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[quote author="Trzebs13" date="1289461950"]
Quick question for you guy's that run water. Do you add any kink of treatment? And if not do you change it? I went with the glycol because I wanted the protection and also was told that if I did that I would never have to change it out. Not really sure that is or is not the case? Thoughts anyone?[/quote]
I simply think Jim Beam needs to figure out the real issues with his newly acquired system, so I thought I'd comment here . . .
I run to a 20-plate HX. Year 1 I used a 50% mix. I had some small leaks. Also found that when the water °F dropped, I leaked more. At first I refilled with AF. Toward end of season I switched to water.
Year two I used some AF, but mostly water. Since then, I have been running straight water.
I drain the system when heating season ends, except when I have tried using it in the summer. I've since decided that burning in the summer without storage is not worth it.
One of the pros here (hr, TC, ?) suggested running the water backwards through the HX to flush it? Sounds like a good idea but I've never done it.
Not to many of us use anything but straight water for the " Heat Transfer Fluid ".
Quick question for you guy's that run water. Do you add any kink of treatment? And if not do you change it? I went with the glycol because I wanted the protection and also was told that if I did that I would never have to change it out. Not really sure that is or is not the case? Thoughts anyone?[/quote]
I simply think Jim Beam needs to figure out the real issues with his newly acquired system, so I thought I'd comment here . . .
I run to a 20-plate HX. Year 1 I used a 50% mix. I had some small leaks. Also found that when the water °F dropped, I leaked more. At first I refilled with AF. Toward end of season I switched to water.
Year two I used some AF, but mostly water. Since then, I have been running straight water.
I drain the system when heating season ends, except when I have tried using it in the summer. I've since decided that burning in the summer without storage is not worth it.
One of the pros here (hr, TC, ?) suggested running the water backwards through the HX to flush it? Sounds like a good idea but I've never done it.