Today was De-liming Day!

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Kungur
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Post by Kungur » Sun. Oct. 27, 2019 5:27 pm

Decided to shut down my KA2 and delime the DHW coil.
All done and back up to temp.
Ready for the season!
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Post by McGiever » Sun. Oct. 27, 2019 5:57 pm

Is it bad to de-lime it without shutting it down first?
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Post by Kungur » Sun. Oct. 27, 2019 9:31 pm

Not sure but I have always let it cool down. I think I got that advice here sometime ago.
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Post by Canaan coal man » Mon. Oct. 28, 2019 12:15 pm

What do You use for de lime
White vinegar or chemical delime
Like CLR
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Post by Kungur » Mon. Oct. 28, 2019 6:46 pm

This time I bought chemical deliming .
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