XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com   
      
   On Sun, 08 Jan 2023 19:26:32 +1100, Xeno  wrote:   
      
   > On 8/1/2023 3:19 pm, Bugsy wrote:   
   >> My neighbor collects rain water for his car and home (iron) and he said   
   >> i's   
   >> the same as distilled water for those two purposes.   
   >>  Is it?   
   >   
   > Yes, and no. Distilled water is purified in a *contained environment*   
   > Rainwater can be *contaminated* by atmospheric dust, chemical   
   > contaminants, etc.   
      
   And bird shit.   
      
   > It really depends on where you live whether your rainwater can be   
   > considered the same as distilled water. If you live near, say, Bejing,   
   > China, your rainwater might well be toxic. After all, the air in Bejing   
   > is toxic.   
   >   
   > Oh, did I mention dust and other pollutants on the roof and in the rain   
   > guttering? The rain water will gather these up in the process of washing   
   > your roof and deposit them into the rainwater tank.   
      
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