water storage

normado · Post by **normado** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:13 pm

MY DME THEAPISTS SAYS I NEED TO KEEN MY OPEN DISTILLED WATER IN FRIDGE IS THIS CORRECT

BarryKaraoke · Post by **BarryKaraoke** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:17 pm

normado wrote:MY DME THEAPISTS SAYS I NEED TO KEEN MY OPEN DISTILLED WATER IN FRIDGE IS THIS CORRECT

No. Water doesn't go bad or change into something else. Just keep the cap on the jug. They don't keep it refrigerated at the grocery store!

It certainly won't hurt anything though...

annie123 · Post by **annie123** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:50 pm

I have never kept the distilled water in the fridge. I do keep it capped next to the bed. I always have 1-2 spares so they sit around for a month at a time.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:14 pm

He must be drinking it and doesn't want it melting his ice too fast. I prefer Brita for drinking. Jim

BigGayBert · Post by **BigGayBert** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:17 am

I wouldn't recommend using the water until it has come to room temperature. I always have a cold nose for the first few minutes on my BiPAP, and I'm keeping mine close to the machine. I would think it would be much colder if you used refrigerated water, plus it would take your humidifier longer to heat up. Since it would be a big pain to remember to warm your water up each night before going to bed (like you don't have anything else to do, right??), and I don't know of anyone else who does it, I personally wouldn't bother.

It's a very interesting question, by the way. I know that water itself cannot go bad, but things can get into it when you have the cap off. I wouldn't want to keep an open jug around for months, but if you use your humidifier daily, a gallon of water doesn't last very long, anyway!

Happy sleeping!!
Bert

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:28 am

The only distilled water I keep in the fridge is what I drink.

I've never refrigerated the distilled water I use for my humidifier. I don't think that would be necessary at all.

Nodzy · Post by **Nodzy** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:20 am

It's simple, I think:
Distilled water straight from the 'fridge would cause sweating on the humidifer tank... making a mess. Room temperature distilled water is what your humidifier will like best.

And imagine how long it would take the humidifer to heat the very cold distilled water. I mean, that is if you use a heated humidifier, or have the heat turned-on. I wouldn't want frigid water in a passover humidifier being pushed to me.

It seems to me as though your DME is trying to limit the amount of room in your 'fridge for things like soda and beer... maybe. LOLOL

Nodzy

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:05 am

DME's may look smart with their framed certificates on the wall and wearing white lab coats ... but, don't let that fool you.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:15 am

I've done both. I use pass-over humidification all year long and the cool air keeps my nasal passages open at night. I keep it in the refrigerator in plastic pop bottles to keep it cool.....especially in the warm months. A gallon will fill up about 6 or 7 of them for more convenient storage/use and I just keep one of them in the bedroom for convenience in the winter time. However, to say that you HAVE to keep it in the fridge is bogus, in my opinion. I don't empty my humidifier (very often) and just keep adding to it every few nights as the level drops.

Den

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:54 am

Your DME must be used to stuff mixed into suspension and injected into peoples blood stream - e.g. intravenous antibiotic injections.

O.

deerslayer · Post by **deerslayer** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:59 am

[quote="DreamStalker"]DME's may look smart with their framed certificates on the wall and wearing white lab coats ... but, don't let that fool you.

_______________ ilove it !

oceanpearl · Post by **oceanpearl** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:34 pm

WHY DOES BOTTLED WATER HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON IT???

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:40 pm

oceanpearl wrote:WHY DOES BOTTLED WATER HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON IT???

"Bottled" water would be somewhat different than "distilled".

EVERYTHING has an "expiration date". (it's just that some things are marked with it)

Den (would rather NOT know what his expiration date will be)

Kip · Post by **Kip** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:09 pm

Being a "lab coat" wearer and workimg with distilled water all day...
It doesn't really go bad- BUT- things can grow in it!! some fungii will grow in it if some salts find their way in...
some algae will, as well... no point in keeping it in the fridge though. given enough time the bastards will grow there too...

keep it fresh (two to three weeks tops) and you'll be O.K

CompuTech007 · Post by **CompuTech007** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:54 pm

Bottled water has an expiration date due to the fact that the plastic starts to break down from the atomosphere. When that occurs certian chemicals from the plastic manufacturing process change composition and can start to leech into the water. These plastic bottle when examined under a microscope shows a porous surface and as the plastic ages these become larger and can possibly let other forigen material leech though the wall of the plastic as well. Some manufactures bottles are more subseptible to this and can age faster.

This holds true for anything that is bottled in plastic that you buy in the store. Also do not keep a water bottle in your car on the seat in the direct sunlight as this will accelerate the process.

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