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    is water from the dehumidifier distilled ?

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    No it is not.

    6dogs4us

    General dehumidifier water is considered a rather clean kind of greywater: not suitable for drinking, but acceptable for watering plants, though not garden vegetables. The concerns are:
    the water may contain trace metal from the solder, most significantly lead (which is quite damaging), but also copper, aluminium, and zinc;
    various pathogens accumulate in the water, particularly due to its stagnancy, including fungal spores; unlike in distilled water, the water is not boiled, which would kill pathogens (including bacteria);
    as with distilled water, minerals are largely absent, hence it is somewhat flat tasting.
    The trace metal poses a danger if used on edible plants, as they can accumulate; however, the water is otherwise usable for irrigation.
    One can make food-grade dehumidifiers (avoiding toxic metal and keeping the collection tank clean), which are called atmospheric water generators.

    I doubt very much.  In any case, I won't drink it.



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