Distilled water left in hot car

Melizza · Post by **Melizza** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:37 am

I accidentally left a few bottles of distilled water in my boiling hot car for several days before I noticed. Is it still safe to use in my CPAP? I know that drinking bottled water left in a hot car is highly discouraged because of the potential release of BPAs (I’m sure I’m saying that wrong). Does anyone have any knowledge on this before I chuck 5 brand new, 4L bottles of distilled water? Thanks!

Selenium1% · Post by **Selenium1%** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:20 pm

Hello:

It was probably delivered to the store that you bought in from in a hot semi-trailer after being stored in a hot warehouse. I would not worry. If you are concerned use it to water your plants. What is the water worth? $10.00?

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:37 pm

I think it's made by boiling water into steam and cooling the steam. How much hotter than 212 F do you think it got, if the plastic jug didn't catch fire it's probably Ok!

Jim

Dog Slobber · Post by **Dog Slobber** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 9:30 pm

When will people learn?

Never leave children, pets, bass players and jugs of distilled water in a car, on a hot day, with the windows up.

Not even for a minute.

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:21 pm

Melizza wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:37 am
I accidentally left a few bottles of distilled water in my boiling hot car for several days before I noticed. Is it still safe to use in my CPAP? I know that drinking bottled water left in a hot car is highly discouraged because of the potential release of BPAs (I’m sure I’m saying that wrong). Does anyone have any knowledge on this before I chuck 5 brand new, 4L bottles of distilled water? Thanks!

I wouldn't worry about it, *at all*. I doubt that there's BPAs in any bottled water bottles these days, and you're not going to be drinking it, anyway.

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:22 pm

Dog Slobber wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 02, 2018 9:30 pm
When will people learn?

Never leave children, pets, bass players and jugs of distilled water in a car, on a hot day, with the windows up.

Not even for a minute.

I'm pretty sure the distilled water didn't suffer heat stroke...

Bass players? really?

Sheriff Buford · Post by **Sheriff Buford** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 5:17 am

Thank goodness it wasn't a kid... just water!!

Sheriff

D.H. · Post by **D.H.** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 6:37 am

I would not worry about it. Be glad you didn't leave meat, ice cream, butter, or milk in the car!

CapnLoki · Post by **CapnLoki** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 7:26 am

The issue with BPA being released with heat had to do with boiling water plastic bottles. At temperatures up to dishwasher temps (about 160F) there isn't a problem. And as noted, BPA is being phased out so there's a good chance there is none anyways.

Doug_Nightmare · Post by **Doug_Nightmare** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:15 am

Single use water bottles are more likely Polyethylene terephthalate PET

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:56 pm

"Bisphenol A/Boiling point. 428°F/220°C"
Even IF there was any in the container, it would never reach your lungs unless there was a FIRE.
At one time, worrying about BPA was a valid concern.
That time is long past.

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