Battery Water Deionizer

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:
the last I checked the label of the distilled water I buy at walmart, it said it was processed by, ozonation, micro filtration, UV light, and steam distilled. Hard to get much more than that. :)
bumpy

Why does the following somehow Take The Glow Off the confidence of using Wal-Mart water...?

What does that have to do with buying DISTILLED water at WM.

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:
the last I checked the label of the distilled water I buy at walmart, it said it was processed by, ozonation, micro filtration, UV light, and steam distilled. Hard to get much more than that. :)
bumpy

Why does the following somehow Take The Glow Off the confidence of using Wal-Mart water...?






Wal-Mart Bottled Water Comes From Sacramento Municipal Supply
May 8, 2015 10:36 PM
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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Wal-Mart is facing questions tonight after CBS13 learns the company draws its bottled water from a Sacramento water district during California’s drought.

According to the label, the water comes from the Sacramento Municipal Water Supply. This comes on the heels of Starbucks opting to move sourcing and production of its Ethos bottled water from California to Pennsylvania.

While the label reads Great Value, the fine print reveals the bottled water is anything but a deal, especially for Sacramento residents.

“Either they were unaware, uninformed or unintentionally did this,” said public relations expert Doug Elmets. “It could be all three of those. Whatever it is, it’s a bad move and they need to correct it and they need to do it quickly.”

RELATED: Visit California Drought Desk for complete drought coverage

According to its own labeling, the water in the gallon jugs appears to come from Sacramento’s water supply.

Sacramento sells water to a bottler, DS Services of America, at 99 cents for every 748 gallons—the same rate as other commercial and residential customers. That water is then bottled and sold at Walmart for 88 cents per gallon, meaning that $1 of water from Sacramento turns into $658.24 for Walmart and DS Services.

For comparison, the city of Sacramento says the average family uses 417 gallons of water a day.

Elmets wonders if this perfectly legal business operation will get a big thumbs-down from California consumers. This comes as Sacramento-area water districts are preparing to enforce residential water-use cuts as high as 36 percent.

“It’s certainly leaving a bad taste in everyone’s mouth when you can’t fill up a swimming pool, if you’re building a new home in West Sacramento; you can’t water your lawn if you’re living in this region. And to find out they’re making a huge profit off of this, it’s just not right,” Elmets said.

RELATED: Simple Water-Saving Tips

He says Wal-Mart should take a page out of Starbucks’ game plan. The coffee giant moved production of Ethos bottled water after news its water was pumped out of Placer County and bottled in Merced.

“The reaction should be immediate. And that is to find another supplier outside of California that can be able to meet the needs that they have and also the needs of the consumer,” he said.

Wal-Mart sent a statement reading in part, “We have and continue to work with our suppliers to act responsibly while meeting the needs of customers who count on us across California.”

CBS13 contacted the Sacramento water district on Friday, but were told its media specialist will get back to us next week.

since CA is diverting lots of fresh water to serve the needs of an animal in a brackish area and the other day I saw a picture in the paper of a dried up river bed adjacent to a very green golf course, etc. I fail to get too excited about CA water supply. and incidently, my bottle of distilled water from walmart originated at a municipal water supply in PA. Absolutely no GLOW taken off IMHO.
bumpy

Strictly out of curiosity, has anyone used rain water? Back in the days before there was a store on every corner that's what we did for batteries.

And iced tea.

Hard to say what you might get in rainwater any more.

Building on the WM story, if you read the labels on most brands of bottled water, there's a difference between distilled and "drinking water" or whatever they call it. Not the same source. Drinking water is just tap water with an upcharge.

Bumpyroad wrote:
the last I checked the label of the distilled water I buy at walmart, it said it was processed by, ozonation, micro filtration, UV light, and steam distilled. Hard to get much more than that. :)
bumpy

Why does the following somehow Take The Glow Off the confidence of using Wal-Mart water...?






Wal-Mart Bottled Water Comes From Sacramento Municipal Supply
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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Wal-Mart is facing questions tonight after CBS13 learns the company draws its bottled water from a Sacramento water district during California’s drought.

According to the label, the water comes from the Sacramento Municipal Water Supply. This comes on the heels of Starbucks opting to move sourcing and production of its Ethos bottled water from California to Pennsylvania.

While the label reads Great Value, the fine print reveals the bottled water is anything but a deal, especially for Sacramento residents.

“Either they were unaware, uninformed or unintentionally did this,” said public relations expert Doug Elmets. “It could be all three of those. Whatever it is, it’s a bad move and they need to correct it and they need to do it quickly.”

RELATED: Visit California Drought Desk for complete drought coverage

According to its own labeling, the water in the gallon jugs appears to come from Sacramento’s water supply.

Sacramento sells water to a bottler, DS Services of America, at 99 cents for every 748 gallons—the same rate as other commercial and residential customers. That water is then bottled and sold at Walmart for 88 cents per gallon, meaning that $1 of water from Sacramento turns into $658.24 for Walmart and DS Services.

For comparison, the city of Sacramento says the average family uses 417 gallons of water a day.

Elmets wonders if this perfectly legal business operation will get a big thumbs-down from California consumers. This comes as Sacramento-area water districts are preparing to enforce residential water-use cuts as high as 36 percent.

“It’s certainly leaving a bad taste in everyone’s mouth when you can’t fill up a swimming pool, if you’re building a new home in West Sacramento; you can’t water your lawn if you’re living in this region. And to find out they’re making a huge profit off of this, it’s just not right,” Elmets said.

RELATED: Simple Water-Saving Tips

He says Wal-Mart should take a page out of Starbucks’ game plan. The coffee giant moved production of Ethos bottled water after news its water was pumped out of Placer County and bottled in Merced.

“The reaction should be immediate. And that is to find another supplier outside of California that can be able to meet the needs that they have and also the needs of the consumer,” he said.

Wal-Mart sent a statement reading in part, “We have and continue to work with our suppliers to act responsibly while meeting the needs of customers who count on us across California.”

CBS13 contacted the Sacramento water district on Friday, but were told its media specialist will get back to us next week.

Old-Biscuit,

Like you, I made lots of "pure water" for use in batteries and Reactor Plants and used the same stills for drinking water on the Submarines.

SaltiDawg

Jeez, mex!. What a headache to deal with.

For my needs, a single 10" DI resin filter supplies my needs. I had an older setup I used for my house, so I put in a pre-filter too. The DI cartridge was $20 with a first fill and I can get more resin any time I need it.

Although I really just use it for rinse water when I wash the cars, I can pull battery water if I remember. Otherwise I just buy some distilled and let the extra it sit.

Jose

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
I risk criticism for taking this beyond knuckle-dragging level. However the single syllable limited can skip this link.


http://www.trojanbattery.com/pdf/WP_EffectOfImpurities_0612.pdf

I agree with using distilled water. I just thought it was interesting that Trojan engineer told that tap water is OK to use in there Flow-Rite watering system. Then again, they are in the business of selling batteries. Below is from there web page.


Hand Pump Supply – The hand pump water supply is perfect for the customer who has 1 or 2 golf cars and would like to use distilled water. To operate simply connect the hand pump to the HydroLink™ Watering System and place the other end in a gallon of distilled water. Begin to fill by squeezing the pump. When all of your Trojan batteries are filled the bulb will become firm, not allowing you to add any more water.

Regulated Hose Supply – Flow-Rite’s most popular water supply, the Regulated Hose Supply, provides an inexpensive option to pump operated units yet and allows for fast filling. Installation couldn’t be easier, simply attach to any garden hose bib.

Deionized Water Supply – Maximizes battery life by removing dissolved solids that are present in tap water and can lead to shortened battery life. Economical, the separate bed deionizer uses an ion exchange cartridge filled with non-toxic synthetic resins to remove impurities from you tap water before it enters the battery.

Oooh I wish I was kidding...

"This machine is for Tequila or Mescal"

"There is only water. I am making pure water for my batteries"

"You are washing the machine out. This fools nobody. Andele where is the mescal?"

When I took him to the gen shed he spotted all the water milk jugs and popped caps and sniffed. He could not believe it was water. As he and four other SSP federal police were leaving...

"This machine is illegal. Take it down"

It stayed up. A 55-gallon drum with legs and 10-meters of 1/2" copper tubing for a condenser. Sizing the blowoff vent was the trickiest part. But it does have a mud drum drain.

I did check the TDS and it averages 17 - 24 PPM.

MEX-Wonder, Again..."you've GOT to be kidding".

Old-Biscuit
You missed my point entirely. My knuckle-dragging quip was directed at snippers who would criticize my posting to the Trojan PDF link that shows the effects of different contaminants in the water.

Guess you never had occasion to purchase ten gallons of distilled water then had it disappear into DWs steam iron, various female appliances, humidifier, Bi-Pap, etc.

In Michoacan 1/2 liter bottles of water cost A DOLLAR AND A HALF. So I made my own wood-fired steam distillation plant. A roaring fire will render a gallon of product every eight minutes. A month after it went into service I was raided by the Federal Police who were convinced I was distilling bootleg Mescal. The concept of distilled water for batteries was beyond them.