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Originally posted by pHaestus
Is it all sold as "Purified" water then? I am certain that the water I used to get at local Acme was RO (said so in small letters on label) but wasn't labeled specifically as RO water.
Any idea on relative conductivity of distilled vs. RO?
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From what i understand, 'purified' water (as in water meant for consumption) is in no way, shape or form devoid of minerals. Water that we drink, has TONS of minerals in it, the minerals are good for us but bad for watercooling. The arrowhead water i am drinking right now is 'purified' but still has plenty of minerals. True distilled water (I usually buy arrowhead) is devoid of ALL mineral content. Here is a quote from "
THIS article : "distilled water is like a vacuum without any minerals". RO is a process that does remove most of the mineral content of water but I believe that distillation results in water that is 'more pure'. As far as the conductivity of distilled vs. RO water, it really makes no difference. As soon as the water comes into contact with ANYTHING, including the air, it becomes technicaly unpure.