Dehumidifier Water
Stanw74
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I have a hot tub on my back outside patio.
Can I empty the water tray from my basement dehumidifier into the hot tub?
Thank you,
-Stan
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Sound like a bad idea to me.
That water has essentially filtered the air in your basement. Every mold and yest spore that is in the basement air was blown across that water and a lot of them got trapped in the water.
If you don’t want the water going to waste pour it on the plants in your yard.
For most people in the US water is very inexpensive delivered to your home for less than 2 cents a gallon.
Walta
Scary,
Thanks for your reply.
I wouldn't worry about the biologicals there so long as the hot tub is chlorinated. That kind of residual disinfection handles much larger loads than mold and yeast. Bird guano, leafs, HUMANS
Unless there's something weird coming from the dehumidifer itself, then I don't see what the issue would be...
Thank you Luke, the water from the 35 pint dehumidifier appears chrystal clear and the hot tub is chemically treated.
Stan,
You could probably drink it:
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health-technology-you-asked/water-dehumidifier-drinkable
Won't be drinking the water. Just wanted to know if it was safe to use it to replenish evaporated water levels in my hot tub.
Thanks again
Why? Just... why?
The hot tub is chemically treated, so clearly everyone should urinate in it too.
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