Distilled Water Los Angeles

[Electrobumps]

Does anyone know of a store that stocks distilled water? I can get it online, but it is expensive. I've tried a couple of CVS and Walgreens without success.

 

[fazer]

You should be able to get distilled water at a grocery store like Frys, Safeway, krogers.

 

[cyrano]

Most supermarkets sell de-ionized water. That's a lot cheaper than true distilled. Are you sure you need distilled?

 

[AnalogPackrat]

I bought some at Nob Hill grocery in NorCal when I lived there. I'm sure most grocery stores have it.

 

[Gold]

I've gotten distilled water at CVS and Rite Aid. Maybe try a different one?

 

[JohnRoberts]

I use a RO water filter under my sink... do you have to have distilled?

JR

 

[fallout]

Auto parts stores usually carry distilled water as well.

 

[pucho812]

Drink rain water and pure grain alcohol to preserve your essence.

I have seen distilled water at the local grocery store. Any reason why you need it? Is there a health benefit to it?

 

[john12ax7]

You can get a gallon of Arrowhead distilled water at Ralphs.

 

[AnalogPackrat]

Drink rain water and pure grain alcohol to preserve your essence.

Haha

I have seen distilled water at the local grocery store. Any reason why you need it? Is there a health benefit to it?

Works better in clothes irons and steamers, especially if you have hard tap water. Also for engine coolant (and maybe liquid cooled computers) where other contaminants can cause corrosion or clogging.

 

[JohnRoberts]

Works better in clothes irons and steamers, especially if you have hard tap water. Also for engine coolant (and maybe liquid cooled computers) where other contaminants can cause corrosion or clogging.

When I was a kid my mother collected rainwater to use in her iron. Nowadays rain water may not be that trustworthy.

JR

 

[pucho812]

Haha


Works better in clothes irons and steamers, especially if you have hard tap water. Also for engine coolant (and maybe liquid cooled computers) where other contaminants can cause corrosion or clogging.

I was referring to digesting it. Yes use in those applications.

 

[Whoops]

Strange that it's not easily available in the US, around here you can buy distilled water in every Gas station

 

[AnalogPackrat]

Strange that it's not easily available in the US, around here you can buy distilled water in every Gas station

It is easily available everywhere I've lived in the US.

 

[ruairioflaherty]

Always picked it up at CVS in here in LA. I use it for the sponge when soldering and it makes a big difference

 

[crazydoc]

I use it for the sponge when soldering and it makes a big difference

How so?

 

[Whoops]

How so?

I use it also for the iron sponge, my iron was very expensive and it was recomended in the manual to clean the tip and only use for the sponge distilled water.
I guess it has to do with the minerals and chemics used in tap water, maybe they provide earlier damage to the tip material over time

 

[13engrsapper]

Drink rain water and pure grain alcohol to preserve your essence.

I have seen distilled water at the local grocery store. Any reason why you need it? Is there a health benefit to it?

"And as human beings, you and I need fresh, pure water to replenish our precious bodily fluids."

I LOVE that movie.

Get an RO unit from amazon - they are so cheap most stores can't afford to carry them any longer. Then... add a 10" post filter to it with DI resin, preferably the color changing kind. Then you will have pure, precious fluids for cleaning things, and making kick butt coffee... or grain alcohol.

We use that water here for the ultrasonic cleaners, soldering sponge when used, the CNC mist, CNC coolant base, and basically for cleaning all kinds of stuff in a safer manner than tap water.

 

[13engrsapper]

Any tropical fish store will also have RO or DI. bring your own jugs.

 

[ruairioflaherty]

I use it also for the iron sponge, my iron was very expensive and it was recomended in the manual to clean the tip and only use for the sponge distilled water.
I guess it has to do with the minerals and chemics used in tap water, maybe they provide earlier damage to the tip material over time

Not only solder tip longevity, I feel it makes a difference to solder joint integrity.

I watched some Nasa tutorials back in the day and wiping the solder with alcohol, using silver solder and distilled water for teh sponge took me from C grade soldering to perfect joints. To be fair I got a Metcal at the same time which is like having superpowers.