RO instead of distilled water?

Hi All,

I am about to give the old motor from our AEG washing machine a final
'go' in an effort to remove the 18k resistance between the stator and
ground.

It was suggested I use distilled water but a mate of mine has a new RO
system for his fish tanks and it produces gallons of the stuff quickly
and easily.

For the purposes of 'cleaning' this motor (however unlikely a positive
outcome might be) would RO work as well as distilled please?

All the best ..

T i m

 

Ooops, I didn't mean to post this here but as I believe I did get some
replies on this subject (as an aside) here previously it might still
be relevant (and could still be vaguely on topic [1] if only many of
our motorcycle batteries weren't 'sealed' these days).

All the best ..

T i m

[1] Not that seems to be a requirement here ;-)

 

Yeah, I'd not seen it (but not been looking for it either) for a while
now. I believe I can get as much RO water off my mate as I want so no
having to buy several 'top up' containers of distilled etc.

Weird eh, I guess most people would think water was water?

Brilliant, thanks Gazz and as you say even if it isn't 'perfect' for
my intended application it's not likely to make anything worse or blow
up! ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

 

Do you have a dehumidifier?

I've often wondered if the water that collects in the tank, which by
definition is distilled, could be used for batteries etc.

The only problem I foresee is the dust, though mine in filtered, and
anything that could occur as the water condenses on the aluminium coils.

 

I do (somewhere) ;-)

Hmm, good thought.

Indeed, but I guess it might be cleaner than rainwater and even
contain less 'additives' than tap water?

All the best ..

T i m

 

How about a condensing tumble drier? We produce gallons of what I assume
must be distilled water.

 

Both, if filtered, should be better than chalky tap water anyway.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"A scone and tea at half past three
Makes the day a little brighter
Keep your cakes and fancy tarts
And stick them up your shiter."

 

We don't have a condensing tumble dryer so that's out I'm afraid.

We have one of those split air con units but that pumps out it's
condensed water to evaporate at the external heat exchanger.

I'll give this RO water a go. My mate is about to start producing it
ready for a partial water change in his fish tank so he said he'd do
me a couple of gallons.

All the best ..

T i m