Portable Ice maker
What kind of water do you use in your portable ice makers, saw that tap water and distilled doesn't work well for very long..
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MrWizard wrote:
elwood58 wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
Why wouldn't distilled water work well? Seems like it would be the obvious choice.
Distilled water is one of the only things that will corrode stainless steel. Good for you, but not good for many metals.
NO it will NOT
your are thinking of De-ionized water
that can be corrosive to somethings
My mistake, it is Di water that can be a problem.- Water
elwood58 wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
Why wouldn't distilled water work well? Seems like it would be the obvious choice.
Distilled water is one of the only things that will corrode stainless steel. Good for you, but not good for many metals.
I have a 12 gallon "Life Mist" water distiller that is made of stainless steel. It's 11 years old. No corrosion anywhere.- ...
elwood58 wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
Why wouldn't distilled water work well? Seems like it would be the obvious choice.
Distilled water is one of the only things that will corrode stainless steel. Good for you, but not good for many metals.
NO it will NOT
your are thinking of De-ionized water
that can be corrosive to somethingselwood58 wrote:
Ah, you're thinking of De-ionized water, not distilled water. Two slightly different animals. Distilled water will not corrode stainless steel, de-ionized water will.fj12ryder wrote:
Why wouldn't distilled water work well? Seems like it would be the obvious choice.
Distilled water is one of the only things that will corrode stainless steel. Good for you, but not good for many metals.- I just use tap water, I haven't had a problem and the ice tastes the same and chills just as good..
- Right out of the tap.
- Bottled water also.....
- We use walmart drinking water in the gallon jugs.
