There are numerous myths in the world, and one of them is that pure rainfall doesn’t exist. People frequently associate pollution, baldness, and wastewater with rainwater.
Do you believe that these concepts are true?
Although these worries may result from a widespread misconception, we appear to embrace them as scientific reality.
Rainwater occupies the highest place in the water cycle when seen in the context of the natural world. Therefore, it is feasible for us to drink untreated rainwater. This is so because rainfall is more than clean water evaporating from the sun.
The air and soil materials, however, melt into the raindrops when it falls from the sky. Fortunately, rainfall turns into mineral water as it seeps into the earth.
Drinking this water is generally safe.
However, precipitation that lands on the ground doesn’t only permeate the soil; it also finds its way into other places. If it hits trash, the water becomes polluted and turns into wastewater. It may also enter river systems and run through the ocean.
Can Rain Water Be Used as Distilled Water?
It depends, as with so many other environmental issues. I’m going to assume that you’re asking if you can substitute rainwater for distilled water. The main “it depends”s are:
- It depends on where you live, namely the air quality around the location where you are collecting the rainwater; and
- It depends on what you want to use the distilled or rainwater for.
The answer is that you can probably use rainwater but read below for the second factor if you want to use it to top off an older car battery that needs to be done sometimes. Fresh water must be used to top off car batteries.
Rainwater is typically, but not always, sufficiently devoid of minerals for topping out automobile batteries, which require water that is free of minerals.
I wouldn’t advise using rainwater to prepare an injection or combine a medication if you want to use it for medicinal reasons. As has already been mentioned, rainwater includes soluble gasses that it has picked up on its journey through the air, such as acids.
Additionally, it contains microorganisms, organic solvents released by industry and automobiles, and particulate matter made up of both inorganic and organic specks of dust.
You should never substitute rainwater for distilled water if you reside in a city or are close to a major agricultural business.
Rainwater could be clean enough to replace distilled water if you live in a distant rural region with no industry or agriculture for hundreds of miles and very clear air, such as at the summit of a high mountain.
However, it’s better to avoid it.
Rainwater vs Distilled Water
Let’s look at the scientific differences between rainwater and distilled water and how they are made.
Rainwater
In the ocean, rivers, or lagoons, water evaporates as vapor into the air when it is warm enough. We refer to these clusters as clouds when air mass rapidly cools to its saturation point, causing the water vapor to condense into clusters of minute water droplets and frozen water crystals. The crystals and droplets that make up a cloud gradually absorb more water. Gravity draws water droplets down as raindrops when they get sufficiently heavy. Ice crystals can develop large enough to fall as snow, sleet, freezing rain, or hail if the air is cold enough to keep them frozen.
Rain gathers dust or other material in the air as it descends through the sky. Although you cannot always be confident that rainwater is pure because it has never been cooked, it is always safe to drink.
Rainwater absorbs any gas present in the air but only includes minimal levels of salts and other nitrates. Acid rain happens as a result of air pollution.
Distilled Water
On the other hand, distilled water is free of all minerals and particles and filters out all pollutants, such as heavy metals, pesticides, and occasionally radioactive substances.
In the distillation process, water is boiled and converted to steam, which is then collected through a tiny pipe. Distilled water, the purest form, is produced after the water has passed through a separate compartment and cooled.
Due to the water’s lack of any necessary minerals, it is believed that excessive use of distilled water leads to mineral deficiencies.
Despite widespread disbelief that humans should not consume distilled water, some people like it above other types of water.
Few still choose drinking distilled water above any other kind of water, despite the widespread belief that it should not be used for human use. Everyone has a different perspective on the advantages and risks. The Distilled Water Company, however, suggests using distilled water for industrial applications such as machinery and other uses rather than for drinking.
How to Make Distilled Water From Rainwater
Even distilled water comes from nature. It has no flavor, no aroma, and no color.
Water that has been heated until it turns into steam, then cooled until it turns back into the water, is distilled water. Then, salts and minerals are removed from it. It is a significant scientific endeavor and can be drunk, but it also has several industrial uses. How to create your own distilled water is provided here.
The first method is to make drinking water from rainwater.
- Outside, set up a big, spotless container to collect the rainfall.
- Leave the container outside for two full days to allow the minerals to evaporate.
- In clean jars, store the distilled water. It is always safer to filter, boil, or chemically treat rainwater before drinking.
- Get two glass bottles for the second method of distilling water.
- Glass is preferable over plastic since it won’t break down over time and won’t leak chemicals as plastic may.
- Pour tap water into one bottle. About 5 in (12.7 cm) from the top, stop pouring.
- Use duct tape to join the necks of the two bottles together securely.
- Distill the water using a 5-gallon (18.927 L) stainless steel kettle filled with hot water.
- Lean the top, empty bottle against the inside of the pot’s rim while you tilt the bottles at a 30-degree angle.
- Place a bag of ice or an ice pack on the bottle.
- Continue distilling until the bottle has enough distilled water for your requirements.
FAQs
Is Rainwater More Pure Than Distilled Water?
Water from the clouds has condensed to become rain. The very first drop is pure water. However, it pulls up bacteria, dust, smoke, minerals, lead, and other atmospheric substances when it rains. Water that has undergone distillation is known as distilled water. The pure water is cooked out of its impurities during the distillation process and, therefore, is purer than rainwater.
Which Is Better, Distilled Water or Rainwater?
This depends on the tasks we use the water for, but it’s better to use distilled water than rainwater since it’s pure and clean.
