Distilled water shortage?

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agent-maroon
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6:24p, 10/28/22
Not sure if this is all that relevant to politics, but would there be any reason to be experiencing a distilled water shortage? Every place I had looked for it has been out of stock for the last couple of weeks. I finally found some today at a Family General kind of hidden at the back of a mostly empty shelf.

It's water. Why would everybody be out of stock?
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6:28p, 10/28/22
Everyone must be cleaning their Keurig at the same time.
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In reply to [removed post] • 6:42p, 10/28/22
Maybe I should go back and buy the rest of their stock. I would have to find another place to put all the covid toilet paper, but it might well be worth it
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7:06p, 10/28/22
We buy it for our countertop ice maker and it's been hit or miss at Walmart for months.
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7:16p, 10/28/22
Let's head to HEB/Kroger and clean out the shelves!

This can be Toilet Paper 2.0!

Edit: Bah, Agent already made the reference
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In reply to [removed post] • 7:17p, 10/28/22
C@LAg said:
it is very easy to make

https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/buying-distilled-water-is-a-waste-of-cash-heres-how-to-make-it-yourself-for-free/
How is it free if you need to use heat from a stove, using either natural gas or electricity, to boil water?
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7:19p, 10/28/22
Elections are when people find out what politicians stand for, and politicians find out what people will fall for.
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7:26p, 10/28/22
Pardon my ignorance, but what is distilled water good for? Isn't it bad to rely on it as your normal drinking water?
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7:28p, 10/28/22
Jade Helm 2.0
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7:29p, 10/28/22
Get an under sink RO filter. Great water.
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In reply to Texker • 7:35p, 10/28/22
Texker said:
We buy it for our countertop ice maker and it's been hit or miss at Walmart for months.
Oh heavens!

Counter top ice makers are crap. My Mom tried that at our lakehouse and it was not worth it at all.

Get an undercounter real ice maker, takes some maintenance but having truly clear ice is worth it. It is well fed since we have both sources of water. Has iron issues with the ice maker but damn if the difference isn't worth it.
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In reply to aggiehawg • 7:43p, 10/28/22
aggiehawg said:
Texker said:
We buy it for our countertop ice maker and it's been hit or miss at Walmart for months.
Oh heavens!

Counter top ice makers are crap. My Mom tried that at our lakehouse and it was not worth it at all.

Get an undercounter real ice maker, takes some maintenance but having truly clear ice is worth it. It is well fed since we have both sources of water. Has iron issues with the ice maker but damn if the difference isn't worth it.
My folks have been through 2 undercounter ice makers in the last 4 years and consider them to be a maintenance nightmare. They're looking at buying a counter top that my niece and her husband really like.

As always, YMMV...
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In reply to White Liberals=The Worst • 7:45p, 10/28/22
White Liberals=The Worst said:
Pardon my ignorance, but what is distilled water good for? Isn't it bad to rely on it as your normal drinking water?


It's also used in automotive radiators. I don't buy the premix antifreeze so I mix it with distilled water.
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8:00p, 10/28/22
I'll make distilled water for anyone who needs it. But in these turbulent times, understand pricing is at an all time high.
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8:01p, 10/28/22
Husband uses it for his CPAP. Bought a bunch when I found it last month.
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8:02p, 10/28/22
I use it in our coffee to keep the wife from beeching about the taste of the well water, even though I have a triple filter.
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8:05p, 10/28/22
We use it for sinus flushing and have noticed a shortage as well.
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8:05p, 10/28/22
Try searching the baby isle at heb/grocery stores. They normally have distilled water.
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8:12p, 10/28/22
Golf cart batteries. Haven't had a problem buying any yet
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In reply to White Liberals=The Worst • 8:14p, 10/28/22
White Liberals=The Worst said:
Pardon my ignorance, but what is distilled water good for? Isn't it bad to rely on it as your normal drinking water?


It's also recommended for preparing baby formula.
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In reply to agent-maroon • 8:20p, 10/28/22
agent-maroon said:
aggiehawg said:
Texker said:
We buy it for our countertop ice maker and it's been hit or miss at Walmart for months.
Oh heavens!

Counter top ice makers are crap. My Mom tried that at our lakehouse and it was not worth it at all.

Get an undercounter real ice maker, takes some maintenance but having truly clear ice is worth it. It is well fed since we have both sources of water. Has iron issues with the ice maker but damn if the difference isn't worth it.
My folks have been through 2 undercounter ice makers in the last 4 years and consider them to be a maintenance nightmare. They're looking at buying a counter top that my niece and her husband really like.

As always, YMMV...
Exactly. To each their own. The one we have now is 3.5 years old and cranks out all the truly clear ice we need so if that's crap then I'll take it. Yes, it must be cleaned on occasion(ice is food so important to keep the unit clean) but nothing major.
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In reply to White Liberals=The Worst • 8:33p, 10/28/22
White said:
Pardon my ignorance, but what is distilled water good for? Isn't it bad to rely on it as your normal drinking water?
Distilled water helps keep your coffee machine from scaling.
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In reply to Sooper Jeenyus • 10:07p, 10/28/22
Sooper Jeenyus said:
I'll make distilled water for anyone who needs it. But in these turbulent times, understand pricing is at an all time high.

Price gouging in a full blown crisis...
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10:08p, 10/28/22
Noticing this also. CPAP user here
I'm not sure if people genuinely believe someone is going to say, "Wow, if some people say I'm a moron for not believing this, it clearly must be true."

It's not much a persuasive argument. It really just sounds like a bunch of miniature dachshunds barking because the first one one barked when it thought it heard something.
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In reply to PlaneCrashGuy • 10:12p, 10/28/22
PlaneCrashGuy said:
Noticing this also. CPAP user here

+1 Thinking about buying a distiller just to insure a steady supply. That CPAP machine isn't cheap and there's probably supply chain issues with them like there is with everything else
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10:24p, 10/28/22
I feel like I'm being trolled.... like when my teenage daughter told me she didn't know how to boil water so she wouldn't have to make mac n cheeze.
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In reply to evestor1 • 10:32p, 10/28/22
evestor1 said:
Everyone must be cleaning their Keurig at the same time.


We only use distilled in our Keurig. #purists
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