Quote Originally Posted by NotSoCoolJ View Post
What is your problem man? You suggested to someone else that it was OK for them to use tap water. I simply stated that this person shouldn't heed your recommendation. You started a bunch of and now you totally ignore that fact that you told forum user antiacid that he should use tap water. You have stick up your colon today or something. That much is obvious.
Ummmm, No. If life were that simple--there would be no conflict. I don't care how "right" you think you are--go back and read your first post in this thread and the other. You make statements you cannot support and you do it in a manner that goes well beyond "assertive". You need to step way back and take a look at yourself---only then may you begin to see where the conflicts arises.


Truth? Tap water is not the best choice. But that does not mean that it's not very usable either. I have an RODI setup and a Dual DI setup. I can buy distilled just like everybody else. Would I be better off for it? Sure. But by how much? You have no idea how many times I drained that car rad loop--no, not to "clean" it, but to work on something. If I had to buy distilled every time or "conserve" what was there? No. Not worth the trouble or expense.

I understand plenty about water. I've had aquariums for many years and you may want to check out the acrochordus.com in my sig. I'm not clueless about water, my water, or the vast range of water--even within a fairly small area. I decided to "test" that car rad setup with tap water, because 1) at the moment I did not feel like going and getting however many jugs of water I would need (remember the setup contained a 55 gal barrel) and 2) I was not sure how often I would need to drain it to "fix" something. So, I started with tap, stuck with it--and glad that I have. But if I were to setup an everyday loop like most people's--I would go pick up a gal or 2 of distilled. Why? Why not? It's too easy. But with this chiller, I used tap water because it was convenient and I've added $77 worth of anti-freeze--so, no, I won't be swapping it out for "purer" water any time soon. But my experience doesn't tell me that I need to....


For the record: I don't "recommend" for people to use their tap water. But I don't necessarily recommend against it either. It's up to them as far as I'm concerned. For the average loop: Not using distilled is just silly. It's just too easy. My situation is different though....and it's my choice--no one else's. Same for the next person.

As far as tap water goes--there is some really good tap water out there. But for the average loop: distilled is still a better bet.