Andrew Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Any success (or failure) stories on keeping tanks of cooling water clear of funk? I was thinking a weekly capful of bleach or some pool supply chlorine tablets, but outside of the unlovely poolside smell, I suspect concentrated chlorine might be bad for plastic tanks and associated fittings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Morgan Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Any success (or failure) stories on keeping tanks of cooling water clear of funk?I was thinking a weekly capful of bleach or some pool supply chlorine tablets, but outside of the unlovely poolside smell, I suspect concentrated chlorine might be bad for plastic tanks and associated fittings. Chlorine is really only a problem with Stainless Steel, and long exposures at that. PVC, Polypropylene are fairly stable in low (around 10mg/Liter) Cl concentrations, so is copper and most other metals (except stainless). To keep the water clean 1) keep the pH as low as possible (without inducing corrosion), 2) maintain the Cl levels around 10mg/Liter, 3) keep out the sunlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 Thanks much, Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaware_phoenix Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 There's also little chlorine test strips (like pH paper) you can use to easily test the concentration in water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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