deionized vs distilled water?

[jalyst]

I have a high end R/O system that makes it better then distilled.

Confused.....
How can you make that claim when there's greatly varying grades of distilled?
Same for R/O too...

Are you saying better than run-of-the-mill "supermarket grade" distilled?
If so what measurements are we talking?

Cheers

Could be, but the machines used to de-ionize the water is about $30k each. The filter alone is $5k. Maybe the prices are not the same since I cam comparing this against lab grade stuff. I figured whoever is selling this stuff better get some money back.

Yeah there's no doubt the high-end gear is pricey for both processes.
From what I've read, DI is not quite as Labor intensive/energy consuming.
Both can still get extremely technical/pricey set-ups/gear...

[Sadasius]

Confused.....
How can you make that claim when there's greatly varying grades of distilled?
Same for R/O too...

Are you saying better than run-of-the-mill "supermarket grade" distilled?
If so what measurements are we talking?

Cheers

No need to be confused. I have a condition in which I am very sensitive to Fluoride. Living in a city in which they fluoridate the water can make it challenging for a person like me to stay alive. Natural calcium fluoride is okay but the stuff they use in municipal waters is extremely toxic and I am sensitive to it. The distillation process does not get rid of most chemicals as it evaporates with it. However it is great for cleaning out minerals as that is left behind. My R/O system not only takes out minerals but chemicals, hormones and even radioactive material such as radium and tritium. This is why I made the claim I did. Read up on each process and see which one's are best for making the purest of water. Now what happens in the end is funny too because the water then tries to reestablish it's minerals to maintain it's Ph balance. It's a good study. I read up on it because well...my health was involved.