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@grooves- what version of the manual do you have? The one shown on the KL site is English Version 1.2 and says: "Use only distilled water to fill the reservoir. Detergents, tap water, and other additives are not recommended and may react with materials used in the system or cause mineral build-up...." I can check the manual that came with my machine- but the unit shown on their website (still up) looks pretty much identical to the unit I have here in terms of lack of switch on face panel, etc. |
@whart I looked it up also. I picked up a used LP200 a few months ago and downloaded the manual from the KLAudio web site. Since the unit has been discontinued for some time, it is sure to be the most current version of the manual. It clearly says to use distilled water. |
A 6-year long discussion about water. Would that our politicians were nearly as obsessed with clean water as are audiophiles. Distilled water ought to be fine, might even be overkill. Filtered tap water, to remove macro sized particulates, would probably also be as good. Another factor in the outcome is how you dry the LPs. Vacuum suction would seem to go a long way to removing any "dirt" in the water used to clean, but air drying would leave such stuff on the surface of the LP. Probably most of that would be too large to sit down in the grooves. Thom made a good point about once-used water. |
