is distilled water and still water the same thing?

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I need to water my venus fly trap with distilled water but teso only sells still water. Is this the same? If not where can I get distilled water?

I need to water my venus fly trap with distilled water but Tesco only sells still water. Is this the same thing? If not, where can I get distilled water?

Answer 1

Still water simply means that the water isn't fizzy. Distilled water isn't, as some have suggested, water which has been boiled and allowed to cool. The scientific description would be: water which has been boiled, then evapourated, then the steam collected and condensed back into water all under sterile conditions. This makes the water 100% pure.

I should imagine for watering your venus (sorry, i just had the hugest urge to giggle) taht sterilised water will be ok. boil water in a kettle and allow it to cool.

Answer 2

No. Still water is the stuff that comes through the tap, or from springs/rivers etc.
Distilled water is made by boiling it in a special apparatus. The steam given off is then allowed to condense back into water... which is the DISTILLED bit! In the process of distillation a lot of impurites are left behind and only pure H2O is present.
I think you can buy distilled water from garages or maybe a pharmacy.

Answer 3

Still water is water that is not carbonated, ie. not fizzy.
Distilled water is water that does not contain any impurities.
Ordinary water contains, salts, minerals, and gasses. Distilled water has had these removed, the easiest way to explain this is to imagine a boiling kettle of water, the steam which is being emitted is `distilled` water, all the impurities are left behind. The nearest you will get to distilled water without buying it is to melt the water that accumulates around the freezer compartment of your refrigerator. This is water that has been frozen out of the air. The expression `humidity ` is a description of water vapour suspended in air.

Answer 4

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is distilled water and still water the same thing?
I need to water my venus fly trap with distilled water but teso only sells still water. Is this the same? If not where can I get distilled water?

Answer 5

You don't actually need distilled water, I used rainwater for mine for years.

Venus fly traps come from areas which are deficient in lime, that's why you should avoid using tap water which may well contain a fair bit.

I'm not quite sure what "still" water is but since it's from Tesco I presume it's simply bottled water that hasn't got any fizz in it. If that's the case avoid using it unless a complete list of the minerals in it are printed on the side and you can understand what they mean.

A garage will probably sell de-ionised water which should be good enough and a pharmacists (Boots for instance) should sell distilled water.

Answer 6

Distillation means boiling a liquid to a vapour then condensing it back into a liquid.
If you distill water, (boil it then condense the steam back) any insoluble impurities in the water will be left behind.
Distilled water is indeed water that has been boiled and re-condensed.

Answer 7

Just a quick addition. De-ionised water is not the same as distilled water, though for the most part they are equivalent.

Distilled water is (theoretically) completely free of impurities. De-ionised water just has the free ions removed, stopping the formation of limescale in things like steam irons. It may have other impurities that are detrimental to the health of your plants.

A friend used to use filtered water on his for several years. They died when he moved house. He blamed it on a different quality of fly^^;

JBV^_^

Answer 8

Still water is just ordinary water (not sparkling). Distilled water has been especially treated. So I suggest you get distilled water from somewhere like Halfords or other car accessory shop.

Answer 9

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No, they are not the same. Distillation purifies water and removes all minerals and other content other than just plain water. Pasteurization is just treatment with heat to kill off pathogens. Nothing is removed from the liquid during pasteurization, so it can taste off and/or have some mineral content left. Distillation, on the other hand, removes everything but the water itself and what remains has no taste or minerals.

Answer 10

Distilled water is water that has been boiled into the vapor state, then re-condensed to remove impurities.
They sell distilled water at Walmart, and it's probably a lot cheaper than from a hardware store.