Where to buy distilled water?

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  • andrewd
    S2Forum Addict
    • Jun 2006
    • 278
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #1

    Where to buy distilled water?

    Planning a coolant flush & change this weekend and understand it's best to use distilled water for both.

    Anyone know where I can easily find ~10 litres of the stuff at a decent price?
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  • S2central.net
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    • Jul 2003
    • 16590
    • Country: Northern Ireland

    #2
    Try your local chemist / pharmacy !
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    • andrewd
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      • Jun 2006
      • 278
      • Country: United Kingdom

      #3
      It's an idea! Someone at work suggested trying my local supermarket .. apparently they sell it for use in irons. Bet they only sell it in 250ml bottles or something like that ... lol.
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      • s2driveruk
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        • Jul 2003
        • 12696
        • Country: England

        #4
        halfords used to sell it....1ltr bottles
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        • Nuvo
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          • Nov 2003
          • 3825

          #5
          Why not make your own?
          See here

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          • andrewd
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            • Jun 2006
            • 278
            • Country: United Kingdom

            #6
            Originally posted by Nuvo
            Why not make your own?
            See here
            "... you can distill water with an ordinary household pot and two pot lids. Boil water in a pot covered with the first lid. After a while, you'll see that the water in the pot vaporizes, and condenses on the lid (this is distilled water). Now replace the lid with the second lid, and turn the first one vertically, so that all condensed water collects at one point, and then pour it into a cup. Meanwhile, more distilled water condenses on the second pot lid, so just repeat the above steps again... until you have a full cup."

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            • Nuvo
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              • Nov 2003
              • 3825

              #7
              Originally posted by andrewd
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              Long night ahead of me then ...
              Aw nuts, I thought it would have been more efficient than that. I should have read through it all. Sorry.

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              • YELL MAN
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                • Dec 2005
                • 535
                • Country: Shetland Islands

                #8
                correct me if im wrong but isn't the water you get out of dehumidifiers distilled.
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                • Nuvo
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                  • Nov 2003
                  • 3825

                  #9
                  You are quite correct. Just to add, the distilled water isn't safe to drink and it will taste stale anyway. Not that Andrew was planning on drinking it. Just a little caveat emptor.

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                  • 4WheelDrifter
                    S2Forum Zealot
                    • Oct 2004
                    • 5773
                    • Country: Devon

                    #10
                    Originally posted by andrewd
                    "... you can distill water with an ordinary household pot and two pot lids. Boil water in a pot covered with the first lid. After a while, you'll see that the water in the pot vaporizes, and condenses on the lid (this is distilled water). Now replace the lid with the second lid, and turn the first one vertically, so that all condensed water collects at one point, and then pour it into a cup. Meanwhile, more distilled water condenses on the second pot lid, so just repeat the above steps again... until you have a full cup."

                    Long night ahead of me then ...

                    Don't forget to clean all your containers with your collected distilled water first, otherwise it could be contaminated. You should have enough in about 50kWh.
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                    • pastures16
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                      • Nov 2004
                      • 2058
                      • Country: United Kingdom

                      #11
                      if you come down to leicester weve loads at work got a filter system that turns tap water into distilled
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