Distilled Water

[coalminer071]

Now i know most people who run distilled water have special additives in with the water. However if its a temporary thing, how long before the water goes "bad". 1 week?

[thekeemo]

im pretty sure its not nearly that short if that was true water cooling would be a much bigger pain

[CrustyTissue]

Now i know most people who run distilled water have special additives in with the water. However if its a temporary thing, how long before the water goes "bad". 1 week?

I'm not sure but why not just get some biocide or a kill coil i's not expensive and then you'll have peace of mind and you can always re sue the coil or re-add biocide if you decide to go back to distilled water. Most people just get coloured tubing and use distilled water since coolant is normally leaves stains or starts to gunk if not drained regularly.

[coalminer071]

Yea, I understand where you both are coming from, however I found out I ran out of coolant. I was wondering if i can just put in pure distilled water and wait for new batch to come in around a weeks time. Would that cause any problems like algae and others?

[givingtnt]

Yea, I understand where you both are coming from, however I found out I ran out of coolant. I was wondering if i can just put in pure distilled water and wait for new batch to come in around a weeks time. Would that cause any problems like algae and others?

that should be ok. but if I was you, while you're at it, id try making it run a little while on distilled water, then change the water (to clean the tubes/pump/reservoir from any leftovers)

[coalminer071]

i already did with vinegar solution.

[Annon6347300838]

I just put a kill-a-coil in my loop no issues yet.

[acidprototype]

distilled water is fine for a little while, but i wouldnt run it for longer that 2-3 months. thats when ive found small things start to grow

[Annon6347300838]

Acidprototype, are you just saying running it just straight distilled? I have just a kill-a-coil and have been runing distilled watter for prob 5 months now and zero things growing.