Comments on: I froze clean, clear water and when it melts in a glass of water there are white particles. What is it? http://bestwaterfilter1.com/i-froze-clean-clear-water-and-when-it-melts-in-a-glass-of-water-there-are-white-particles-what-is-it.htm Water Filter Systems - House Water Filters Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:33:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mike h http://bestwaterfilter1.com/i-froze-clean-clear-water-and-when-it-melts-in-a-glass-of-water-there-are-white-particles-what-is-it.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1952 mike h Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:44:42 +0000 http://bestwaterfilter1.com/?p=533#comment-1952 Almost all drinking water, bottle or tap has a small mineral content and sometimes even organic matter in it. Many bottlers such as Desani even add minerals for taste. Don't be concerned as freezing water causes these to clump together, or floc. When the water is melted, they remain together. No drinking water is pure H2O. A human would not do well healthwise drinking pure H2O. Your body needs most of these and the rest are harmless. EDIT: as David H mentions below, distilled water is a very pure water, devoid of most impurities. It is the type of water you would want to use in a steam iron or for adding to older style batteries. You can use it to make crystal clear ice cubes but that could get pretty expensive compared to tap water. Almost all drinking water, bottle or tap has a small mineral content and sometimes even organic matter in it. Many bottlers such as Desani even add minerals for taste.
Don’t be concerned as freezing water causes these to clump together, or floc. When the water is melted, they remain together.
No drinking water is pure H2O. A human would not do well healthwise drinking pure H2O. Your body needs most of these and the rest are harmless.

EDIT: as David H mentions below, distilled water is a very pure water, devoid of most impurities. It is the type of water you would want to use in a steam iron or for adding to older style batteries. You can use it to make crystal clear ice cubes but that could get pretty expensive compared to tap water.

]]> By: cg http://bestwaterfilter1.com/i-froze-clean-clear-water-and-when-it-melts-in-a-glass-of-water-there-are-white-particles-what-is-it.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1953 cg Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:44:42 +0000 http://bestwaterfilter1.com/?p=533#comment-1953 It's probably just sediment. i.e. Lime It’s probably just sediment.
i.e. Lime

]]> By: David H http://bestwaterfilter1.com/i-froze-clean-clear-water-and-when-it-melts-in-a-glass-of-water-there-are-white-particles-what-is-it.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1954 David H Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:44:42 +0000 http://bestwaterfilter1.com/?p=533#comment-1954 You will only get crystal clear ice with distilled water as it is mineral free, I did ice sculpture for hotels and they were made with filtered distilled water. As the other have said it is mainly the mineral cotent in the water you froze that has appeared and if the vessel was not clean, the ice will pick up and foreign matter and even the freezers fan can add it before the water is completely frozen. You will only get crystal clear ice with distilled water as it is mineral free, I did ice sculpture for hotels and they were made with filtered distilled water.

As the other have said it is mainly the mineral cotent in the water you froze that has appeared and if the vessel was not clean, the ice will pick up and foreign matter and even the freezers fan can add it before the water is completely frozen.

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