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[nitramtpr]

Arrived and not got a clue with this

What do you need help with?

 

[Pugglt Auld Jock]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B071JL6LLL/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

bought this

My guess is he's bought this meter but doesn't know how to use it? Just a guess?

 

[varesecrazy]

Arrived and not got a clue with this

Look in the punto 2/b GUIDES

 

[DaveMcT]

Yes, my local store refuse point blank to honour their online prices, they say they're only for click and collect. The first (and only) time it happened I paid the in store price, every time I need anything there and then I do a click and collect.
The only thing cheaper in store is the bottles of distilled water! As we live in a really hard water area we go through loads for the steam iron and floor steam mop.

If you have an electric dehumidifier, the water it collects is effectively distilled.

 

[jrkitching]

If you have an electric dehumidifier, the water it collects is effectively distilled.

It is, but it is also potentially quite dirty; any dust in the air ends up in the condensate. Dehumidifiers are actually quite good at collecting airborne dust and the evaporator matrix can get clogged by it; one reason why cars with A/C generally also have a pollen filter.

Just filter it through a piece of paper towel in a funnel and you'll get almost all the dust out - what's left on the paper might surprise you. If you boil the filtered water, it won't leave a residue - it's great for use in miniature steam engines.

It can also be quite heavily contaminated with bacteria; leave it for too long (weeks, not days), and you might find it develops a musty smell and starts going mouldy.

But once filtered, it's great for diluting concentrated antifreeze & screenwash, and topping up unsealed lead-acid batteries.

Another source of reasonably pure water is the runoff you get when you defrost the freezer.

 

[nitramtpr]

We go through a couple of quids worth of distilled water every 5 or 6 weeks so it isn't a huge amount of cash and it saves having to buy a new iron or steam cleaner every couple of years. A free source would be cool but not essential.

 

[DaveMcT]

It is, but it is also potentially quite dirty; any dust in the air ends up in the condensate. Dehumidifiers are actually quite good at collecting airborne dust and the evaporator matrix can get clogged by it; one reason why cars with A/C generally also have a pollen filter.

Just filter it through a piece of paper towel in a funnel and you'll get almost all the dust out - what's left on the paper might surprise you. If you boil the filtered water, it won't leave a residue - it's great for use in miniature steam engines.

It can also be quite heavily contaminated with bacteria; leave it for too long (weeks, not days), and you might find it develops a musty smell and starts going mouldy.

But once filtered, it's great for diluting concentrated antifreeze & screenwash, and topping up unsealed lead-acid batteries.

Another source of reasonably pure water is the runoff you get when you defrost the freezer.

Ours has an air filter so the water is visibly very clean though it won't stop microbes. I'd not go drinking it direct (at least not without boiling it) but it works fine for things like screen washers.