'73bird
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So do you guys mix 50/50 or 30/70 with distilled water and an additive?
Local tap water full of crap here. What do you recommend instead of distilled?Distilled water is so hungry for ions that it can leach metals and cause damage.
I have seem industrial water control systems that specify using distilled water voids the warranty.
Don't just use distilled water because "everybody else does".
Purified or filtered water is better than distilled.
Around here we have great tap water and I have used it in radiators since the 70's with no problems at all.
Isnt that the water ppl were dying from drinking it?Purified or filtered water is better than distilled.
Around here we have great tap water and I have used it in radiators since the 70's with no problems at all.
Isnt that the water ppl were dying from drinking it?
O okI said it was OK for a radiator, never said anything about drinking it.
If you feel better using something other than tap water, use grocery store bottled drinking water. It won't be "actively" dissolving your block, freeze plugs, etc.
I think it is a pretty safe bet that they are using whatever is cheapest and that would be plain ole tap water.What about the 50/50 pre-mix? Is that better than buying the concentrate and mixing it yourself? I always wondered what type of water is used in the pre-mix.
Local tap water full of crap here. What do you recommend instead of distilled?
If you feel better using something other than tap water, use grocery store bottled drinking water. It won't be "actively" dissolving your block, freeze plugs, etc.