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BIGS
21-04-09, 06:51 PM
Ive noticed my battery is low on water. Is it right instead of using distilled water you can just boil the kettle then put it then once the water has gone cold?
jimbob-mcgrew
21-04-09, 07:03 PM
ive tried it once before, it didnt work so well, killed the battery shortly after.
the steam that comes off the kettle is the good stuff, difficult to gather that tho
vx kev
21-04-09, 07:09 PM
Ive heard depending on where you are in the country you can just use normal tap water but im guessing maybe not from down your neck of the woods :roll:
BIGS
21-04-09, 07:24 PM
Hmm so you think id best not bother then?
andrew1988
21-04-09, 07:28 PM
Dr.Pepper, whats the worst that could happen!

If its on its way out, worse you're going to do is kill it
BIGS
21-04-09, 07:30 PM
But thats what i dont want to do. Ive got sod all money at the moment. And if it did die that would be me off the road. If i could keep it lasting another month i would try it then
Southie
21-04-09, 07:32 PM
Take the battery off your GTE or buy some distiller water you tight sod lol
BIGS
21-04-09, 07:34 PM
Tight you checky git lol . Ive just spent +£300 on tax and insurance so im skint. And yea the battery off gte is dead :wall:
Benn
21-04-09, 08:15 PM
Are we back in the 80s?
Topping up a battrey?
Southie
21-04-09, 08:19 PM
Are we back in the 80s?
Topping up a battrey?
My car was made it that era so yes lol

Bigs swap the battery for your Dads FTW :D
Benn
21-04-09, 08:21 PM
My car was made it that era so yes lol

Yeah cause it has the battrey it came from the factory with...
andrew1988
21-04-09, 08:31 PM
Tight you checky git lol . Ive just spent +£300 on tax and insurance so im skint. And yea the battery off gte is dead :wall:

£300?!?! holy **** batman. That doesnt even cover half of my insurance!!
Southie
21-04-09, 08:31 PM
Yeah cause it has the battrey it came from the factory with...
... is as you know obscure but the distilled water will have still found it's way into the battery tray for rewelding one day ;)
Benn
21-04-09, 08:38 PM
What?
Southie
21-04-09, 08:45 PM
What?
You left a open ended question so I finished it for you. In jest of course lol
Benn
21-04-09, 08:55 PM
Yeah i got that but didnt get the rest..lol
Southie
21-04-09, 08:59 PM
Yeah i got that but didnt get the rest..lol
Left over distilled water in all the nooks and crannys from 23 years of use lol

Bigs have you got that battery from your dads car yet me and Benn are waiting lol
Benn
21-04-09, 09:00 PM
Am i? I just sleepie.
mikey14sr
21-04-09, 09:35 PM
Get distilled, parts shop should sell it (it aint that expensive, less than a bottle of volvic last time I had to get some).
BIGS
21-04-09, 09:38 PM
No i havent taken my dads all tho i should! Im just going to get some distilled water tomorrow instead. Cheers for the replys :thumb:
burgo
21-04-09, 09:45 PM
got any ****ty red wine laying about?
BIGS
21-04-09, 09:46 PM
got any ****ty red wine laying about?

Ive got old red wine. dont know how old tho. Whys that?
burgo
21-04-09, 09:51 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDyGu_FvfKY&feature=channel_page
BIGS
21-04-09, 09:53 PM
Cheers for that bud, think ill be trying that
16v Nova Kev
21-04-09, 09:55 PM
they sell it in my local asda
keithrg
21-04-09, 11:36 PM
think distilled waters about 68p at tescos for a litre. I get 4ltr for £1.24 lol. If you have a condenser tumble dryer you can use the water in the tank. use a j cloth to filter any fluff.
novaguy08
22-04-09, 04:14 AM
keithrg thats actually a pretty good call, apart from any detergents left in there....... Distilled water is the only way to go.. boiling a kettle isnt going to do the trick, distilled water has pretty much EVERYTHING removed bar H2O, if you top it up with normal water then its going to have loadsa bits in it, like limescale, chlorine, christ knows what else!
TBH Distilled water is the only way to go....... and for the red wine trick, its not a bad idea however eventually once the water has evaporated its going to leave gunk in the bottom and short out cells in the battery

Its cheap and considering the amount of time you will be topping it up its by far the cheapest option!
Jack
22-04-09, 08:08 AM
they sell it in my local asda
Distilled water, or sh!t red wine? lol
Riggy
22-04-09, 02:38 PM
can also use rain water , but its sunny at the min so will have to wait for that lol
novaguy08
22-04-09, 02:39 PM
rain water is worse then tap water lol
16v Nova Kev
22-04-09, 02:53 PM
Distilled water, or sh!t red wine? lol

ha ha both lol
jimbob-mcgrew
22-04-09, 03:54 PM
rummage down the back of the sofa for the 67p for a bottle from motorfactors
Guderian
22-04-09, 05:13 PM
......one disadvantage of self defrosting fridge freezers.... no more free dist.water..