The Do’s and Don’ts of Distilled Water.
Published June 10, 2011 | 
Many people have heard the term distilled water, or a water distiller. But they don’t know what it is or what it does. The process of distillation makes what is known as “pure water”, or in layman’s terms, it takes all the dissolved and no so dissolved ‘chunks’ out of the water.
The distillation process is simple. You heat water until it reaches it’s boiling point – 100 degrees Celsius. Then you collect the steam and cool it, forming water. When water is heated, only the water vapor is produced, leaving everything else in the water behind. This produces water that has benefits as well as shortcomings, which I’ve listed below.
Distilled Water Benefits:
- Removes impurities in the water that are difficult or impossible to remove with other means
- Good for home owners with wells that may be contaminated with dissolved impurities, like the arsenic and uranium that are common in some areas of the U.S. midwest and Canadian Prairie Provinces
- Easy to operate, very little consumable parts that need to be replaced
- Small models can fit on counter tops and be moved around.
Distilled Water Drawbacks:
- Very energy intensive process – heating water takes a lot of electricity
- Ultra pure water is slightly acidic and an aggressive solvent of just about any mineral or other
- Distillation machines typically only produce small amounts of water at a time
- Commonly purchased to treat municipal tap water when other less aggressive and less expensive methods of home water treatment are available
The bottom line is that unless you are convinced and have proof that there is some sort of dissolved contaminant in your well or surface water supply that is in sufficient quantities to do harm, a water distiller is overkill. If, however, you have known issues in your water, a distiller is a very convenient way to make that water safe in your home.
Click here to see an example of a good quality home counter top distiller with auto shut off.
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Published December 30, 2008 | Anna from Wyoming Writes:
Hi, we get our water from a well and we use a water distiller for our drinking water. I am totally confused if this is the best water for us or not, because I am concerned about the water not having any minerals in it. Right now I add colloidal plant minerals to add some minerals, but please let me know if you have any better suggestions, the internet makes me scared with all their claims that distilled water leaches minerals out of your body!
Hi Anna, thanks for the question.
Two things happen to water when it passes through an R.O. membrane or a distiller:
- The removal of minerals. Water is the worlds most universal solvent, which is why you find naturally occurring minerals and metals in water. Once these minerals are removed, it does allow for very fast ion transfer from a source of high ions (the minerals) to low or no ions (the “pure” water). Think of it like heat – if you have one room at twenty degrees and another room of equal size beside it at ten, eventually both will be fifteen degrees. This can suck dissolved minerals from your body and pass it into your urine, which can be a problem, assuming you have a major mineral deficiency in the first place.
- The formation of carbonic acid. With the minerals gone, the H2O is free to combine with the carbon dioxide in your water, forming carbonic acid. This will bring the pH of the water down to around 6.
The real question is will this do any long term damage. The internet supports a lot of sensationalists that like to do fear mongering. Fear mongering gets attention, and traffic, which is what webmasters like. Creating this unfounded fear also drives sales for products that are not needed or just plain do not work, for the profit of these unethical business people.
I have not run across any sufficient long term studies stating if this lack of minerals is truly harmful or not. The concept of “pure” water being harmful is a relatively new one and long term study is required. However, there is no doubt that pure water is in reality an fairly aggressive and effective solvent. That is scientifically valid.
My own personal thoughts are that if you are in good health, and have a healthy, balanced diet, there shouldn’t be any problems. However, if you are very young (infant/toddler), very old, weak, infirm, or have or are at risk of having osteoporosis, than ingesting de-mineralized water might be a risk for you, a risk that you might not want to take.
Personally, I drink and cook with the municipally treated tap water available from my taps. As a member of the municipal treatment industry, I am familiar with local and federal regulations as well as industry wide standards and have every confidence that I am getting safe water.
If you do feel that your distiller is no longer working for you, I would be happy to help point you in the right direction of other effective water treatments for your well water. But for now, happy drinking!
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