ToughButterCup Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 Tomato, tomaydo, potahto potayto, Bosch, DeWalt, Durisol, Izodom. Customers are responsible for their own purchase decisions. And everyone needs to do their Due Diligence. Thoroughly.
SteamyTea Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 06:55, ToughButterCup said: And everyone needs to do their Due Diligence. Thoroughly. Expand Can still get robbed though.
dpmiller Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 OP, why not just flush the system, replace the PHE, and carry on- for now?
Nickfromwales Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 08:21, dpmiller said: OP, why not just flush the system, replace the PHE, and carry on- for now? Expand That’s the quickest route to get up and running, even if that goes on to borrowed time again. Then the immediate pressure will be off you, and we can work on a solution / investigation of what is actually causing this contamination. I’ve pulled out 20 year old systems with less crud in them tbh. Was the water that was flowing through that elbow ( in your pic ) potable water or primary heating water?
Radian Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 On 29/03/2022 at 09:48, Nelliekins said: This elbow was between the PHE and the cylinder, so I am expecting this throughout now... Expand The elbow full of mineral deposits was in the recirculating side. This closed circuit was presumably filled originally from the same water supply that's constantly flowing fresh water through the other side of the PHE, heated to roughly the same temperature, so may well be be even more contaminated. It looks like extremely hard water to me. As I said earlier, a water softener would be one way to make this scheme work.
Nelliekins Posted March 31, 2022 Author Posted March 31, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 11:27, Radian said: The elbow full of mineral deposits was in the recirculating side. This closed circuit was presumably filled originally from the same water supply that's constantly flowing fresh water through the other side of the PHE, heated to roughly the same temperature, so may well be be even more contaminated. It looks like extremely hard water to me. As I said earlier, a water softener would be one way to make this scheme work. Expand That's the weird thing - our water is not that hard. I previously misread this information, and reported the Clarke value as PPM - it's actually 75ppm, which is still relatively low IIRC. Circulating pump is coming out this afternoon to be inspected / cleaned.
RobLe Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 On 24/03/2022 at 18:13, Nelliekins said: The cylinder is being kept at approx 70C Expand That's hotter than we've ever kept ours - lower would reduce hard water precipitation and improve boiler efficiency. You won't get as many showers out of it, but a 30kW boiler could easily play catch up with a single shower output.
Radian Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 11:52, Nelliekins said: That's the weird thing - our water is not that hard. I previously misread this information, and reported the Clarke value as PPM - it's actually 75ppm, which is still relatively low IIRC. Circulating pump is coming out this afternoon to be inspected / cleaned. Expand Something's not adding up with that report. There seem to be some pockets of hard water nearby Chorley, maybe your getting your supply from one of those areas?
Nelliekins Posted March 31, 2022 Author Posted March 31, 2022 The statement from UU is that "the water supply to this area can vary in hardness from soft to slightly hard". That seems a total cop-out to me. But Worthington Lakes are literally 2 miles from our house (we are south of Chorley on the border with Greater Manchester) so there is every chance our village gets water from there. And the water there is definitely soft. I might just get it tested, though, to be on the safe side!
SteamyTea Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 14:02, Nelliekins said: might just get it tested, though, to be on the safe side! Expand What is the inside of your kettle like. 1
Radian Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 14:10, SteamyTea said: What is the inside of your kettle like. Expand 'Slaps forehead' 👆 Pure Genius.
SteamyTea Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 14:50, Radian said: 'Slaps forehead' 👆 Pure Genius. Expand What they should look like.
Gone West Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 15:01, SteamyTea said: What they should look like. Expand That's what ours looks like. I like living in Cornwall.
Bitpipe Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 14:50, Radian said: 'Slaps forehead' 👆 Pure Genius. Expand @SteamyTeahas a hit rate of about 1:1000 posts
Russell griffiths Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 15:47, Gone West said: That's what ours looks like. I like living in Cornwall. Expand It’s probably all the lead and tin keeping the scale away 🤣🤣🤣
SteamyTea Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) On 31/03/2022 at 15:59, Russell griffiths said: It’s probably all the lead and tin keeping the scale away Expand Uranium and Lithium. On 31/03/2022 at 15:58, Bitpipe said: @SteamyTeahas a hit rate of about 1:1000 posts Expand ProDave 0.37%, SteamyTea 0.63%, PeterW 0.4% and the winner, @joe90 0.74% Edited March 31, 2022 by SteamyTea 1
Nelliekins Posted April 1, 2022 Author Posted April 1, 2022 Hah, we have a boiling water tap, no kettle! 😂
Gone West Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 15:59, Russell griffiths said: It’s probably all the lead and tin keeping the scale away Expand No, we're in the nice bit of Cornwall. It's the sandstone filtering the water around here rather than the chalk where we used to live.
dpmiller Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 On 01/04/2022 at 07:21, Nelliekins said: Hah, we have a boiling water tap, no kettle! 😂 Expand and what's the filter and scale situation on it?
SteamyTea Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 On 01/04/2022 at 07:21, Nelliekins said: Hah, we have a boiling water tap, no kettle Expand Not for long with your water.
SteamyTea Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 On 01/04/2022 at 07:43, Gone West said: On 31/03/2022 at 15:59, Russell griffiths said: It’s probably all the lead and tin keeping the scale away Expand No, we're in the nice bit of Cornwall. It's the sandstone filtering the water around here Expand Don't filter out the Devon Farmer's nitrates too well.
joe90 Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 On 01/04/2022 at 08:01, SteamyTea said: Don't filter out the Devon Farmer's nitrates too well. Expand But surely that all goes into the Tamar and heads fir Plymouth? 🤣
Russell griffiths Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 On 01/04/2022 at 08:01, SteamyTea said: Don't filter out the Devon Farmer's nitrates too well. Expand You will all be growing extra fingers, oh hold on 1
SteamyTea Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 On 01/04/2022 at 08:04, Russell griffiths said: You will all be growing extra fingers, oh hold on Expand I only need two. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_sign
Nelliekins Posted April 1, 2022 Author Posted April 1, 2022 On 01/04/2022 at 07:44, dpmiller said: and what's the filter and scale situation on it? Expand Filter replaced every year, but only because of a note on the calendar. No noticeable issues with flow or water quality from the boiling water. Tap itself gets cleaned maybe once a month, never noticed any scale on the end.
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