com/Wicklow/Bray/Health%20Care/HospitalEquipment&Supplies.html).

maidhc

Use ordinary water.

Something else will kill your engine before the trace elements in tap water will.

sundodger5

Distilled water in your engine maybe, for your battery without a doubt, but a gallon of it??

legs11

distilled water is better for car engines. put a drum by your drain pipe and eh presto.

maidhc

sundodger5 wrote:

Distilled water in your engine maybe, for your battery without a doubt, but a gallon of it??

I have always used tap water in the batteries of the tractors. They all last as long as they should. The only ones that die prematurely without warning are those silly new sealed ones.

kmb

water technolgy in cork or o connell bros batteries in cork do it.

Maybe they know a similar supplier in bray?

regds

kieran

Dilbert75

Any half decent motor factor should sell it by the litre or the 5 litre bottle.

Mayshine

I'm only using it for a coolant flush. I'll give the local motor factors a call on monday. Thanks for your help

Sam Kade

Distilled water is free, just get a plastic container put it out in the rain and wait for it to fill. Remember don't let it come in contact with metal.

Kristopherus

Celticfire wrote:

That's not distilled water........

Yes, it is .If you boil water and the let it cool, it is the same as distilled water. Have used it for years and no complaint whatsoever. If you are using as a coolant, ordinary tap water will do, unless you have to use a proprietory coolant.

Sam Kade

legs11 wrote:

distilled water is better for car engines. put a drum by your drain pipe and eh presto.

When water comes in contact with metal like drain pipes its not distilled anymore. Collect it in a plastic container.

Mayshine

Ok no rain tonight, so there goes that one,

as regards the boiling water, you need to condense it back to liquid to call it distilled

You cannot just boil water as the distilled water is the steam which escapes unless you can can capture it.

Cheers

unkel

A lot of bull in this thread

Mayshine wrote:

I'll give the local motor factors a call on monday

Don't forget the pharmacies. There might be one nearer to you than a motor factors

legs11

most drain pipes are plastic nowadays, well hours anyway.

unkel

Dear oh dear :rolleyes:

Rain water is NOT distilled water. Distilled water is pure water as per the chemical symbol: H20

As the OP said, condense steam from a boiling kettle back into fluid and you shall have distilled water. Or just buy it from your local pharmacy or motor factors for peanuts

Mayshine

It must late, because I was looking at those rain suggestions going, that cannot be right, I mean rain is usually contaminated with plenty of industrial pollutants by the time it hots the ground yet nearly considered it to be true.

Doh!!

HungryJoey

unkel wrote:

Dear oh dear :rolleyes:

Rain water is NOT distilled water. Distilled water is pure water as per the chemical symbol: H20

As the OP said, condense steam from a boiling kettle back into fluid and you shall have distilled water. Or just buy it from your local pharmacy or motor factors for peanuts

What about De-Ionised water ? That is just Pure H20 is that not the same as Distilled water ??

Hj

McSandwich

HungryJoey wrote:

What about De-Ionised water ? That is just Pure H20 is that not the same as Distilled water ??

Hj

DI water doesn't conduct electricity (it has a very has high resisivity), making it suitable for use where high voltages are involved (or cleaning - as it does not contain salts which leave residue after evapuration). DI is achieved by removing 100% of disolved salts but not necessarily bacteria, viruses, or other organic impurities. Distilling water also purifies but as temperature varies with with pressure (effectivley resulting in the water to boiling > 100c - allowing it to dissolve salts) it is still possible for distilled water to contain impurities.

crosstownk

Mayshine wrote:

I'm only using it for a coolant flush. I'll give the local motor factors a call on monday. Thanks for your help

Then why not just use tap water - there is no need for distilled water in a coolant system. Flushing is essentially like rinsing. Only a car battery requires distilled water. Anything else is OTT, imo.

BostonB

Theres actually a wiki on it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilled_water

macnab

A bit of free advice, when filling or topping up batteries or coolant systems in cars etc only use distilled water. Tap water and rain water will lead to premature corrosion and/or a build up of unwanted solids.

Mayshine

hence the reason I want distilled water for my final couple of flushes, the old coolant looked ok, not perfectly clear but not too bad, there will always be a little water in the system after flushing, so that the reason for using distilled on the final couple of flushes.

To the people who say there is no need for distilled water, I say if you are going to do a job you might as well do it right, for the small additional cost, I feel that it is more than worth it.

rebel.ranter

Anyone working in a main dealer like to comment on the use of tap water v distilled water in cooling systems?
I am in the middle of replacing my water pump & thermostat in a BMW sealed system. They are impossible to bleed properly without a lot of water.
I would be interested to see if dealers go for the distilled water approach.

Doc Farrell

I can get it for you.
I'm using bunsen burners, plastic pipes, holy water and buddhist monks trained in the art of levitation. It'll cost 1,450 euro a litre. How many gallons would you like? I'm using an old poteen still, you can have that extra kick for free.

tonyfelloni

Your all stone MAD!!

falinx

for anyone that comes across this in a google search for distilled water and ireland on google, please let me warn you that since roughly '98 the water from rain contains heavy metals so do not use it for drinking. It should be okay for placing into batteries but it certainly can in no way be classified as distilled water and certainly must not be ingested by humans. I read on the net of a much better way to get distilled water if you require it, get a pot and put it on the stove with tap water in it and start heating it. In the middle of the pot place a heavy dish that won't float (remember the water must obviously not fall into it directly from the sides). Then place the lid upside down on the pot and the handle will become roughly the "drip" point for the boiling water. Preferably you also want to put ice on top of the upside down surface causing the condensation and drip affect much quicker. Again, I can't stress this enough, rain water hasn't been distilled water for some time now so don't treat it as such.

Peace dudes

unkel

falinx wrote: »

Again, I can't stress this enough, rain water hasn't been distilled water for some time now

Indeed. Back in the day, a chap would call out to the house to make sure your rain water was indeed distilled water. Used to cost tuppence + VAT.

IBTL :rolleyes: