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e16@telus.net

Mon, Jan 21, 2002 6:02 PM

make sure if you buy the type that has to be diluted to use distilled

water <

Interesting advice, and a thought that's never occurred to me. I've used
tap water to dilute the antifreeze in my cars for 44 years without any
discernible ill effects. However, distilled water is inexpensive - free
if you use a dehumidifier. Anyone else do this?

Cheers, Garrett

> make sure if you buy the type that has to be diluted to use distilled water < Interesting advice, and a thought that's never occurred to me. I've used tap water to dilute the antifreeze in my cars for 44 years without any discernible ill effects. However, distilled water is inexpensive - free if you use a dehumidifier. Anyone else do this? Cheers, Garrett

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mhknott@home.com

Mon, Jan 21, 2002 6:26 PM

----- Original Message -----
From: "Garrett Lambert" e16@telus.net

Interesting advice, and a thought that's never occurred to me. I've used
tap water to dilute the antifreeze in my cars for 44 years without any
discernible ill effects. However, distilled water is inexpensive - free
if you use a dehumidifier. Anyone else do this?

I've collected and used condensate from my Crusaires for topping up
batteries. It doesn't take long to collect a couple of gallons. It's
essentially distilled water.

-Mel

----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Lambert" <e16@telus.net> > Interesting advice, and a thought that's never occurred to me. I've used > tap water to dilute the antifreeze in my cars for 44 years without any > discernible ill effects. However, distilled water is inexpensive - free > if you use a dehumidifier. Anyone else do this? > I've collected and used condensate from my Crusaires for topping up batteries. It doesn't take long to collect a couple of gallons. It's essentially distilled water. -Mel

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scaramouche@tvo.org

Mon, Jan 21, 2002 6:48 PM

e16@telus.net writes:

However, distilled water is inexpensive - free
if you use a dehumidifier

Don't use a dehumidifier in our lattitude. However I get my
'distilled' water courtesy of mama nature in large quantities every
time it rains and I have to pump out my dinghy. Always keep some of
it in gallon jugs (filtered through pantyhose to get the dead bugs
out).

Economically (cheap) George of Scaramouche.

e16@telus.net writes: >However, distilled water is inexpensive - free >if you use a dehumidifier Don't use a dehumidifier in our lattitude. However I get my 'distilled' water courtesy of mama nature in large quantities every time it rains and I have to pump out my dinghy. Always keep some of it in gallon jugs (filtered through pantyhose to get the dead bugs out). Economically (cheap) George of Scaramouche.

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vbhodges@ardmore.com

Mon, Jan 21, 2002 9:15 PM

George wrote

"However I get my 'distilled' water courtesy of mama nature in large
quantities every
time it rains and I have to pump out my dinghy. Always keep some of
it in gallon jugs (filtered through pantyhose to get the dead bugs out). "

If I remember right from my old science class, raindrops are formed around a
particle of dust in the air, so your "naturally distilled" water might be
dirtier than the tap water. Distilled water from the store sounds cheaper
all the time.

Brent Hodges

George wrote "However I get my 'distilled' water courtesy of mama nature in large quantities every time it rains and I have to pump out my dinghy. Always keep some of it in gallon jugs (filtered through pantyhose to get the dead bugs out). " If I remember right from my old science class, raindrops are formed around a particle of dust in the air, so your "naturally distilled" water might be dirtier than the tap water. Distilled water from the store sounds cheaper all the time. Brent Hodges

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