Distilled water

[umit]

Where can I find cheap distilled water?

I want to use it in the humidifier. Tap water caused an itchy feeling in my throat I found distilled water for car batteries (akkuvesi) in Shell, but it is quite expensive. In the USA and UK I remember they sell drinking distilled water in the supermarkets...

[AldenG]

Is it also expensive at pharmacies? I'm thinking they would need to stock it for CPAP and BIPAP devices.

[Pursuivant]

Cheaper to buy one of those steam water purifier thingamajingies.

[Kai]

Motonet has distiled water at 3.90 for 5litres

[umit]

Cheaper to buy one of those steam water purifier thingamajingies.

Yeah, this is another learn-it-after-you-buy-it thing I'll try to give it back...

If not

Motonet has distiled water at 3.90 for 5litres

sounds reasonable. Thanks Kai!

[Pursuivant]

Those motonet bottles are meant for CARS. The plastic isn't "human consumption".. itchy feeling my ass. Eat yellow snow its more healthy. PM smilesalot hes got one of those thingamajingies (or had).

[Kai]

If i'm undestanding this right you can inhale as much as you like but not drink it

"Soveltuu akkuihin ja puhdistettua vettä vaativiin kohteisiin esim. jäähdytysjärjestelmiin, höyrysilitysrautoihin, höyrykihartimiin, ilmankostuttimiin jne. Max. johtokyky 5æS/cm. Ei nautittavaksi. Tilavuus 5 litraa."

[umit]

Those motonet bottles are meant for CARS. The plastic isn't "human consumption".. itchy feeling my ass. Eat yellow snow its more healthy. PM smilesalot hes got one of those thingamajingies (or had).

Without doing my homework right, I happened to buy an ultrasonic cool mist thingamajingie. In the middle of the night I woke up as if have been breathing pepper spray whole night and today I made some google search and found out this:

Impeller and ultrasonic humidifiers use less electricity than other types of humidifiers. However, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have shown that ultrasonic and impeller humidifiers can raise the level of airborne particles in the home beyond acceptable levels, especially if tap water is used.

Minerals in tap water can cause a crust deposit, or scale, to form in the humidifiers that are breeding grounds for microorganisms. As the humidifiers are used, microorganisms and minerals are dispersed into the air, which can cause a white dust to appear on surfaces. To combat this problem, you can use distilled water, although many brands now have filters that reduce this problem. Evaporative filters do not appear to raise the level of mineral levels in the air, although they were not tested by the EPA.

[Pursuivant]

Interesting, I used to have a square bucket and a towel on top of the radiator. Humidifiers back in the day polluted the air with mildew spores as people never f* read the manuals & clean them.

[Karhunkoski]

Yes those fancy-dan ultrasonic jobs are a pain. Some need filters, they need cleaning and some spread a fine dust all over your house. Best just to buy a UFOX model (incidentally made in Finland , keeping Finns in jobs!). UFOX needs no cleaning (perhaps an annual vinegar clean if you're in a hard water area), they don't harbour bacteria and they don't throw fine dust around your house.

http://www.ufox.fi/

Edit, here are their pages in English http://old.allaway.fi/page.php?hid=174

[rinso]

In the old days, before they invented those gadgets, we placed small water containers between the segments of the radiators. It worked perfect.

[biscayne]

Yeah, I just bought a few of those little containers which hang off the radiators, they were 2 euro each, and they are working well enough for me. Obviously, you can put distilled water in them if you want to. I just put normal water in and a few drops of oils which smell nice and it's cheaper than those ambi-pur thingees. I put lavender oil in the ones in the bedrooms and fruity ones in the living area.