Is it okay to use purified water for my humidifier?

Question:I just bought my first guitar and I bought a humidifier to keep it in good conditions. The package says to use distilled water to dampen the sponge, but would it be okay if I used purified water from my Brita filter? Or should I really buy distilled water?

Thanks.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I just bought my first guitar and I bought a humidifier to keep it in good conditions. The package says to use distilled water to dampen the sponge, but would it be okay if I used purified water from my Brita filter? Or should I really buy distilled water?

Thanks.

As noted above, the humidifier will work fine even if you use tap water--but with tap water, minerals will build up in it and you'll need to replace it sooner.

Distilled is the most pure water you can get. Purified might be close to distilled, it depends on the purifier. If you're using a reverse-osmosis purification system, then it's probably just as good as distilled. If its a Pur under-counter filter system (like what I use) it's pretty close. If it's a Culligan tap attachment, or a Brita pitcher, it's going to be further from distilled.

Frankly, I don't expect that any purified water will build up in your unit so quickly as to cause concern.

i think distilled water would be smarter, but i've never had to do that w/my guitar before.

Follow the diections;-} the point is that it be de-mineralized.
Otherwise calcium/lime will build up on the humidifier.

Purified water is better than tap water . Tap water has all of the chemicals in it and will leave a residue in your unite

Distilled water is pretty cheap too if you're worried about cost. It's also good to use in your iron if you're steaming something and need to add water to your iron for the same reason (prevent mineral desposit buildup).