Shannon,

I use deionized water with a 2 micron filtration and it works fine.

Good Luck,

Glen Dawson,  BS, HT & IHC (ASCP)
Lead IHC Technologist
Milwaukee, WI


-----Original Message-----
From: Klassen, Shannon SDH [mailto:klassens@SDH.SK.CA]
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 8:52 AM
To: 'Histonet'
Subject: Distilled water


Does one have to use distilled water for IHC - what are the implications of
using
deionized or sterile water? I have a distilled water contamination problem
and they are wondering if I can use something other than distilled.
SHANNON KLASSEN
IHC TECH
SASKATOON DISTRICT HEALTH
SASKATOON, CANADA