clear ice.?

Question

how do i make clea ice at home?

Answer 1

"If you would like to try creating clear ice at home, start with distilled water (to eliminate the minerals) and boil it (to eliminate air dissolved in the water)."

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I've also seen on TV that as the water is freezing, it needs to be moved many times to allow air bubbles to escape to the surface.

Answer 2

Some people can taste the difference in water after it has been softened, this is due to the fact that minerals such as lime and calcium have been removed. As to the amount of salt in the water, non-issue. There is less salt put into 5 gallons of water than what is in 1 piece of white bread. If the softner is working correctly the majority of the salt is removed from the system in it's rinse cycle.

The best solution would be to get a reverse osmosis system to feed the ice maker and drinking water systems, and soften all other water. This way you will have the cleanest possible water for drinking, cooking and ice. While saving your expensive fixtures from the hard water. Under sink filters will remove sediments and some chemicals (depending on the filter). In the long run you will spend more money on those filters than you would with an R.O system, and not have as safe water. Your dish washer should only have a hot water feed and that should be soft.

A plumber is a plumber, he is not a water expert. Talk with one of you local conditioning companies.

Answer 3

I am guessing, but this is what I would do. Use distilled water. there should be no dissolved gasses nor dissolved compounds to cause variations in the freezing.