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I'll stick to my distilled water. I still don't understand why they aren't more popular. Here they add a chemical to our tap water that bonds to lead so that

by dade_ 8y ago

I'll stick to my distilled water. I still don't understand why they aren't more popular. Here they add a chemical to our tap water that bonds to lead so that there will be less (hopefully no) lead from the lead water pipes/solder/fittings. No thank you.

lr4444lr 8y ago
Doesn't drinking distilled water in significant quantities remove important minerals from your body?
- JohnJamesRambo 8y ago
  No that is a common myth. Food has plenty of minerals etc compared to what you get via tap water. https://www.healthline.com/health/can-you-drink-distilled-water https://www.healthline.com/health/can-you-drink-distilled-wa...
  - gorilla_fight 8y ago
    From the very article you linked to: "Because it doesn’t contain its own minerals, distilled water has a tendency to pull them from whatever it touches to maintain a balance. So when you drink distilled water, _it may pull small amounts of minerals from your body, including from your teeth._" How does this contradict lr4444lr's claim "drinking distilled water in significant quantities remove important minerals from your body"? Are you arguing it is a matter of degree, that while distilled water does remove minerals from your body, the "myth" is that it is significant? > Food has plenty of minerals etc compared to what you get via tap water. How many minerals do you receive from food and how do you know this is sufficient? There is research showing a (weak) correlation between hard water (high in mineral content, as opposed to the low/zero mineral content of distilled water) and cardiovascular health, eczema, and dermatitis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969781800472 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896978... Studies of water quality and cardiovascular disease in the United Kingdom https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935103000689 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001393510... Ecological association of water hardness with prevalence of childhood atopic dermatitis in a Japanese urban area https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(16)30187-7/fulltext https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(16)30187-7/ful... Association between domestic water hardness, chlorine, and atopic dermatitis risk in early life: A population-based cross-sectional study
    - JohnJamesRambo 8y ago
      Upon further research I have changed my stance, I had never seen this WHO report before. It’s old but they recommend not drinking water less than 100 ppm. https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutrientschap12.pdf https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutrientscha...
- dade_ 8y ago
  Not true, but misinformation is probably a major factor.
- krastanov 8y ago
  The minerals you can get elsewhere, but it seems some people get surprised by the taste of demineralized water and dislike it.
  - matwood 8y ago
    Correct. I remember seeing a show about how Dasani (IIRC) drinking water is made. The person leading the show around said something along the lines that 'at this stage the water is so pure it does not taste good, so next we add minerals back in.'
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JohnJamesRambo 8y ago
You can get an undercounter reverse osmosis system for not much more than $100 that would save you a lot of trouble and expense. If you want to get really crazy hook up a deionizing filter after it to get <10 ppm water.
- dade_ 8y ago
  RO systems are excellent for water purification as well and certainly more convenient if you own your home. So I will restate, I don't understand why RO or distillation systems aren't far more common.
  - denimnerd42 8y ago
    they are expensive, require an expensive plumber to install, potentially another source for leaks, and require regular cleaning. i'd rather just pay $10/month for gallons and gallons of bottled water.
    - JohnJamesRambo 8y ago
      I haven't found that to be the case. https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-WHER25-Reverse-Osmosis-Filtration/dp/B004S7TAK2/ https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-WHER25-Reverse-Osmosis-Filt... that is $130 and the kits are very easy to install. In 13 months you'd have it paid off and you can make all the water you want.
      - denimnerd42 8y ago
        They've definitely come down in price but you're still talking 130 + installation + $80 in filters per year + leak potential. It's almost break even. Unfortunately there's still the problem that my wife being from a 3rd world country won't drink anything out of the tap that hasn't been boiled no matter how much it's been filtered due to no rational reason.
        cladari 8y ago

by dade_ 8y ago

lr4444lr 8y ago

Doesn't drinking distilled water in significant quantities remove important minerals from your body?

JohnJamesRambo 8y ago
No that is a common myth. Food has plenty of minerals etc compared to what you get via tap water. https://www.healthline.com/health/can-you-drink-distilled-water https://www.healthline.com/health/can-you-drink-distilled-wa...
- gorilla_fight 8y ago
  From the very article you linked to: "Because it doesn’t contain its own minerals, distilled water has a tendency to pull them from whatever it touches to maintain a balance. So when you drink distilled water, _it may pull small amounts of minerals from your body, including from your teeth._" How does this contradict lr4444lr's claim "drinking distilled water in significant quantities remove important minerals from your body"? Are you arguing it is a matter of degree, that while distilled water does remove minerals from your body, the "myth" is that it is significant? > Food has plenty of minerals etc compared to what you get via tap water. How many minerals do you receive from food and how do you know this is sufficient? There is research showing a (weak) correlation between hard water (high in mineral content, as opposed to the low/zero mineral content of distilled water) and cardiovascular health, eczema, and dermatitis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969781800472 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896978... Studies of water quality and cardiovascular disease in the United Kingdom https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935103000689 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001393510... Ecological association of water hardness with prevalence of childhood atopic dermatitis in a Japanese urban area https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(16)30187-7/fulltext https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(16)30187-7/ful... Association between domestic water hardness, chlorine, and atopic dermatitis risk in early life: A population-based cross-sectional study
  - JohnJamesRambo 8y ago
    Upon further research I have changed my stance, I had never seen this WHO report before. It’s old but they recommend not drinking water less than 100 ppm. https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutrientschap12.pdf https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutrientscha...
dade_ 8y ago
Not true, but misinformation is probably a major factor.
krastanov 8y ago
The minerals you can get elsewhere, but it seems some people get surprised by the taste of demineralized water and dislike it.
- matwood 8y ago
  Correct. I remember seeing a show about how Dasani (IIRC) drinking water is made. The person leading the show around said something along the lines that 'at this stage the water is so pure it does not taste good, so next we add minerals back in.'
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JohnJamesRambo 8y ago

You can get an undercounter reverse osmosis system for not much more than $100 that would save you a lot of trouble and expense. If you want to get really crazy hook up a deionizing filter after it to get <10 ppm water.

dade_ 8y ago
RO systems are excellent for water purification as well and certainly more convenient if you own your home. So I will restate, I don't understand why RO or distillation systems aren't far more common.
- denimnerd42 8y ago
  they are expensive, require an expensive plumber to install, potentially another source for leaks, and require regular cleaning. i'd rather just pay $10/month for gallons and gallons of bottled water.
  - JohnJamesRambo 8y ago
    I haven't found that to be the case. https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-WHER25-Reverse-Osmosis-Filtration/dp/B004S7TAK2/ https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-WHER25-Reverse-Osmosis-Filt... that is $130 and the kits are very easy to install. In 13 months you'd have it paid off and you can make all the water you want.
    - denimnerd42 8y ago
      They've definitely come down in price but you're still talking 130 + installation + $80 in filters per year + leak potential. It's almost break even. Unfortunately there's still the problem that my wife being from a 3rd world country won't drink anything out of the tap that hasn't been boiled no matter how much it's been filtered due to no rational reason.
      - cladari 8y ago