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From: hal@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (Hal Perkins)
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Subject: Re: Can any household chemicals soften hard-water?
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Date: 20 Jan 88 00:07:09 GMT
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Keywords: humidifier, water, distilled, deionized, softener, dissolved solids

>The ultrafine dust left behind after the water evaporates from the very small
>droplets produced by an ultrasonic humidifier can create many problems.  

When I got one of these things, there was a warning in the instructions
to only use distilled water (never tap water) if it was being used near
computers or similar electronic equipment.

Somebody mentioned they had a gadget to distill their own water cheaply.
Can anyone provide pointers to where such things can be found and how
much they cost?

Hal Perkins
Cornell CS

internet:  hal@gvax.cs.cornell.edu