Dream Weaver

Needed to top up a car battery today, and used tap water as i had no distilled water. The battery and car are old, so no biggy if it is a problem, but can it cause short term problems using tap water, or will it just be long term plate corrosion thats the problem?

Only used a small amount for each cell.

unclebuck

won't matter a jot. I did it for years on my old bangers

BOB.T

Nah, it'll bereight

Dream Weaver

Cool, its the missus's car and the battery has a sticker on saying re-charge by Mar 98 if unfitted, so I guess its lasted long enough even if it does damage it.

co55ie

Boil the water first

carl

Or (if you have time) collect rainwater in a plastic container and use that instead.

beemerboy

better still, collect the rainwater then boil it, let it cool, add some crushed daddylonglegs wings (they hold electricity) and use that.

BB

unclebuck

class...

RON

Or, better stil, collect to condensation that drips of off anything, that'll be the right stuff then!