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OK, so where do you get distilled water for topping up the battery?
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Dunolde wrote:OK, so where do you get distilled water for topping up the battery?
WalMart http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... d=10315382
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I can buy distilled water at just about any grocery store.
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Thanks for the replies. I had no idea that distilled water is so available. I'll be checking local stores for a source today. Thanks! :D
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I just use water from my dehumidifier saved up from the summer.
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You know those water bottles everybody is walkin around with everywhere
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You know those water bottles everybody is walkin around with everywhere
get my drift?
NO NO the FDA allows drinking water to contain some trace elements not found in distilled water. Sodium Ben. is used in drinking water to preserve flavor. Make sure that label states "distilled water" and not "drinking" or "pure" water.
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Some places it may be called "purified water". DO NOT use drinking water in a radiator.
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gearhead65 wrote:DO NOT use drinking water in a radiator.
Awww but then I don't get paid to put in a new radiator and acid-clean your whole system! You're not fun, I'm going home now... :laughing:
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#10 Unread post by dean owens »

the original question was about topping off the battery. why does distilled water have to be used for the battery?
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