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Recycled Yellow Snow | 16 comments (16 topical, 0 editorial)
Re: Recycled Yellow Snow (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by DanG on Thu Mar 13th, 2008 at 08:29:17 AM MST
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I was a big believer in Wallermart distilled at .68¢ a gallon until I noticed the majority of times there is a strong twang of Castor Bean oil infused into it from their production line lubrication scheme. Having ~extremely~ slight oiling over a period of years probably will not hurt FLA batteries but if you use the water for anything else...

I hate to say it but you get what you pay for - their brand distilled may be the first runs through systems producing other brand lines or lacking some final filtration. If it is purity you want pay the going rate for bottled water from the local drug store, etc.

I have another question - What about Ozone? Many bottled water products are finished with ozonation as final insurance keeping the product sterile until it is opened. I believe the bubbles seen clinging to the insides of a fresh gallon jug consist mostly of ozone. Is it harmless over long periods on lead plates of flooded batteries?



Re: Recycled Yellow Snow (3.00 / 0) (#5)
by Capt Slog (Capt.Slog(at this)gmail.com) on Thu Mar 13th, 2008 at 09:58:06 AM MST
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I can't see the ozone staying in there long enough to cause a problem.  I doubt whether it will affect the inside of a battery very much anyway.  It is capable of attacking rubber and maybe some plastics (certainly as a gas) but again, I doubt you will have a lot of trouble if the concentration is low enough that it is able to be sold in a plastic bottle without any problems.
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Recycled Yellow Snow | 16 comments (16 topical, 0 editorial)

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