Distilled water

[drgringo]

Does anyone know where I can purchase distilled water in Santo Domingo.

I am looking to buy in bottles or jugs

[windeguy]

Almost any hardware store will have it.

[donP]

Originally Posted by windeguy

Almost any hardware store will have it.

I doubt that.
They usually sell purified water for batteries.
I don't trust even that.
There are labs that sell 'aqua (bi)destillada'.

[windeguy]

Originally Posted by donP

I doubt that.
They usually sell purified water for batteries.
I don't trust even that.
There are labs that sell 'aqua (bi)destillada'.

The bottles I purchase at the Hardware Stores are labeled Agua Destilada and not Agua Purificada

Now, if it actually is distilled or not, is another story.

[drgringo]

Originally Posted by windeguy

The bottles I purchase at the Hardware Stores are labeled Agua Destilada and not Agua Purificada

Now, if it actually is distilled or not, is another story.

So most hardware stores have distilled water?

[jrhartley]

...and supermarkets

[windeguy]

Originally Posted by drgringo

So most hardware stores have distilled water?

Yes, that is what they call it. Agua Destilada.

[drgringo]

I was a little skeptical regarding hardware stores and supermarkets having distilled water-so took the advice supplied here.

Results; two supermarkets including nacional-nada!

Hardware Store Brazil-nada

Hidalgo-farmacia- well if you consider 15ml(1 tablespoon) injection style plastic containers that are very overpriced--i consider this a Nada as well.

The frustrating search continues...

[El Rey de Mangu]

Originally Posted by drgringo

I was a little skeptical regarding hardware stores and supermarkets having distilled water-so took the advice supplied here.

Results; two supermarkets including nacional-nada!

Hardware Store Brazil-nada

Hidalgo-farmacia- well if you consider 15ml(1 tablespoon) injection style plastic containers that are very overpriced--i consider this a Nada as well.

The frustrating search continues...

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here. I can walk into any mom and pop hardware store (SD or any hick campo), including the biggies Hache and Americana and buy a million gallons of the stuff any day of the week.

Maybe if you don't say "Agua pa' bateria" they just don't know what you're talking about? This is all so odd.

[drgringo]

Originally Posted by El Rey de Mangu

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here. I can walk into any mom and pop hardware store (SD or any hick campo), including the biggies Hache and Americana and buy a million gallons of the stuff any day of the week.

Maybe if you don't say "Agua pa' bateria" they just don't know what you're talking about? This is all so odd.

I think one of the variables of confusion here are is the difference between distilled water which I want for the purposes of ingesting, versus what I see on my agua para baterias bottle, which is deionized water.

Deionization does not significantly remove uncharged organic molecules, viruses or bacteria, except by incidental trapping in the resin.

Distillation involves boiling the water and then condensing the steam into a clean container, leaving most solid contaminants behind, therefore far better for drinking.