[RE-wrenches] Followup to Surrette Battery Question

[Matt]

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" <walters at taosnet.com> 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 <b.geddes at clear.net.nz> 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
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