Water Treatment/Testing Providers

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Tennman

Tennman

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Mar 4, 2009
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I used a water treatment suggested here 6-7 years ago. It was a two part product. Windhager recommends just water, no treatment. I had to disassemble the Laddomat pump on the BIoMass because it was stuck at start of season. In the future I'll be turning on pumps every month or so to avoid that. I see hints of chemical deposits around valve stems, etc where minute amounts of treated water has seeped. So looking for alternatives. I saw the recent post recommending Wood Boiler Solutions.

Lots of companies out there - Wood Boiler Solutions, ChemWorld, Nalco, ChemTreat.... Appreciate feedback from pros or users with years experience. Want to use a service that tests samples periodically.

This was our best heating season ever. Want to preserve our investments. TIA
 
This is my first year but I went through boiler solutions and they were very helpful. Their prices are pretty good and they have a bunch of products to offer and They do water testing. Don't quote me on this, but I heard Garn uses them for their water testing facility. I read that on hear somewhere which is why i went with them.
 
I'll third that recommendation, I started using them because Garn uses them, and stuck around because they're close (less than an hour away) reasonably priced and very helpful.
 
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Thx guys.
 
The main thing with any chemicals or glycols is to blend them with good quality water. Adding chemicals to water with high hardness and TDS will severely compromise the conditioners and still lead to problems like scaled and stuck components.

The best water to blend with is DI deionized water, where all the ions + and - are removed. You can buy or rent devices to filter your water or buy DI water from Culligan and others.

Softened water is not DI, by the way. While hardness is removed it is exchanged for the sodium ion and you still end up with high TDS numbers.

If you spend the money on chemicals, give them the best chance to do their job.
 
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