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skimming

RMA
RMA Member Posts: 55
in THE MAIN WALL
Hello,
I was wondering if anybody out there would run through there process of skimming a newly installed steam boiler.
Thanks
RA

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  • J.C.A._3
    J.C.A._3 Member Posts: 2,980
    My feelings....

    )Run the boiler for a day or 2. Let all the products of install find their way to the boiler, then go for broke.

    I like to first, overfill the WARM boiler with a buckett under the skim tap, till it runs clear and clean.(oils float!)Then, I like to flush all the returns through all and any available drains.

    I then will take a sample of the water from the skim tap, and submit it for analysis.(We're lucky enough to have a great source in the next town over, directly accross the street from a major supply house) They will give you all the values of what is, and isn't there, and your best bet is to contact someone who does this for a living and feed them the numbers. They will be able to point you in the right direction as to treating the water.

    Hope this helped. Chris
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