I think Marshall's argument was that the coolant is designed to the correct pH
when mixed with tap water...something about buffering...and if you used
distilled water, it would not balance right.
I don't want to put words in his mouth, but I think that was what he said.
Apologies to
Christopher McCann wrote:
Since water is different everywhere, pH and mineral wise, I can't see how
that argument works.
Oh yeah, he also said (and we all agreed) that the pH of distilled water is
acidic and that is bad. I argued that with distilled water, you have a known
starting
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
While we are talking cool juice, is it alright to use demineralised water in
conjuntion with coolant?
Sure. I know peole who won't use anything but distilled, for exactly
the reasons you mention.
While we are talking cool juice, is it alright to use demineralised water in
conjuntion with coolant? The tap water in Adelaide is notoriously full of
all sorts of crap, I'd drink it but am worried it will leave all sorts of
stuff in the cooling system.
- Original Message -
From: Jim
Same issue here Hendrik, although our high mineral content with
natural hot water is great for the pools. For that reason, I use
store bought drinking water for my radiators and batteries. Read
somewhere not to use demineralized water.
On 9/9/06, Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While
Marshal gave us a detailed analysis of why not (or was it distilled
water?) a while back. I don't remember the details, but I think it
came down to 'if it's safe to drink, it's OK for the car'. If in
doubt, the bottled drinking water sounds like a very good solution.
On 9/9/06, Desert Rat
It was distilled water. Marshall and I went back and forth on this for a while.
The conclusion was that two maps were produced of the US - one from MBUSA and
the other from the USGS. If you live in an area with high mineral content in
the water (I forget what concentration), then use distilled.
Mix them if you have hard water, that will limit the minerals and not be as bad
as distilled..
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:34:46 -0500, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
It was distilled water. Marshall and I went back and forth on this for a while.
The conclusion was that two maps
