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Thread ID: 119030	2011-07-01 10:40:00	Using water from dehumidifier in battery	mzee (3324)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1213821	2011-07-01 10:40:00	My dehumidifier produces a lot of "distilled water". The water probably has a lot of bugs in it, but would it be Ok to use in lead acid batteries? Got to be better than tap water.	mzee (3324)
1213822	2011-07-01 11:22:00	Take your pick (www.google.co.nz)	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1213823	2011-07-02 04:11:00	Can't be too much wrong with it. As you say, it is most probably quite close to distilled water. While battery manufacturers recommend using distilled water, I have used tap water for the last 40 years or so and have had no worries at all, so using water from a dehumidifier can't be all that bad. I don't think that the bugs will have drunk too much of the water :D but it makes sense to strain the water before use.	Roscoe (6288)
1213824	2011-07-02 04:44:00	Wish I'd thought of it when I last needed some. I also reverted to the tap water. The dehumidifier, apart from traces of dust should be great.	Paul.Cov (425)
1213825	2011-07-02 09:47:00	I have caught rainwater in a plastic bucket.	Bobh (5192)
1213826	2011-07-02 19:12:00	You can buy distilled water for batteries from Supercheap When I changed the coolant in one of the cars,was advised to use deionised water which also was available at Supercheap Even topping up your coolant ,you should not use tap water either	Lawrence (2987)
1213827	2011-07-02 20:25:00	You can buy distilled water for batteries from Supercheap When I changed the coolant in one of the cars,was advised to use deionised water which also was available at Supercheap Even topping up your coolant ,you should not use tap water either You mean, don't be like everybody else.?	Cicero (40)
1213828	2011-07-02 20:42:00	Though water becomes more pure, I think, if it's also deionized/filtered through a cationic exchanger, since some water can be soft or hard, depending on presence of certain ions. Some domestic water chillers seem to have filtering beads.	kahawai chaser (3545)
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