Age old Question - DI or Demin.

[DaddyStu]

If using a concentrated coolant do you dilute with DI or demin water?

My tap water is hard in these parts. Scales up my kettle almost every week.

I have a good supply of DI water but it can strip ions from metals.
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Daddystu
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[stinkwheel]

Not when it gets mixed with inhibitor it wont. Used to be sodium nitrite in coolant, not sure what they use currently but it'll be a soluable salt of some sort. Suffice to say, it will be thoroughly re-ionised as soon as it hits the coolant.

I suppose in that respect DI would be better because it'll only have the ions you want in it.
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[stinkwheel]

Also, if you want distilled, the stuff that comes out of condensing tumble driers and the ice inside your freezer are both distilled water.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[DaddyStu]

[stinkwheel]

[A100man]