I used mine for awhile to see what would happen and save money. It made up about 20% of the water used. At first it was ok. I kept a check on the ppm's which stayed at 0 ppm's. Then about 3 or 4 months down the line we started getting the slime snot on the root. Did everything we could for root rot. No go. Then we found Physan20 and cleaned up a bad cyano-bacteria mess. Only place I can imagine it came from is like headshake said from the pathogens from not being boiled.

If I had to do it again and needed to save I would boil the water first. I would drink it after it's boiled. By the time you spend the money to boil it I just went ahead and got a good R/O filter.

After you run your dehumidifier for months look at the tank or run off. Kind of slimey. Keep it clean so it doesn't jump to your rez. LOL.
LOC NAR on probation Reviewed by LOC NAR on probation on . Dehumidifier runoff Is it ok to recycle your runoff water from your dehumidifier back into your reservoir? Rating: 5