quick water cooling question....

[bobt17]

would useing distilled water make that big of a difference over normal water(well water if it maters)?

[f155mph]

Distilled water is less conductive.

[UserName]

if you boil your water before you use it it also will be less conductive. but distilled is better

boil it if you cant wait and get it done in the middle of the night

but let it cool first.

of course you knew that

[jbslow]

Unless I'm wrong distilled water will help keep the system clean. If you dont have a water sofener you would notice the white residue on the shower head I dint know about you but I dont want to buy another block and pump before I need to.

[bobt17]

thanx for the fast replys :) how hard could it be to clean it out even if it did need it.... couldent be that hard could it

[bobt17]

bump

[UserName]

no
it can't

[FrozenInHI]

only difference is the corrosion and growth that i can think of. conductivity is still there, but much less in distilled water. doesn't really matter since both conduct, so you'll fry either way, but you won't get the growth you will with regular tap water. use water wetter in either case to limit the amount/ability of the organisms inherently in the water.

[The Overclocker]

minerals in 'normal' water cause corrosion and can create limescale, useing distilled water removes that. but i use tap water in my system and when used with water wetter i dont have a problem

[tyshy]

85% distilled water
15% antifreeze
1oz. of water wetter for every quart of liquid.

[Billvill]

What ! No bottled water ?

Billy

[ButcherUK]

15% antifreeze is overkill unless you run a chiller. For a normal setup distilled plus water wetter is the best setup.