Posted by Roger on February 12, 2000 at 04:55:32:
In Reply to: boiler water posted by kim on February 11, 2000 at 16:10:59:
: the elementry school where i work was draining the water from the boiler today it smelled
: very bad kind of a paint or solvent smell. what would be in the water?
If the boiler is a hot water boiler and it has not been drained for a long period of time it may be blackish with a very destinct odor. The same thing happens to a water bed mattress if chenicals are not added over time.