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Location: Solihull, UK
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I'm Bob.
I'm sure last time I looked they sell this stuff in Wilko's and The Range.
Can't remember now if it was Distilled or De-ionised but it was astoundingly cheap.
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Location: essex; uk
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I'm richard.
Thanks all.
I checked locally but only found deionised - which was cheaper compared to the distilled obviously. I dare say there would be no difference between them in actual use and post cleaning in the longer term.
But I've ended up with 5l distilled from the web with free delivery. I previously did some research and practically all the 'recipes' on forums used distilled. All I need now is a pair of ear defenders......
done a little research since my previous comments and it backs up what Shaun stated.
it appears de-ionised is the purist form of water and is preferred in labs. i guess for cleaning records it would not matter.
its just easier for me as i already have an RO/DI water treatment device for my fish keeping.
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I'm Shaun.
Truly guys I think the only difference may be that de-ionised is better because it has absolutely nothing in it and therefore has an affinity to pick up and dissolve more 'crap' from the record. I was once informed that is why it should not be consumed internally. It may well remove many valuable nutrients and minerals. We used it in many of the labs I have worked in by the tens of litres.