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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: Brad on August 21, 2022, 07:55:05 pm
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Here is some info on Reverse Osmosis, no copper piping:
https://www.watertreatmentguide.com/residential_ro_systems.htm
As Maxwell says adding 5% untreated water is necessary to protect your boiler.
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Using RO water mixed with 5% tap water is good for your boiler, and will reduce scaling very much.
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I've been only using distilled water - I keep gallons of it because we have extremely hard water here in central Texas.
I wished I would have gotten the water softener option added to my home when I had it built back in 2000 - worst cost cutting decision I ever made. I am pretty sure the amount of water parts and CLR (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFgPpBcBs-U&ab_channel=CLRBrands) I have had to buy would have paid for that option 10 times over by now. Though the CLR (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFgPpBcBs-U&ab_channel=CLRBrands) has come in handy cleaning out these steam engines I been working on.
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I believe RO water is Reverse Osmosis water.
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Bonjour Brad,
Excuse this question, what is RO water ?
Personally, I like alternating demineralized water and tap water because the latter is not calcareous at home (and demineralized water is remineralized with the metal of the boiler).
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Has anyone used RO water in a copper boiler and had problems because of the negative ions?