art_b Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I went to Countdown, petrol stations, a chemist and I couldn't find distilled water. Hope you there can tell me where I can get one. Wanted to mix a 4dKH solution for my drop checker. So I really don't need that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Several of the bottled waters are distilled. Check the labels. I remember seeing one at Pak n save that definitely was, but it's been a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 How much do you plan on using ? It could well be cheaper to bruy a cheap distiller and make your own . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 The red shed, although you may have to check a few branches as they sometimes are out of stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugz Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Found this on how to do your own. A simple kitchen stove distiller can be made by taking a very large pot with a lid with your water in it (about 1/3 to 1/2 full), floating an empty glass bowl in the water, then placing the large pot's lid UPSIDE DOWN on the top of the pot. Fill the lid with ice and then set the stove to slowly boil the water in the pot. What happens is that the water vapour travels round the floating glass bowl and condenses on the cold (ice filled) lid. As the lid (should be) is slightly rounded the condensed vapour will run down the underside of the lid and drip into the floating glass bowl. The glass bowl is the collector for your 'distilled' water. Points to note; The glass bowl should never touch the bottom of the pot or it will boil as well, and the lid should not be a perfect seal when upside down. For a purer result, discard the first 10ml in the bowl as this could contain impurities that boil below 100C i.e. first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_b Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I found one in Foodtown. It is Pure Dew ultra-pure water bottled by NZ Distilled Water, Ltd. Thanks for your replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennos Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I buiy 5l of distilled water for MY PC water cooler from SuperCheap Auto for $10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_b Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I buiy 5l of distilled water for MY PC water cooler from SuperCheap Auto for $10. Thanks for the info. The Pure Dew water from Foodtown cost me $2.80 for 3L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennos Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 yeah but that water has minerals added to it I would imagine, pure distilled water is not very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennos Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 oh and they sell 500ml bottles of it for like $2.50 or $3.00 IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Pure Dew is steam distilled and RODI filtered, it has a DOC of less than 1mg per litre (reading the label here) We get 10 litres for $5.99 at the red shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_b Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Forgive my ignorance. What is Red Shed ? When I google, it shows the Warehouse, a storage rental, an art studio, etc. When I searched for Red Shed in Auckland on whitepages.co.nz, it did not find anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 The Red Shed is a nickname for The Warehouse usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_b Posted February 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 The Red Shed is a nickname for The Warehouse usually I see ... now I get it :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Yup, sorry - the Warehouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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