[modeleng] Re: Water treatments

Dave,
Thanks for your reply.
Sorry for not answering faster, but the other current thread on the 
forum, will give you an idea why...

I have some ideas about treating the water, and I know of some 
commercial products in the UK & US.
As the water is so hard here, there are some household systems, that 
could be used.
To keep the costs down, I might just buy the PE beads, and a bag of 
regeneration salt, and coble together a setup myself.
That would keep needles expenses down, if it doesn't work, or if if it 
doesn't work well enough.

There are some systems, out of the true steam days, that could be used 
and that employ fairly harmless chemicals. Others of that period, use 
stuff one would, more then likely, get arrested for these days!
So, I don't know what to do yet.
And yes rainwater is an option, providing you get all the organic 
contaminants out, otherwise you would get foam.
So it needs to be "dead" and clear of organic debris before use.
I was thinking of silvernitrate, followed by a sand and charcoal filter 
to do this...

Dave Beaman wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
>
> We use rain water at my local club, keeps the boilers clean but remember to 
> filter it so as not to clog your injectors up. The preserved railway I work 
> n had severe problems with boilers due to water treatment so be careful, 
> they now use reverse ovmosis plants that are expensive but have aleady paid 
> for themselves. It is worth having a word with some chemists on how to 
> neutralize the lime.
>
> Dave.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Patrick Coppens-Marian Lynch" <develop@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:22 AM
> Subject: [modeleng] Water treatments
>
>
> Hi Gents!
>
> I was wondering, if anybody has any wisdom to offer on H2O treatment,in
> steel boilers
> Over here (Flanders), there are very high concentrations of lime scale
> in the water,so much so, that even household goods (coffeemaker, washing
> machine...) only last half of their normal lifespan.
> So if any of you have formula's receipts, good/bad experiences with
> commercial products, I would like to know of them.
>
> Thanks
> Patrick
> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST.
>
> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to,
> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject 
> line
> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST.
>
> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, 
> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject 
> line.
>
>   
MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST.

To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, 
modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.

Other related posts: