Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 22:10:33 +0200 From: v3andesp@ulmo.stud.slu.se (Anders Espef\dlt) To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3372$foo@default> Subject: Re: free distilled water?
>Date: Tue, 02 Sep 1997 20:06:28 +0000
>From: Matt <drake@erols.com>
>Subject: free distilled water?
>Message-ID: <340C71C4.208E@erols.com>
>Ive been using distilled water for my plants. Buying it is getting
>expensive. I have a germination tray about 2 to 3 inches deep. If I
>fill this tray with tap water, put the clear plastic lid on it, and
>set it out in the sun, won't the water that collects on the lid from
>evaporation of the water in the tray be distilled water free from the
>salts and minerals, etc., of tap water? If this water is pure, as I
>would think it would be, then i can take the lid off and collect the
>water on it in cups. Is this pure water that I would be collecting?
Yes it would work. I think you could enhance the method by cooling the lid
(with water on top of it?) And/Or tilt the lid to make the collected
condensate flow to one side where it could be collected in some sort of
container. Probably the best result would be obtained if you constructed a
special sun-powered distiller. Not to complicated though! Construction-time
is also money!
Anders
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