[pure-silver] Re: De-calcifying humidifier pads
- From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:53:11 -0800 (PST)
The humidifier I use uses pads like these.
http://www.amazon.com/AC-815-Duracraft-Humidifier-Wick-Filter/dp/B000I0T4XG
They seem to be a paper-like material that wicka the water up and
deposits collect at the top. Reversing the filter helps but I was just looking
for a cheap way to create my own "cooler guard" formula from chemicals I
already have.
Straw? Wood? Really? Never seen such a thing!
Eric
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From: Bob Younger <ryounger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 9:10 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: De-calcifying humidifier pads
In the earlier years (mid-70s) we used pads made of wood shavings; later on we
used some green pads made from a synthetic material. But they all seemed to
benefit from some additive that the local hardware store sold that kept down
mildew and calcification. We regularly just replaced the wood pads; the
synthetics were more expensive and we "maintained" them better.
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 07:01, <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well my swamp cooler pad is straw. What were you using that you could de
calcify?
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>>Subject: [pure-silver] Re: De-calcifying humidifier pads
>>From: Bob Younger <ryounger@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Date: Tue, January 17, 2012 7:26 am
>>To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>When we lived in the desert we used to have evaporative coolers (swamp
>>coolers); essentially the same thing as your humidifier. We used products
>>such as this http://www.cleanac.com/Cooler_Guard.htm to keep the pads
>>decalcified. I can't recall the exact product we used, but this is similar.
>>Bob Younger
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>>On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 20:40, Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>I was wondering if anyone here had a chemical suggestion for de-calcifying
>>humidifier pads.
>>>Dilute bleach tends to damage the pads used as a treatment and not added to
>>>the humidfier water.
>>>So I'm trying a tablespoon of citric acid per gallon of humidifier water and
>>>wondering if I'm on the right track or if something else from my apothecary
>>>would work better or work better in tandem w/another compound.
>>>Thanks
>>>Eric
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