This is a majorly bad idea! Tap water usually contains dissolved minerals that will screw up battery plates, reduce or increase conductivity and generally void battery warrantees.
Am I correct about this Jamie? Matt ---- "R. Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some of the single point battery watering systems have a pressure > regulator that plumbs right to the water tap with a small filter. > Apparently we in the solar business are more anal about using > distilled water than many other battery users. > > Ray > > On Sep 2, 2008, at 6:46 PM, James Surrette wrote: > > > Hi Bruce, > > > > FYI, Deionized water is commonly used in battery manufacturing and > > large motive power applications; > > > > http://www.philadelphiascientific.com/deionizer.html > > > > Regards, > > > > Jamie > > > > >>> Bruce Geddes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/02/08 6:58 PM >>> > > > And one final question: In my original post I asked if deionized > > water was > > > the same as distilled water. Nobody addressed this question. The > > customer > > > said he investigated (Wikipedia, I think) and found no > > difference. Any > > > other > > > opinions, or (even better) definitive answers on this? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Allan at PosE > > > > An interesting post Allan and a pretty thorough run down on what > > happened - > > thank you for the information. > > > > To the best of my understanding deionised water has been passed > > through an > > ion exchange filter so any reactive particles are removed. > > Distilled water > > has been distilled (evaporated and condensed) and this does not > > mean it is > > totally unreactive. Any volitile compounds in the water may have been > > distilled also and still be in solution. It will be sterile though. > > > > The water I source here in New Zealand (maybe not availalble in the > > States) > > has been through both processes and is sold as a food grade product > > for > > manufacturing tinctures etc. Dirt cheap from a bulk retail store > > unlike > > distilled water which is pretty pricey. > > > > Bruce Geddes > > PowerOn > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > > > Options & settings: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List rules & etiquette: > > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > > > Check out participant bios: > > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > > > Options & settings: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List rules & etiquette: > > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > > > Check out participant bios: > > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > R. Walters > Solarray.com > NABCEP # 04170442 > > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
