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> There is no practical way to prevent scale depositing other than using distilled water This isn’t exactly true, scale builds up because of certain minerals,
by yladiz 6y ago
> There is no practical way to prevent scale depositing other than using distilled water
This isn’t exactly true, scale builds up because of certain minerals, not just any mineral, so filtering for those achieves similar results. For example, soft water also doesn’t build up scale. Anecdotally I make tea and coffee every day and use Brita filtered water and don’t get scale build up in my kettle, whereas using tap water builds scale in only a couple uses.
- ericbarrett 6y agoSeconded. We have extremely hard water and a water softening system (the kind you fill up with 50kg of salt or potassium every few months) + under-sink reverse osmosis. Water produced by the RO system can be boiled or evaporated with no, or at least microscopic, residue. Boil a liter or two of the untreated water and you'll be scouring the pan or kettle afterward.
- lmilcin 6y agoThis is very simple. If water leaves no residue then you have an equivalent of distilled water. Normal water for human consumption should contain palette of minerals. First to taste well, second to supplement your diet (supposedly, I don't have hard facts).
- Balgair 6y agoAlso water safety issues. Flint, MI found out the very hard way what happens when you don't put that stuff in.
- ericbarrett 6y agoThis is crankery. Minerals are collected by the body from all sources. The grains, fruits, vegetables, and meat one eats are surely not fed with distilled or RO'd water. Unless your diet is extremely unusual, the trace minerals removed from water will never be a problem.
- lmilcin 6y agoWHO disagrees with you. HEALTH RISKS FROM DRINKING DEMINERALISED WATER "V. CONCLUSIONS Drinking water should contain minimum levels of certain essential minerals (and other components such as carbonates)." https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutrientschap12.pdf https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutrientscha...
- ericbarrett 6y agoQuoting the paper: > In the past, acute health problems were reported in mountain climbers who had prepared their beverages with melted snow that was not supplemented with necessary ions. A more severe course of such a condition coupled with brain oedema, convulsions and metabolic acidosis was reported in infants whose drinks had been prepared with distilled or low-mineral bottled water (11). Reference 11: > 11. Anonymous. Hyponatremic seizures among infants fed with commercial bottled drinking water – Wisconsin, 1993. MMWR 1994; 43: 641-643. Look that paper up and you will find the two (!) case studies in it were a woman who subsituted bottle formula with water for a whole day and a woman who gave her infant three bottles of formula a day and three bottles of water a day. This is a reference I picked at random, from a provocative claim; it was so dishonest I didn't bother with the rest.
- lmilcin 6y agoIt is not like getting this kind of knowledge is easy to get, even for WHO. You can't just yank 200 people, feed 100 of them distilled water for 10 years and make the other 100 control group.
- ericbarrett 6y agoI have more questions. This paper is actually written by a Czech academic. It is hosted on the WHO website, but that tells us nothing. Do they endorse the paper, or do they just host it because it was referenced? What does the WHO actually have to say about RO water? When I google "revere osmosis health problems" I get mostly conspiracy sites and "natural healing" bloggers trying to sell me crystals. The only MD opinions I can find say there is no substantial evidence of concern. Can you cite a medical professional's opinion? Are you just googling narrowly to support your opinion and then throwing PDFs at me? That seems to be the case.
- canadianfella 6y ago> supposedly, I don't have hard facts Then be quiet about it