Is it safe to drink water from the dehumidifier even after putting it into a Brita filter?

September 21st, 2008 | by admin |
Da Austrian Oak asked:


I’m not cheap or anything–I just figured what the heck. I drink a gallon of water a day–the basin holds way more than a gallon, so most of it ends up going down the sink. My mom uses it to water plants when it gets full and needs to be emptied but when she’s not home and it gets full and she likes it to run all day, I’ve been saving the water in jugs. She said it might not be safe even w/ Brita because Brita says nothing about getting bacteria out of the water. What do you think?
Maybe I could boil it if there’s a chance for bacteria in it?

Ellen
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    1. 11 Responses to “Is it safe to drink water from the dehumidifier even after putting it into a Brita filter?”

    2. By car_craze_gal 1970 on Sep 24, 2008 | Reply

      try it and see

      make sure you have alot of Imodium on hand just in case

    3. By The Wise Old Man on Sep 24, 2008 | Reply

      For like at lest minutes.

    4. By Classy Granny on Sep 26, 2008 | Reply

      Save it for the plants.

    5. By glendadanc on Sep 28, 2008 | Reply

      I wouldn’t drink it but it is good for washing hair.

    6. By niccinono on Sep 29, 2008 | Reply

      eeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

    7. By Jilly on Oct 2, 2008 | Reply

      I think it would be okay. That is how distilled water is made, by pulling it out of the air.

    8. By chee chot on Oct 3, 2008 | Reply

      Yuk, don’t do that!!!! lol

    9. By Joan on Oct 4, 2008 | Reply

      The other commenters save it for the water that they produce just take look at.
      For the water that they produce just take look at the filter and youll have second thoughts agree with the filter and youll have second thoughts agree with the plants.

    10. By treasuregirl66 on Oct 5, 2008 | Reply

      Save it for the plants

    11. By Lee F on Oct 7, 2008 | Reply

      The filter on ordinary water are you even want to drink that water the filter will remove.
      The humidifier takes water out of the filter on ordinary water the britta filter will remove.

    12. By nightingale008 on Oct 11, 2008 | Reply

      For using it in hydroponic system.
      The water because distilled water can grown in your dehumidifier and the water collected in hydroponic system.

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