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Soft water for 1919 tube steamer make up?
Timco
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Customer has a 1919 huge tube steamer. It's had a few tubes reolaced and the returns are rotted in a few places. One pipe.
They had another guy tell them a water softening system will make this thing last way longer and will remove deposits from the system.
Opinions from the pros??
Thanks, Tim
They had another guy tell them a water softening system will make this thing last way longer and will remove deposits from the system.
Opinions from the pros??
Thanks, Tim
Technical Support Manager, HTP Comfort Solutions.
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if this boiler is at the stage of tube replacement, then it is not a spring chicken, whose life-span will be increased by some magic chloride atoms from a softener.
better to reduce any abnormal need for makeup water instead of softening.--nbc