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bottled water mixed with radiator fluid, safe?

bottled water mixed with radiator fluid, safe?

Postby Ford_Fixorrepairdaily » Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:35 pm

Is it safe to subsitute bottled water for distilled water when mixing radiator coolant? I wanna make sure , b4 i start.
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Postby PhreakdOut » Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:45 pm

I use 22x (250ml) bottles of Evian mixed with a dash of sweat from a virgin along with a coolant of choice. J/K


Any H20 is just fine. Tap water works just as well with exception that it carries some minerals or flourides. (Certainly not enough to cause any concern)
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Postby Jai_Jai_Binks » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:02 am

Why would you want to bottled water. Go to your local target/walmart..and get a couple of gallons of distilled water. I buy them for my steam iron (makes em last foever if you use distilled water). At walmart they are like 69c a gallon! I'm guessing your bottled water is more expensive!
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Postby Paladin06Greg » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:04 am

OK, now I know you're telling a lie. Where did you find a virgin??


PhreakdOut wrote:I use 22x (250ml) bottles of Evian mixed with a dash of sweat from a virgin along with a coolant of choice. J/K


Any H20 is just fine. Tap water works just as well with exception that it carries some minerals or flourides. (Certainly not enough to cause any concern)
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Postby PhreakdOut » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:56 am

Paladin06Greg wrote:OK, now I know you're telling a lie. Where did you find a virgin??


PhreakdOut wrote:I use 22x (250ml) bottles of Evian mixed with a dash of sweat from a virgin along with a coolant of choice. J/K


Any H20 is just fine. Tap water works just as well with exception that it carries some minerals or flourides. (Certainly not enough to cause any concern)


The real question is how I get them to sweat! :lol:
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Postby Yanks0114 » Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:50 pm

PhreakdOut wrote:I use 22x (250ml) bottles of Evian mixed with a dash of sweat from a virgin along with a coolant of choice. J/K


Any H20 is just fine. Tap water works just as well with exception that it carries some minerals or flourides. (Certainly not enough to cause any concern)


I am not sure where you got your information ifrom but I completely disagree. As Jai_Jai_Binks said there is absolutely no reason to use bottled water. First of all, bottled water and distilled water are different. Bottled water can be glorified tap water, purified water, or spring water - all of which contain minerals.

Second of all, the minerals are of concern. Sure, in a closed system where the water never boils off it wouldn't be an issue, but if the water wasn't boiling off/leaking, you would never have to refill it.

Do yourself a favor and get distilled water
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Postby SleeperSolara » Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:05 pm

Manufacture suggests distilled water.
So that is what you should use.
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Postby lazyboyz69 » Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:34 pm

yea distilled water at wal-mart is very cheap, its like 70 cents for a gallon
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Postby Ford_Fixorrepairdaily » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:16 pm

cool thnx guys.
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Postby Dutch Master » Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:59 am

and also if you use distilled water in your Irons it will prevent rust and corrosion....Distilled water prevents this from happening to the radiator as well...I know I fix appliances...79 cents at Walfart..
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Postby ~Spadwaller~ » Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:56 am

PhreakdOut wrote:The real question is how I get them to sweat! :lol:


Run after them with a chainsaw and a hockey mask? :) Vrrrooom
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