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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-10-08 04:42 PM
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Dehumidifier water...question:
Wouldn't water from a room dehumidifier (with a clean holding tank) be about as pure as distilled water?
Or even just about the same thing?
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-10-08 05:06 PM
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1. that's like thinking the water dripping off your car is as pure as rain
:dilemma:
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-10-08 05:12 PM
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2. Ewww
It will gather spores and pollen from the air. In addition, the unit itself is not sterile. Water can grow algae or gather bacteria.

You can water plants/garden with it but I wouldn't drink it. Yuck.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-10-08 05:29 PM
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5. Do water plants. Don't drink.
Soaking some unshucked corn for grilling in it.
If I'm not here tomorrow, you'll know why.
;-)
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-10-08 05:31 PM
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6. The heat of the grill should kill any yuckies.
But I wouldn't recommend doing that in the future.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-10-08 05:19 PM
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3. My dear trof!
It is essentially distilled...

I would not, however, drink it...

We used to have a dehumidifier that ran quite a lot, and it produced a lot of water every day!

I saved a lot of it, and I use it in my steam iron...

It works great, too!

:hi:
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-10-08 05:27 PM
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4. I'm soaking 2 ears of corn in it for grilling.
Unshucked.
Am I gonna die?
:scared:
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