Water distiller vs reverse osmosis filter?

I prefer water distillation because it doesn't waste water and requires less filters (just a post carbon filter) usually does the trick. Reverse osmosis is supposedly excellent but wastes lots of water and requires a watchful eye on the filters to be changed more often.

Some people say that distilled water leaches minerals out of your body but I don't think it does -- according to much of what I have read -- but you can find anything to support any stance.

For the money and convenience, I vote for distilled.

Distilled seconded, the only pure water source left on the planet, buff said.

*nuff* lol it wanted me to type muff next

Seems to be the way to go.

Cheers

Only way to remove flouride is reverse osmosis.

Dont a distiller remove it?

I personally have never liked the taste of distilled water but I don't think I've ever had totally fresh distilled water. I hear that it supposedly tastes better when fresh.

get the "life straw" it lasts a year and is what is used in 3rd world countries to purify water..they show and example of drinking water mixed with cow dung and the water coming out clean [link to eartheasy.com] I bought 3

dilates twirler

Yes it does. It doesn't remove VOC's, but that's what the carbon filter is for!

distilled takes all the nutrients out, doesn't it?

Yes, but eat one lettuce leaf and you have the same amount of nutrient you might in some healthy creek water! And the minerals the bottling companies add are allways in-organic. You want the organic stuff. Distilled water filters your body from the in-organic stuff there's in it!

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Yes, but then you're drinking water and uselessly drinking it.

I know you can make up for the nutrients elsewhere - but can you have the same catalyst to get it into your body?

There is a difference.

he's got it backwards OP. Fluoride is not removed through RO, but it is removed through distillation. We have a distiller. I prefer to add minerals to my distilled water. If a person has a buildup of minerals in their body (very common in the U.S) distilled water does have a pulling effect. So, if you fast in any way and eat a very healthy diet, I recommend distilled water with added minerals (high quality, of course)

lol reverse osmosis IS Distilling

lol reverse osmosis IS Distilling


its like saying

"hes talking like obama"

"hes lying"

SAME THING

Last Edited by Daersoulkeeper on 08/24/2012 03:28 PM

Fluoride is not removed through RO, but it is removed through distillation..........\0/...help...............

Get your nutrients and minerals from food...I've been using distilled water for 20 years and raised three kids on it, the oldest is 19 and we are all in perfect health and have perfect teeth, zero fillings in our teeth...

for mo info!

I distill my water and then add a small teaspoon sundried seasalt for all the minerals needed for my body.

I bet your kidneys hate you.

two different processes:

Reverse Osmosis:
[link to chemistry.about.com]

Distillation:
[link to chemistry.about.com]

1 tsp per gallon is fine, brief

light vapors travel across. Light hydrocarbons for example. If the still is allowed to actively boil macroparticles are launched into the vapor stream. The cleanest water in the world is used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. It is made using the reverse osmosis process.

RO and distilling both remove flouride

[link to chemistry.about.com]
sorry, RO is your best bet.

I have a ppm meter which I used to test tap water, spring water, RO water and distilled water. Distilled water measured the lowest in parts per million across the board

i use reverse osmosis, filter change once a year, water exchange 1:1,2 liter which is the best i could have found on the market. it cleans water also off of pharmaceutical residues, uranium, heavy metals and so forth. if i have enough rain water i let it run trough the osmosis system also, using it for cooking, drinking and more. haven't bought bottled water ever since then. shows constant parameter of 16 microSiemens.