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Quote from: RichSteamTx on November 13, 2024, 10:33:31 am

I don't use tap but purified and distilled water mix.

I have always read to mix 5% - 10% tap water with distilled water as by itself its to aggressive for boilers.

I haven't done a exact mix between purified and distilled water (I've always kept both on hand for various reasons).  I think when I first joined here I read about straight distilled being bad, so I started to mix.  Though just as important, if not more so, is as the thread title says "Empty your boilers after use!".

@Raphael that seemed really fast to get your boiler back!  I'd wished I had places to send Empire's and Weeden's LOL