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Posts: 1025
Joined: Oct. 14 2009
From: New York City
Distilled water for case humidifier
I can't find distilled water for my case humidifiers any more. I have seen "Purified" water. Is that okay. And for many years I just used tap water and never had a problem. What's the lowdown?
RE: Distilled water for case humidifier (in reply to Ramon Amira)
Hola Ramon:
I always use distilled water in my 'guitar room' ultrasonic humidifier, as recommended to avoid mineral salts build-up, etc.
It is readily available at our local pharmacy stores; two bucks for a 3 litre container. Not sure why you're having a problem finding it locally?
But, you can always try making your own, using a room dehumidifier during the warm months, and storing the distilled water in plastic bottles. You can make a lot of distilled water during a warm summer.
RE: Distilled water for case humidifier (in reply to Ramon Amira)
My case humidifiers are a kitchen sponge with all the excess water squeezed out, stuffed in a ziploc bag that's left open stuck in the case up under the tuners. It's cheap, it works better than most of the "case humidifers" you buy, and I could care less if they go bad. Replacements are cheap.
Never had a problem with a guitar either from too much or too little humidity doing his. When the weather is super dry, I take old 35mm film containers stuffed with damp sponge, and with holes punched in them and hang them from the strings in the soundhole.
I have owned some of the expensive commercial products but concluded most are glitzy crap ...
Posts: 1108
Joined: Sep. 29 2009
From: Back in Boston
RE: Distilled water for case humidifier (in reply to Ramon Amira)
i personally think the distilled water requirement to be overkill for in-case humidifiers. i have heard the ultrasonic ones are not that good for one's health if one does not use purified water.