Is RO/DI Water Safe For Human Consumption?
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billdogg
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Yes it's just fine, although there have been a couple studies showing that drinking too much can actually deplete your body of the minerals it needs and gets from tap water. Straight RO would be a better choice. I run a line from my ro/di that tees off after the sediment and carbon filters up to my refrigerator for my ice and water. No more $35 frig filters for me!
rtparty
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If one plans to get the needed minerals to live from tap water, they're in serious trouble to begin with.
The only thing I have heard that can be dangerous is the DI resin not being food grade. Personally, it doesn't worry me. I've had plenty of ro/di water over the years with no known issues
The only thing I have heard that can be dangerous is the DI resin not being food grade. Personally, it doesn't worry me. I've had plenty of ro/di water over the years with no known issues
Knighthawk
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It's not harmful just useless to drink. There's nothing in it essentially.
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Higher Thinking
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When cutting weight for fights, I've always drank distilled water the final four days due to its ability to strip the body of minerals and more specifically, salt. I am not sure that RODI works the same way, but I've never looked into it.
When cutting weight during the last 24 hours, you want your body to release as much fluids as possible. Purging the body of salt will enable your body to release more fluids.
I am not familiar with whether DI water has the same water characteristics as distilled. Due to the distillation process, I think it leaves the water really volatile (acidic, aggressively binds with organic and inorganic minerals, maybe some other stuff). It's typically recommended for this reason that you avoid long term distilled water consumption, but again, I'm not aware that DI possesses the same attributes.
Even if it acted the same as distilled, you're typically fine to drink it as supplemental water to your regular water consumption routine.
When cutting weight during the last 24 hours, you want your body to release as much fluids as possible. Purging the body of salt will enable your body to release more fluids.
I am not familiar with whether DI water has the same water characteristics as distilled. Due to the distillation process, I think it leaves the water really volatile (acidic, aggressively binds with organic and inorganic minerals, maybe some other stuff). It's typically recommended for this reason that you avoid long term distilled water consumption, but again, I'm not aware that DI possesses the same attributes.
Even if it acted the same as distilled, you're typically fine to drink it as supplemental water to your regular water consumption routine.
daninflipflops
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nothing wrong with RO/DI from food grade equipment, but the DI resin you typically get for your tank is not considered food grade. The RO output water is totally fine, the issue is the DI resin. if you ever had distilled water its the same, no taste, but i like it.
der_wille_zur_macht
Team RC
Unless you're drinking a lot of water in one sitting to the exclusion of all else, the mineral depletion argument is BS.
One thing to consider is that pretty much all typical water sources in the developed world are either chemically treated for pathogens (ie they have chlorine in them) or are packaged in a clean environment (ie bottled water). We've gotten used to unquestionably safe and clean water.
Meanwhile, the RO/DI unit in your house is removing the chemicals that keep your water sterile, and your house is not guaranteed to be a sanitary environment. In other words, there's nothing to keep the water coming out of your unit free from bacteria or some other pathogen.
One thing to consider is that pretty much all typical water sources in the developed world are either chemically treated for pathogens (ie they have chlorine in them) or are packaged in a clean environment (ie bottled water). We've gotten used to unquestionably safe and clean water.
Meanwhile, the RO/DI unit in your house is removing the chemicals that keep your water sterile, and your house is not guaranteed to be a sanitary environment. In other words, there's nothing to keep the water coming out of your unit free from bacteria or some other pathogen.
Drinking a large amount of water in a sitting is dangerous for your body , there are well documented story on the web from someone wanting to win a competition etc , etc , etc . But I believe the myth about not getting minerals due to drinking ro/di is not true , come on you do eat right so thats where more of your minerals came from .
Heuristic
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One of those contests was in Sacramento, called "hold your wee for a wii". They had a whole bunch of nurses and other people calling in telling them to stop laughing at the symptoms the contestants were having, these are very dangerous signs of water intoxication and the hosts just laughed it off. :headwally: They were laughing at how they all looked pregnant etc. The winner ended up going home and was complaining about headaches and was found dead. The guy who got second survived but was in serious condition in the hospital. The dumbest part about that contest was, your body can only go through water so fast. They could have achieved the exact same thing by just having them drink a few bottles of water and waited, until they had them drink an entire bottle of water every 10 minutes or so.
ericarenee
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I have done the same thing. i WENT A step further thou. our maytag fridge has the filter at the top of Re-fridge compartment .I used a 50 foot roll of water line and wound it up really tight and put it inside the holder for the filter . It stays cool and almost unlimited supply of chilled water..
We had to put a pressure regulator in the line as well as our fridge says 65psi.. our ro/di connected to the main has 85 psi
personally I would never drink ro or rodi water. its way to clean for our body. pure water is like a sponge it acts like an absorbent. you could easily find yourself with an electrolyte imbalance. if we really want to open ourselves up to discussion about drinking water we should all consider the health benefits of alkali water. you cant produce alkali water with mineral free water. I am a bit nutso about drinking water. my drinking water filter consists of a whole house carbon filter that's fed to a pre filter, then another carbon block, followed by a ceramic filter, then to a fluoride filter, then the last stage goes to a machine that produces alkali water.
The Reef Dork
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I tried making tea with it - it's bloody horrid!
I really don't get the argument about RODI stripping the body of minerals. Water enters the stomach where it mixes with foods. There are vastly more minerals in food than in water so it really makes no difference at all if the water is pure or not.
If you only drank RODI and didn't consume anything else then yea...maybe you have a point but that's ridiculous.
Anyway, it isn't pleasant drinking it anyway so there really isn't much point.
If you only drank RODI and didn't consume anything else then yea...maybe you have a point but that's ridiculous.
Anyway, it isn't pleasant drinking it anyway so there really isn't much point.
The WHO issued a position paper several years ago recommending against drinking RODI water, but the study was based on long term use, not an occasional drink. It does taste bad, and gives your mouth a funny tingling feeling caused by your cells giving up salts and minerals. An occasional drink would be okay, although not pleasant, but I don't see any long term harm by doing so.
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