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Rusty water in boiler - capturing it New & Improved - N/F John 02-01-2008
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Posted by New & Improved - N/F John on February 1, 2008, 10:22 pm
What do you think of trying to capture the rust in the boiler by placing a
strong permanent magnet near the boiler drain? Remove the magnet and then
drain.

John



Posted by Doug Brown on February 1, 2008, 11:07 pm
I don't know if this would work or not but I have to ask what the purpose or
goal of attempting this would be?

New & Improved - N/F John wrote:
> What do you think of trying to capture the rust in the boiler by
> placing a strong permanent magnet near the boiler drain? Remove the
> magnet and then drain.
>
> John



Posted by Doug Brown on February 1, 2008, 11:13 pm
To expand on my previous message, I really don't know if magenets will
attract ferrour oxide - I've never tried it myself.

Doug Brown wrote:
> I don't know if this would work or not but I have to ask what the
> purpose or goal of attempting this would be?
>
> New & Improved - N/F John wrote:
>> What do you think of trying to capture the rust in the boiler by
>> placing a strong permanent magnet near the boiler drain? Remove the
>> magnet and then drain.
>>
>> John



Posted by EXT on February 1, 2008, 11:20 pm
Why do you want to drain the boiler? Because of the rusty water. You should
only drain the boiler for repair work that requires draining. New water will
introduce fresh oxygen that will create new rust further corroding the
metal. Old rusty water has used up the oxygen and no longer corrodes.

> What do you think of trying to capture the rust in the boiler by placing a
> strong permanent magnet near the boiler drain? Remove the magnet and then
> drain.
>
> John
>
>



Posted by marson on February 2, 2008, 4:35 am
> Why do you want to drain the boiler? Because of the rusty water. You should
> only drain the boiler for repair work that requires draining. New water will
> introduce fresh oxygen that will create new rust further corroding the
> metal. Old rusty water has used up the oxygen and no longer corrodes.
>
>
> > What do you think of trying to capture the rust in the boiler by placing a
> > strong permanent magnet near the boiler drain? Remove the magnet and then
> > drain.
>
> > John

I don't know but I doubt it. The only iron oxide that is magnetic is
magnetite, and that isn't what forms in your hydronic heating system.

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