Talk:Deionized water

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[edit] DI water as a dielectric

"Z-Machine"..."you keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means". Comment in edit summary from Daelin, 19:37, 11 April 2006

I'm not sure I understand your comment. Degassed DI water is often used as a temporary dielectric for high power pulses lasting microseconds or less. DI water's combination of short term dielectric strength and high dielectric constant allow it to briefly store huge amounts of energy - a function critical in the design of the Z-Machine, which uses 600,000 gallons of the stuff... Bert 02:04, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Z machine

[edit] Consumption

Its safe to drink or any difference from normal water?

There is not a lot of info about this. Some call it crazy to drink, others say it is fine since your body will add plenty of ions prior to the water reaching the kidney. I think this breaks down into two questions. Is it safe to drink, due to possible leeching ions out of the body, and the probably more important question, how much can one drink prior to seeing negative side effects? It may take several gallons a day to leech enough to cause harm, but I don't know. I will ask a renal professor soon, but anybody else with info should say something. After a conclusion, we should post something on the main page. Rjkd12 00:12, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

YES, it is safe to drink. I do not have hard data, but I did talk to a renal professor. Compare the salt content of RO water or regular tap water and then compare that to DI. Considering there is not enough electrolytes or ions in regular water, we obviously get the majority of our ions from food. So, the minute lack of ions in DI water won't be enough to effect our ion/electrolyte balance at all. You'd have to only drink DI and not eat anything before you would die. Rjkd12 21:05, 5 December 2006 (UTC)