Battery Water

Tony in SD · Jul 17, 2011

Whats your opinion on adding water to a battery, distilled or tap water. Does the chlorine in tap water affect the battery performance and life?

Anonymous-0 · Jul 17, 2011

Think it's the minerals in tap water also.For the couple bucks, I wouldn't take a chance.

Dave

Kentb of SWMO · Jul 17, 2011

You should really use distilled. Years ago on the farm we used the only thing that was available which was well water. Today, with almost every convenience and grocery store on the planet stocked with gallon jugs of distilled water for about a buck a gallon, use distilled.

Kent

rustred · Jul 17, 2011

distilled or clean rain water.

C.R. · Jul 17, 2011

you would be surprised how long a gallon of distilled water will last if all you do is fill batterys with it

Dean · Jul 17, 2011

I use only distilled water in both lead acid batteries and radiators.

Dean

mark in boonville ny · Jul 17, 2011

i just use well water. has iron in it but i dont think it makes a difference. just keeps it so it dont blow up which has happened to me a few times because of water level.

Bob Bancroft · Jul 17, 2011

Just like everyone here says- distilled water. And pre mix a gal. of distilled water with a gallon of anti freeze in a used 2.5 gal. chem. jug. When you use that for refills you don't have to worry about diluting your coolant.

Cold Beer · Jul 17, 2011

You put antifreeze in your batteries?

LenND · Jul 17, 2011

Years and years ago when I was in high school I worked in a full service station. We had a pintrubber container just for batteries. Guess what --when it had to be refilled it went to the bathroom sink to be filled. If the water is good enough to drink it sure should be good for a battery full of acid.

Dean · Jul 17, 2011

Years ago, I too worked at a full service service station, and we also used tap water in batteries but they were not our batteries.

Dean

Bob Bancroft · Jul 17, 2011

Sorry. I should have been more clear for the thinking impaired.
After refills I should have specified radiators.

GordoSD · Jul 17, 2011

From the USN manuals on servicing batteries, "If it is odorless, tasteless, and fit to drink, it is good for any battery".

pete 23 · Jul 17, 2011

Should you use distilled water? of course. But, what does a battery cost, maybe a hundred bucks and depending on your tap water how much will it shorten the batteries life? Now that radiator, that is a whole different situation. You are dealing with thousands of dollars worth of engine along with the radiator. Either use a purchased pre-mix anti-freeze in the radiator or use distilled water. At the shop I started using distilled water for coolant after we started having a lot of scale building up in new 7 and 8 06 tractors. That, along with water filters later on in 66 series made so much difference in condition of the entire cooling system. Water collected from a dehumidifier is good also in battery or radiator or the steam iron, as there is very little mineral in that, lots of bacteria probably but engine doesn't worry about that.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 17, 2011

There may be a few aluminum or copper ions in the water from a dehumidifier, depending on the evaporator coils. It's FREE, the water has been distilled from the air and in MHO better than any tap water that may have added chemicals, iron and calcium.

Don't see why it couldn't be use as a coolant too.

showcrop · Jul 17, 2011

I want to second what Pete 23 said. Good water is far more important in a cooling system than a battery. Acid rain water can be good for a battery but death to a cooling system.

Tony in SD · Jul 17, 2011

Thanks for all opinions. Im may be more confused now than before I asked the question.

buickanddeere · Jul 17, 2011

Demin or distilled water in batteries or cooling systems.
Are times so tough that people can't spend a little now to save a lot latter?

Tom-TX · Jul 18, 2011

No need for any confusion, just go to Wally World and get a 99 cent jug of distilled water and use it in you batteries. What is confusing about that? Tom

M-MAN · Jul 18, 2011

Read the water label carefully. Most of the water folks are buying is purified (tap water) - not distilled. Distilled costs more and isn't nearly as available.

dej(Jed) · Jul 18, 2011

(quoted from post at 12:26:43 07/17/11) Whats your opinion on adding water to a battery, distilled or tap water. Does the chlorine in tap water affect the battery performance and life?

DI water is prefered. De Ionized Water has no impurities. All the others contain various particulates. Distilled water is not DI water.

Battery Water

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Member

Well-known Member

Member

Well-known Member

Member

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Member

Well-known Member

Well-known Member

Similar threads