Water softness for copper boilers

[Ron HancockParticipant @ronhancock63652]

Hi just finished building my Black 5 now ready to run it.

I live in a hard water area so wondering if water softener salt would help.

I have seen it advertised on eBay 25 kg bags would this work or is it better just to add white vinegar.

I have also heard after running fill with cola will also clean.

any info would be great full please

ron

[Ron HancockParticipant @ronhancock63652]

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Get some proper water treatment which will help stop scale forming . The "TC" is the one for copper boilers

[Ron HancockParticipant @ronhancock63652]

Is it just caller TC sorry I am a novice

Ron

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Click on the bold water treatment in my post above and it will take you to as seller of "Multitreat TC"

[Phil WhitleyParticipant @philwhitley94135]

Use filtered rainwater, about as soft as you can get, and ever so slightly acid.

[julian atkinsParticipant @julianatkins58923]

Hi Ron,

Dont worry at the moment.

I will do a search online re your water quality for your area. I am quite sure you wont have the problems in parts of the south of england with hard water, which I was used to for many years.

Cheers,

Julian

[DMBParticipant @dmb]

Yes Julian, Brighton’s water is very hard – pumped out of South Downs having filtered through the chalk hills. Tastes better than London’s regurgitated sewage.
John.

[John FieldingParticipant @johnfielding34086]

Hi Ron,

As luck would have it I was reading some old ME magazines last night and there is a very good article on this subject.

Take a look at ME Vol 209, No 4438, 7-20 September 2012 for an article by Brian Baker called "Water Water". Everything you have always wanted to know, but where too scared to ask!

If you can't locate a copy then I can scan and send if you PM me with your email address.

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Posted by Ron Hancock on 21/04/2016 17:49:47:

I live in a hard water area so wondering if water softener salt would help.

Just to clear up any possible misconception: Water softener salt (normal NaCl) is used to regenerate an ion-exchange water softening system as often fitted to e.g. dishwashers. It is not added directly to the water to soften it.

HTH,

Rod

[Bob Brown 1Participant @bobbrown1]

While on this subject would reverse osmosis filter work?

[Ron HancockParticipant @ronhancock63652]

Failed to steam again Sunday the screw fitting that goes into tube plate started leaking. I had sealed with Loctite worked fine at home but second steam at the club it failed. I could not beleive how it failed after steaming so well at home.

Back to drawing board try again

Ron

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Try boss white. Cheap as chips from B&Q.

"Boss White Jointing Compound is a non-toxic compound for sealing threaded joints on non-drinking water pipes. Suitable for hot and cold water and low pressure steam up to 7 bar."

OK, that's only 100psi, but its what LBSC always used.

Neil

[Ron HancockParticipant @ronhancock63652]

Thank you Neil I will get some tomorrow and try it

Ron

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