[email protected] wrote: > << Distilled water is extremely corrosive. >> > > I think I am justing getting into this conversation. Please help me to > understand this statement. > > Have I been abducted, I thought distilled water was PURE! I have an > Ecowater Distiller!
Both are true, Mom! (I'll use another name, if you like! <grin>) Pure water will in fact attack a lot of stuff... metal in particular. If you use copper tubing in a distiller, it'll erode fairly quickly. Stainless is better, but will still slightly contaminate the output of the... um, still. Pyrex glass and certain plastics are about the best you can do. Water is *the* universal solvent. The purer you make it, the more it will try to dissolve whatever it comes in contact with. There *is* a debate over whether distilled water is good to drink or not, but that's another issue. If you've decided to drink it, don't worry on account of the "corrosive" remark, above. It may be "corrosive," but, unless you're made of metal, relax. Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
