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If you're overly concerned with the small amount of water that you may need, you can find distilled H2O in the hardware store, and probably at the corner Macs Convenient store, Walmart/Cdn Tire obviously. After you get over this inconvenience buy 1 litter of proper coolant and leave it in the frunk with 1 litter synthetic oil for emergency top ups. Saves a lot of anxiety
He just needs a top up, pretty sure that would be fine... but maybe you know something I don't...
Tap water has too much minerals and should never be used. A tiny bit would probably be ok, but since distiled water is easy to get it makes sense to use it.
The attached image was taken at my restaurant, after 1 year of heating Milton's hard tap water these are the deposits left behind. Kind of extreme, but you get the idea.
Tap water has too much minerals and should never be used. A tiny bit would probably be ok, but since distiled water is easy to get it makes sense to use it.
The attached image was taken at my restaurant, after 1 year of heating Milton's hard tap water these are the deposits left behind. Kind of extreme, but you get the idea.
You should put in a water softener system, works wonders. My kettle has no build up after a year, my coffee maker and bath steamer use to die from the built up but now have no issues. Heck even the glasses that come out of the dish washer are perfect no water marks at all and I don't even use rinse aid.
Adam I agree with using distilled water, was just arguing the point of a small top up when you are in a pinch... I think we are both on the same page here
You should put in a water softener system, works wonders. My kettle has no build up after a year, my coffee maker and bath steamer use to die from the built up but now have no issues. Heck even the glasses that come out of the dish washer are perfect no water marks at all and I don't even use rinse aid.
Yep, after I sold the restaurant in 2012 the new owner put in a system. Milton's water is brutal.
Adam I agree with using distilled water, was just arguing the point of a small top up when you are in a pinch... I think we are both on the same page here
Cheers
Doesn't everyone have a jug of distilled water in the garage?
Who says your coolant light came on in the garage? My coolant light came on in my jetta TDI at work the other day so I topped it up with some water from our tap, probably the worst water you could use... Did I think twice about it? No... don't get paranoid about using tap water in the car if you're in a pinch and need to top up. There is so much glycol lubricating and maintaining the system you will never have a problem. If you are flushing the system, yes use distilled water. OP needed a solution for low coolant light and asked if you have to use distilled water to top up. You don't if you are topping up. If you are making a jug of premix, or flushing system then that's a different story... But I digress... I guess you could just wait until you get home and use your special garage water.
If you are concerned about it freezing in the reservoir, just add it right before you drive to work or drive home. As long as you warm up the engine properly the T-Stat will open and no issue. Also the car will be warm..
Basically don't add it at night and park outside..
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dont be too **** about what type of water for such a tiny amout , just dont use Milton water. .. you should be fine .. id be a little more concerned about why it dropped on a 100% recovery system . I never lose coolant for years .. if you have to top it up again i would be very concerned.
I have Cambridge water ( 25 grains ) so have run a water softener forever. dont even think about it any more. .
02-16-2015, 02:34 PM
