David, No DI water is NOT potable...but then neither is a clear mountain stream. Not that clear mountain water is bad for you, its just risky with the Giardia thing. DI water doesn't "purify" the water, so bacteria, viruses, cyst and even many chemicals "could" be present. Would "I" drink it? Of course!..but then, my subdivision was able to increase the water flow in our community well a hundred feet deep by irrigating the field directly above the well. By LAW, the DEQ has placed a boil order on that water, not that any bugs were found after testing it. And I drink the water heartily without boiling first! Like that LAW, DI water is NOT potable unless special steps are taken to make it potable (such as regular testing), none of which have anything to do with DI water. -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Tremmel Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:51 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] DI Water Dear Technetters, As a joke, someone asked me what would happen if they drank DI water and it started me thinking. Is DI Water potable? Thank you, David Tremmel Belmont Trading 3160 MacArthur Boulevard Northbrook, IL 60062 (847) 412-9690, Ext. 345 (847) 858-5540, Cellphone _________________________________________________________________ ¿Cuánto vale tu auto? Tips para mantener tu carro. ¡De todo en MSN Latino Autos! http://latino.msn.com/autos/ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------