Use A/C condenser water for your radiator/battery?

[19Fordy]

I collect in gallon bottles (about 4 gallons each day) of water from my house A/C unit from the air handler unit condenser coil that drains to the outside of the house.

Would it be ok to use this in your battery and radiator instead of distilled water?

I know its not drinkable but I figure since its distilled we could use it in our cars.

[Kurt in NJ]

it collects a lot of the airborne dust particles

[rockfla]

My neighbor who was a very very intelligent retired ship captain from Maine when I was growing up, DID EXACTLY that for years and years. Preached it actually!!! He always said "FREE distilled water". "Captain Wade" is smiling right now seeing your post!!!! Just as an aside, he would sit in his reading chair in the evenings and he took one of the triangle puzzles with the golf tee's in it (like at Cracker Barrel) and numbered all of the holes and IF I remember correctly he had 280 different combinations figured out to get it to ONE golf tee and had them all written out on a legal note pad!!! This would have been the early to mid 70's.

[flatjack9]

Condensate water is quite corrosive, especially to steel. In the plumbing business, we use plastic or vinyl tubing for a drain.

[J Franklin]

Remember Legionairs disease?

[19Fordy]

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THANK YOU gentlemen for the replies.

[russcc]

Good idea, but No-Rosion that you use in your radiator to prevent galvanic corrosion recommends ROM water, reverse 0smosis, 1 buck a gallon at most stores. hey say that the distillation process leaves containments.

[rockfla]

Flatjack8
Are you sure your not thinking about “steam” condensate water? Everything I’ve read and know of A/C condensate lines from central air units say that the water is safe to use as irrigation purposes, ponds, water features and can use to clean both indoors and outdoors around the house. IF it was “highly” corrosive, I don’t think that using it for cleaning or in ponds would be good for humans or the wild life?? The water “sweating” off the “A” coil is like a glass of ice water sweating, same principle, same water from the atmosphere, NO minerals, and theoretically no chemicals (not starting an argument over acid rain).

https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrN...nNOWCOe5hS.cs-

[flatjack9]

That article states that it is like distilled water. Distilled water does not have any mineral content. Water is known as the universal solvent and will attack metal to restore its mineral content. As noted, RO water is recommended.

[JayChicago]

But I believe that article also said if anti-freeze is added, the water would get it's needed minerals from the anti-freeze, so then distilled water could be used.

[flatjack9]

True, but in my case I just use water.

[tubman]

I remember reading exactly what Jack said. It surprised me, but after thinking about it and considering my meager knowledge of chemistry, it made sense.