Dave Smith wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
>
> > Mr Libido Incognito wrote:
> > > Distillation would in effect sterilize it.
> >
> > Not true. Not unless conducted entirely under sterile conditions
> > including packaging that is also hermetically sealed. Most distilled
> > water sold is not sterile. During distilllation the heating process
> > sterilizes but usually the condensation process undoes the sterility.
> > Most consumers want sterile water so that it's mineral free but are not
> > interested in whether the water for their steam iron is sterile too.
>
> My home distiller has an activated charcoal filter. The charcoal has to be
> changed every few months. Apparently it becomes a breeding ground.

That doesn't make sense. Water should be filtered before it's
distilled... you have a distiller at home, why pray tell, are you
making home hooch? Maybe you mean you have a water filtration system,
not a distiller. Activated charcoal filters remove only odors. Btw,
all domestic water plumbing contains bacteria at some level, especially
domestic hot water... hot water heaters are notorious for being laden
with bacteria.... once a year hot water heaters should be shocked with
a cup of laundry bleach. Think about how hot water heatrers work...
cold water enters near the bottom, hot water rises so it's drawn of
near the top. The bottom six inches or so of a typical hot water
heater contains tepid water, the perfect breading ground, also is where
sludge builds up... any of you ever saw what's inside your hot water
heater you'd never bathe.

Sheldon