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   Frank wrote on 1/18/2023 12:01 PM:   
   > On 1/18/2023 11:18 AM, Mighty✅ Wannabe✅ wrote:   
   >> Peter wrote on 1/18/2023 10:53 AM:   
   >>> rbowman  wrote:   
   >>>> "Deionized water and Distilled water are both types of extremely pure   
   >>>> water, but they are produced in two distinctly different ways.   
   >>> Has anyone wondered whether the "pure" water will be "leaching" out the   
   >>> chemistry of the lead:acid plates inside the battery?   
   >>>   
   >>> Having owned a pool, all water chemistry tends toward equilibrium, and   
   >>> dissolved salts (metal and a non metal) are no exception to the rule.   
   >>>   
   >>> So the more pure the water, the more it will dissolve a bit of that   
   >>> lead:acid compound that they slather on the plates between rubber   
   >>> sheets.   
   >>>   
   >>> Has anyone thought of that?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Have you thought of using corncob instead of toilet paper? Corncob is   
   >> cheap, natural and reusable. LOL!!!   
   >>   
   >> Although deionized water is 6 times more expensive than distilled   
   >> water, but one gallon goes a long way.   
   >>   
   >> Use deionized water if you want the best for your lead-acid battery.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   > Think those costs are off with two different sources and sizes.   
   >   
   > Google sez this:   
   >   
   > "However, in general, distilled water is more expensive than deionized   
   > water. This is because it takes more time and energy to produce   
   > distilled water, and it also requires special equipment that not all   
   > companies have."   
   >   
   > When I worked in the lab we had a distilled water line to every bench   
   > but it was replaced by deionized water to save cost.   
   >   
   > Been decades since I had a car battery that needed water but I am   
   > hearing it is better to put distilled or demineralized water in your   
   > car radiator if needed as minerals are bad there too.   
   >   
      
      
   Distilled water is good enough for being devoid of "almost" all   
   impurities except some ions. Distilled water is still quite conductive   
   if you test a glass of distilled water with a multimeter.   
      
   Deionized water for home use is done with a canister of resin beads   
   inline with your water pipe. The water is passed through the canister   
   that can capture most, but not all the ions. Since the resin beads has   
   charges that can capture only ionized particles in the water, other   
   impurities in the water that have no electrical charges will not be   
   captured.   
      
   Therefore, as I have explained before, the highest grade of pure water   
   is deionized water made from distilled water.   
      
   Theoretically pure H2O does not conduct electricity, but in reality only   
   deionized water made from distilled water can approached that   
   theoretical state of being purely dielectric.   
      
   https://puretecwater.com/deionized-water/what-is-deionized-water   
      
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