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meddyliol

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White stuff inside boiler glass
« on: July 10, 2019, 01:35:45 pm »
I am thinking about a Wilesco D12 but it has some white stuff on the inside of the boiler glass. Is there any way of getting rid of this?

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Re: White stuff inside boiler glass
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2019, 01:43:16 pm »
Fill with white vinegar, soak for 30 mins, rinse,rinse, and rinse again.
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Re: White stuff inside boiler glass
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2019, 03:44:19 pm »
Cheers, you mean fill to the top? I have plenty of white vinegar as it happens.

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Re: White stuff inside boiler glass
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2019, 07:09:44 pm »
The glass is not hard to remove for cleaning, I have done it on mine. Just be gentle when peeling the rubber gasket away from the glass, after removing the screws.

The vinegar idea probably works, I do not know. But be aware that vinegar is a mild acid, so do not leave it in the boiler and forget about it. :)

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Re: White stuff inside boiler glass
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2019, 01:38:14 am »
OK, thanks for that   ;D

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Re: White stuff inside boiler glass
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2019, 09:26:38 am »
The white stuff is normal to have!

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Re: White stuff inside boiler glass
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2019, 09:43:12 am »
FYI the "White Stuff" is most generally Calcium Carbonate CaCO3, with traces of other elements depending on what is actually in the water you are boiling. It's pretty much the same stuff as limestone, coral reefs and seashells are made from, and is the same as the scale around the spout of your teapot.
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Re: White stuff inside boiler glass
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2019, 09:50:36 pm »
Once you get the glass clean with vinegar, in the future you can avoid a repeat by using distilled water.  I buy mine for 88 cents/gallon at Walmart and have used it for hundreds of hours run time in my main engine without a trace of calcium carbonate buildup on boiler windows.

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Re: White stuff inside boiler glass
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2019, 02:33:03 am »
Wish we had Walmart, used to use them a lot when we were in Canada (Nelson, BC). Great shop we think.