BedrockIOMC
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2 of us have different thought on the water from my ro system being safe to drink, thoughts?
Ro water safe to drink?
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Lloyd Williams
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2 of us have different thought on the water from my ro system being safe to drink, thoughts?
They sell kits to plumb it to your sink
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BedrockIOMC
Never to salty, Just don't go over 35.
I'm in a apartment so I dont want to plumb it in like that.
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RO is ok RO/DI is not
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BedrockIOMC
Never to salty, Just don't go over 35.
Got ya, everyone takes things differently. I appreciate it either way.
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Your take on this? I could think the water is so reactive it could strip good minerals from the blood stream. Maybe hard on the liver?
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If you're letting your fish swim in it, I would hope that it's safe to drink as well.
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From my understanding Deionized water causes intestinal inflammation but not sure about other potential health issues.. RO is fine and makes a great cup of coffee
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I only know from checking the Spectrapure web site, but they do not recommend drinking DI water.
This is the disclaimer from their site:
RO units with a reservoir are available for drinking water. Personally, I would still sanitize the canisters from time to time though.
This is the disclaimer from their site:
RO units with a reservoir are available for drinking water. Personally, I would still sanitize the canisters from time to time though.
miPapareef
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I drink the RO water. In fact I like to let the RO run and fill my water jugs before sending water to the DI cartridges. In the first few minutes the RO rejection rate is lower and if it goes into my coffe water, then my DI resin lasts longer .
Speaking as someone with several chemist friends. Ro is commonly sold in stores for drinking water and is just fine. Rodi on the other hand is not safe to drink due to the speed at which it can leach vital minerals/chemicals from your body. It will in fact etch and cuase leaks in copper pipes as well.
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Apparently my chemist friends disagree with your chemist friends. The 'danger' from drinking deionized water appears to be mostly myth and pseudoscience. It's probably unnecessary, RO alone is just fine, but it's not dangerous.
Been drinking RODI for 20+ years no problems including vitamin or mineral deficiencies in myself or any of my family(5). Myths about RODI leaching vitamins and minerals from your body have persisted for decades but are just that, myths with no scientific facts to back it up.
Lol Chemists. So it does apparently depend on how pure it is. Less pure, less of a problem. A small amount of even the most pure is ok but a large amount can supposedly in some cases cuase internal bleeding which isn't really a chemist thing so I think when I see my nurse friend on Tuesday I'll ask her and see what she says.
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You could not pay me $100 to drink a glass of my aquarium water...or your aquarium water.
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I’m not a DR and not a chemist, but I am an engineer and took a few chem classes getting my degree. My 1 cent:
While this is an interesting question, you can quickly google it and find reputable sources that address the very question.
DI water, is not “reactive”. all DI water is is water that has all of the mineral impurities removed. So there is no calcium, magnesium, etc in the water. However the water is still just that, H2O, two hydrogen, one oxygen.
Most sites on this topic appear to address the “dissolve your organs” or the “dissolve your intestine” myth, and state that it’s just that, a myth.
What’s important to remember is the DI water only has the ions removed. So if you go to the middle of nowhere, find some standing water, and run it through a DI filter, that’s not safe. That won’t remove viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc.
But think about this, the ions in water aren’t bad for you. In fact in most cases, your body needs them. While not a big source of the daily news for those minerals, it helps. Plus most people think DI water tastes bad and it is more expensive to make. So why would you drink it?
Now that being said, if you take DI water and run it through a bunch of copper and steel pipping, that’s a different story as the water will likely pick up contaminants from the reaction with the pipes.
It's not dangerous but does not contain any minerals and such, which is vital to overall health and hydration. The ph is also not optimum, again not dangerous but water with a higher ph would be better. I use my ro/di to make my mate, tea, and cooking. In the end if I had only 2 choices, I'd drink it instead of what comes straight out the tap.
