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s10blazin
10-06-2007, 09:44 PM
Just out of curiosity I have been reading about how some people get buildup in thier systems even with just deionized water. Has anyone tried the water you get for salt water aquariums it is reverse osmosis deionnized water and is supposed to be as close to 100% pure as you can get this might cut back on the buildup in the cooling loop.
here is anexample you can buy for home use its pricey but when you need alot it works well
http://www.thefilterguys.biz/ro_di_systems.htm
jimmyz
10-07-2007, 12:20 AM
distilled water is less than a dollar a gallon at every grocery i know of.
Shlomo
10-07-2007, 07:06 AM
distilled water is less than a dollar a gallon at every grocery i know of.
Exactly...
At my local Foodlion (exactly .6 miles from my house) I can get a gallon of dH20 for a cool dollar.
Why would anyone want to use anything different?
Kayin
10-07-2007, 10:11 AM
...and at my local saltwater shop it's free as much as I can haul away.
I routinely recommend it here locally (as I know every watercooled rig, all maybe 10 of them...) as it's free and DI.
DarthBeavis
10-07-2007, 11:34 AM
you all are gerly men . . .real men use Jager in their loops then drink it when they change out . . .
Kayin
10-07-2007, 12:19 PM
I do not consume alcohol at all. Call it a religious thing. If I was gonna pull a trick like that I'd run a methanol loop.
The Lone Wolf
10-07-2007, 12:30 PM
you all are gerly men . . .real men use Jager in their loops then drink it when they change out . . . :ROTF: you would have warm beer man
The_Beast
10-07-2007, 02:42 PM
distilled water = cheap
cheap = good
shazza
10-07-2007, 04:21 PM
Either distilled or deionized will work fine ... it's not necessary to use water that's been through the reverse osmosis process.
pH(x)
10-07-2007, 04:26 PM
Kayin;2476491']I do not consume alcohol at all. Call it a religious thing. If I was gonna pull a trick like that I'd run a methanol loop.
Methanol is the bad component of an alcohol -- that will make you go blind and poison your liver. Ethanol on the other-hand is what is desirable. :clap:
HiProfile
10-07-2007, 04:43 PM
Distilled water and RO water is basicly the same thing. When it comes to big-time opperations, their distilling equipment doesn't permit any other evaporated, non-h2o liquid to be collected. RO systems are just a membrane that doesn't permit anything smaller than water past. Anything smaller thats in water will generally be an ion, hence the deionized process added.
Kayin
10-07-2007, 04:55 PM
Methanol is 40% the weight of water while still retaining cooling tendencies.
I'm not at all interested in drinking it. If it weren't for dogs, I'd try experimenting with anything I could get my hands on to try and find something interesting.
DarthBeavis
10-07-2007, 05:34 PM
Kayin;2476963']Methanol is 40% the weight of water while still retaining cooling tendencies.
I'm not at all interested in drinking it. If it weren't for dogs, I'd try experimenting with anything I could get my hands on to try and find something interesting.
responsible pet owner FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up:
Kayin
10-07-2007, 06:04 PM
You bet. We love our mutts, especially the handicapped one.
DarthBeavis
10-07-2007, 06:33 PM
Kayin;2477042']You bet. We love our mutts, especially the handicapped one.
I hear you . . .we have a cat with one eye and three legs
(we own a vet clinic . . .adopted patients go with the territory)
Kayin
10-07-2007, 07:22 PM
Dachshund/pit mix with both front legs broken. He survived multiple rattlesnake bites too. Sir Gizmo of Fatness, the Dog of Timex.
Back on topic, if the water is free, that's less you have to buy. I used Dasani till I realized they add salt to make you want more.
rafrag
10-07-2007, 07:25 PM
Kayin;2477132']Dachshund/pit mix with both front legs broken. He survived multiple rattlesnake bites too. Sir Gizmo of Fatness, the Dog of Timex.
Back on topic, if the water is free, that's less you have to buy. I used Dasani till I realized they add salt to make you want more.
what do u mean by dog of timex licking and ticking?
Kayin
10-07-2007, 07:28 PM
Exactly. Rattlesnakes, two cars, and we got him at the shelter to boot.
Rescue a dog-they'll love you forever.
DarthBeavis
10-07-2007, 09:53 PM
Kayin;2477136']Exactly. Rattlesnakes, two cars, and we got him at the shelter to boot.
Rescue a dog-they'll love you forever.
Just don't try to find a wife at the homeless shelter ;)
s10blazin
10-08-2007, 03:06 AM
Either distilled or deionized will work fine ... it's not necessary to use water that's been through the reverse osmosis process.
didnt say necessarry butmaybe help keep the loop a little cleaner a little less maintenance and no buildup?