Both RO and distilled are forms of deionized water (water that contains no ions.) Ions must be present in water for a valid pH or PPM reading.
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What is the water called that comes out of the dehumidifier? Condensate? Distilled?
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I’ve seen some claim that what comes out of a dehumidifier. I’ve measured the PPM of mine. I don’t recall what the PPM was, but it was over 150.
Maybe. I’ve never seen it tested.
Yes. Distilled is deionized water and does not conduct electricity.
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@MidwestGuy , It’s interesting that water collected from your dehumidifier has an EC value. Mine comes out 0, and I’ve been using it for so long now that I noticed a clear difference between it, and my RO water.
Even when my RO membrane and filters are brand new, and the EC is close to zero, there’s somehow still a buffer in it. The reason I know this is because I’ve mixed the exact same solution many times. A 5 gallon jug of RO water and a 5 gallon jug of dehumidifier water, both starting at or near zero, end up with very different pH levels after mixing the exact same amount of each nutrients. They’re equal with EC of course, but the RO water settles in at about 5.6 to 5.8 after mixing, and the dehumidifier water goes all the way down 5.0 to 5.2. So the water I collect from the dehumidifier is appears to be more pure than from my RO filter. The only explanation I’ve been able to come up with is that there is a residual buffer effect that remains in my tap water even after it’s gone through the RO system. If I had the deionization filter as part of my RO, it might take that buffer out, but I don’t use them.
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I tested some dehumidifier water the other day before using and ppm was under 20
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My dehumidifier water came in between 10-20.
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Same here
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Same 17 ro
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