Is RO/DI Water Safe For Human Consumption?

[tkeracer619]

:deadhorse:

 

[BFG]

I still do not understand where this " body will lost the minerals " comes from ? The water , when drunk , is still in the body , am I right ? So if the mineral is sucked out by the rodi water , it is still in the stomach right ? So the stomach would consume it back in ? Correct me if I am wrong .

 

[Breadman03]

I suppose it could remove some minerals from your body, but I'd be willing to bet that a bottle of Coke removes more minerals from your teeth than a bottle of RODI will remove from your body.

 

[Kevin Guthrie]

Aw, not this old shtick again. Last thread (5 years ago) some guy swore you would osmotically implode or something if you took a sip. Distilled water won't hurt you, neither will RO/DI. Astronauts drink it, my family has been drinking it for 20 years, and if you live in Flint its the only way to go.

 

[SuperSaltwater]

Am I the only that adds the minerals back for amazing water? You can order on Amazon it's called Concentrace Minerals I add between 20 and 40 drops more or less, I get the ppm to 50-100 randomly then drink.

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[Fijian Aquarist]

The DI resin will strip all the minerals that would be beneficial to your body. You can certainly drink it but you won't get any nutritional value from it.

 

[hogfanreefer]

The osmotic difference between tap water and RO/DI is insignificant in the "strip the body of minerals" argument.

Drinking excessive amounts of water very quickly could cause dangerous problems with hyponatremia (low sodium). If your kidneys are functioning well and you drink it more slowly it's pretty hard to get hyponatremic. Not impossible though.

As far as RO/DI being tasteless....uh of course. Pure water is colorless, odorless and tasteless.

 

[jason2459]

:deadhorse:

So much this. ^


2 reasons why one might not want to drink rodi

1. Its tastes terrible
2. DI resin is usually not NSF certified for potable water.


If you are a marathon runner, drink only rodi before, during, and after an Iron man and eat no food. Then it would possibly be bad for the body...

 

[Hassaan Ahmad]

What's wrong if we remove post carbon filter and consume water directly after RO membrane ?

 

[daninflipflops]

What's wrong if we remove post carbon filter and consume water directly after RO membrane ?

then its RO water and completely fine. the DI resin is the issue with it not being food grade.

 

[Hassaan Ahmad]

then its RO water and completely fine. the DI resin is the issue with it not being food grade.

There must be some logic all the manufacturers are providing post carbon filter in their products.