water Ph

Phillip Biston

I posted a few days ago about what I thought was an overfired boiler, and the water leaving the boiler too quickly and shutting off on low water. I have purchased the lost art of steam heat, and the video seminar, and a pocket full of steam problems(with solutions!)a couple of weeks ago, and he mentioned high water ph, I tested the water and the ph level is at 12, I am hoping this is the problem, but my main question is how did it get that high? I drained the boiler and refilled it, and the tap water reads 7.5 ph.

Thanks again,
Phillip

jerryb

boiler water ph

An old saying boiler operators use is" 8.0 fire must go!!!!"

[Deleted User]

sometimes colloid is added

to the boiler..the colloid we use takes 6 cap fulls to raise a gallon of water to a ph of 11..so if you have say twenty gallons of water and someone puts a quart in the boiler..well, the whole boiler is probably a ph of 11 then..