De-humidifier

[Fly258]

I have a de-humidifier which collects approx 5 litres of water from the atmosphere each day. I was wondering about the properties of this collected water and whether or not it is similar to distilled or RO water. Does anyone know if it would be suitable to do water changes with? I know its probably a long shot, but my tapwater is currently running between 40 - 60 ppm of nitrate!
Regards
Jim

 

[wetwetwet]

Bon't how they work m8

but I'd imagine it would be pretty much distilled water

try testing it to see what results it comes up with and/or contact the manufacturers to see what they say.

maybe someone will know for sure...

 

[Bradley]

Hi,

If i am correct, it should be safe, maybe...

Dehumidifyers do nothing but make the air make "rain". Cold bars freeze the air that passes through, causing the moisture to form water dropplets. This is the same thing that makes it rain outside. I am not shure if it is safe becaude, like outside, the "rain water" can have chemicals that were in the air in the water. If you live in a polluted mega-city, then the water should be a little too toxic for fish, but if you live in the country, you should be fine. If you live in the country and want to try it, i suggest using a small, not-too-hardy fry, this way, it would be affected by any chemicals in the water quicker and more drastically so you can quickly get your results.

Of course, that's just me, do what you want.

Good luck!