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FAST FRED
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 5:25 am: | |
Had an interesting learning experience this spring.
Our bus camper heads south every winter , but our boat was left in CT for the winter.
Like most folks do, I drained & bypassed the HW tank and filled the system with drinkable antifreez.
Upon comissioning I had a strange condition, the shower had full normal pressure on both valves , but the sink tap ran slow , very slow.
After a couple of days I used the hand spray , and out came the pink goo.
A few days later , sink flow is normal.
My guess is there is a rubber part in the sink divereter that is swelling up in the drinkable antifreez, and returning to normal with enough FW.
Northern winterizing converters may observe this too.At least it cures itself.
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John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 9:39 pm: | |
YIKES?
"My guess is there is a rubber part in the sink divereter
that is swelling up in the drinkable antifreez, "
Are you sure you can drink that &^%# ? As far as I know,
it's ok to use to winterize the fresh water system, but it -must-
be flushed fully and completely before the water is used for
potable purposes.
Please post the brand?
(I wouldn't suggest anyone drink any brand of that stuff). |
FAST FRED
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 5:15 am: | |
(I wouldn't suggest anyone drink any brand of that stuff).
Drinkable antifreez is labled as such to diferentiate it from Prestone and the other auto/truck stuff which is VERY POISONOUS!
It is meant to be flushed but a trace left in a pipe wont kill you ,
with Prestone , it might.
I believe ALL the drinkable antifreez contains some type of alchohol , which would explain the rubber problem in the diverter valve.
Has anyone ever disected a diverter ?
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