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DonaldG · 05-15-2009, 03:13 PM

Unfortunately Dai, no where in town sells true distilled water - when you ask for it in all the places one would expect, they say yes, we have it & then offer a de-ionised water - they just don't know the difference.

The only distilled water available in the supermarket has so many additives, perfumes, along with benzines, alcohol and a raft of other chemical stuff. I looked at several brands.. all had additives that I am not happy to try.

Anyway, I now have distilled water so that part of the equation is taken care of.

I have just spent a social evening with a retired industrial chemist friend. He thinks it may have been a reaction between the anti-corrosion liquid and the de-ionised stuff. He tried to educate me with the details that de-ionised stuff has the calcium removed and sodium takes its place...

whatever, I have emailed the content of my posting above to Zalman in Korea asking for their comments. If & when they reply, I will update the thread.

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DonaldG Manager Home Support, Assistant Manager Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 10,164 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Water Cooling problems - a sitrep Unfortunately Dai, no where in town sells true distilled water - when you ask for it in all the places one would expect, they say yes, we have it & then offer a de-ionised water - they just don't know the difference. The only distilled water available in the supermarket has so many additives, perfumes, along with benzines, alcohol and a raft of other chemical stuff. I looked at several brands.. all had additives that I am not happy to try. Anyway, I now have distilled water so that part of the equation is taken care of. I have just spent a social evening with a retired industrial chemist friend. He thinks it may have been a reaction between the anti-corrosion liquid and the de-ionised stuff. He tried to educate me with the details that de-ionised stuff has the calcium removed and sodium takes its place... whatever, I have emailed the content of my posting above to Zalman in Korea asking for their comments. If & when they reply, I will update the thread. __________________ . Lest we forget... "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." Submit New Articles Here TSF's Photographer's Corner . Last edited by DonaldG; 05-15-2009 at 03:16 PM.