how long does water need to boil to be distilled
Any impurities are left behind in the pot where the water was boiled. On the other hand, if you're just interested in making water safe for drinking, you can do this by boiling the water for about 15 minutes. This is enough to kill most of the microbes in the water.pdate: I have vary hard water at my house and and would like to make it a bit softer for my aquarium instead of having to carry bottled water home from the store. How long do I have to boil hard water to distille it or remove some of the hardness. Tap water is @ 22dh.